Key #10 “We steward our time, talents, and money for Kingdom purpose”
Key #11 “We exercise our unique, God-given gifts by serving the Body of Christ in at least one ministry.”
Pastor Mark has been preaching about stewardship since January. These keys speak to the same issue: as followers of Christ, we must reach out to others by using what God has given us.
Why is this Important?
· B/c we live in a world of discontinuous change – change which is disruptive and unanticipated
· In discontinuous change:
- working harder with one’s habitual skills and ways of working does not address the challenges being faced
- an unpredictable environment means new tools are needed
- there is no getting back to ‘normal’ as we have known it. We must create a ‘new normal’.
As I talk with ever more people I hear a similar theme: God is challenging us to sacrificially find common ground with non-Christians in an effort to form relationship with them. Relationships that help us live, love, serve, and teach the way Jesus did.
I’m eager to participate in what God is doing. I wonder what it might look like if we pooled our talents in an effort to more missionally and purposefully reach into
Did you know that discontinuous change is dominant in periods of history that transform a culture forever, tipping it over into something new? Have you considered that God has placed you right where you are ‘for such a time as this’?
What Kingdom purpose has God placed on your heart? How can you use your talents, time, and money to live out that purpose within the church or within the larger community?
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