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Stewardship is a disciple’s response, a call to conversion. A life of stewardship calls us to share a part of ourselves-- our time, our gifts, our resources. Thanks be to God!
The only means I have to respond to God is through what I am and what the only means I have to respond to God is through what I am and what I have. -- The Rev. Canon Albert J. Colton
Each one of you has received a special grace, so like good stewards each one of you has received a special grace, so like good stewards responsible for all these different graces of God, put yourselves at the service of others. 1 Peter 4:10
“Give all thou canst; high heaven rejects the lore Of nicely calculated less or more.” --William Wordsworth
St. Paul knew well that proper giving glorifies God and produces healthy Christians. “You will glorify God by your obedience in acknowledging the gospel of Christ, and by the generosity of your contribution . . . 2 Corinthians 9:13
The pledges and offerings we present at the altar every Sunday. The pledges and offerings we present at the altar every Sunday celebrate love, freedom, compassion, simplicity, and life. Let us rejoice!
Grudge giving says, “I have to.” Duty giving says, “I ought to.” Thanks giving says, “I want to.”
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