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Dr. W's Reflections...
As you know, I haven’t preached a lot of messages specifically focused on “giving.” I haven’t really felt the need to do so because the “giving” over the past five years has not only been cheerful, generous, and sacrificial, but has exceeded our budget requirements.
As your Pastor, I want to “thank you” for all the ways you have been faithful–cheerful, generous, and sacrificial in your giving. Because of your faithful stewardship, we have not only paid the bills, but we have also seized upon new opportunities for ministry. And, one last thing: Your cheerful, generous, and sacrificial giving also gives us the opportunity to plant seeds for the future as we explore our next steps with God.
We have been blessed to be a blessing! What we share together is special, because what we share together has been made sacred by God. And so, let’s keep praying– “Lord, send people to us, and send us to people.”
The Lord be with you,
Wyatt
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THE “LIFESONG” WE SING
“It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35).
When you and I choose to give, we let our “lifesong” sing as we praise God for all the hallelujahs he pours out into our lives each, and every, day. Our “lifesong” sings because giving is an action that not only demonstrates our love for God, but our giving is a declaration of trust in God.
The “lifesong” we sing before God should always involve the act of giving–cheerful, generous, and sacrificial giving. And so, in the choices you and I make to give, here are two things we should always remember. First, if our giving to God is not the priority, then some lesser gods will inevitably take first place. And second, our giving to the cause of Christ should always be less about what percentage we measure to give, and more about what priority we make in what we choose to give.
We have been blessed to be a blessing! And so, when it comes to what we decide in our heart to give, let us not only be cheerful, generous, and sacrificial, but let us always remember the words of Jesus who said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”