Memorial United Church

Do! Think! Say!
Stewardship!

Love the Lord with all of our heart – through stewardship, we each have our opportunity to show how much!

With all that God give to us – our health, our families, our jobs, and each and every opportunity that we have – we can take an active role in showing God that we appreciate God’s love by supporting the church and all of the ministries it provides.

-The United Church Observer, February 2013

Do! Think! Say!
Stewardship!

Giving is a good habit.
Love is at the centre of our life in Christ, and giving is the first and most direct result of love. Love is proven in a willingness to sacrifice for love’s sake. The habit of giving is the heart of the Christian life. Jesus Christ expressed the importance of giving this way: “It is more blessed to give than to receive” (Acts 20:35).

Give Generously

“Freely you have received; freely give (Mt. 10:8b, NIV). Giving is best when it flows from a thankful heart. A Christian gives not out of a sense of duty or expecting a blessing, but out of radical gratitude for a life given generously by God.

Give Sacrificially

“During a severe ordeal of affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part” (2 Cor 8:2). The people Paul describes were so filled with spiritual joy that they gave even though they were poor themselves. Giving something that costs nothing, means nothing.

- The United Church Observer, September 2012, Page 9.

Do! Think! Say!
Stewardship!

What kind of steward is God calling you to be?

The greatest steward is God, who gave Jesus so that we might be saved (John 3: 16-17), but the Bible offers many examples of inspiring stewardship. Let one motivate you today.

The Just Steward: Like David, who refused to give what cost him nothing (2 Samuel 24:24)

The Unpretentious Steward: Like the Samaritan, who made no show of his giving (Luke 10:30-37)

The Evangelical Steward: Like Paul, who dedicated his life to sharing Christ's gospel after his conversion

The Voluntary Steward: Like Zacchaeus, who gave of his goods to feed the poor without being asked (Luke 19: 1-9)

The Empathetic Steward: Like the centurion, who humbly sought healing for his servant (Matthew 8: 5-13)

The Willing Steward: Like Noah, who built an ark because God asked (Genesis 6: 9-22)

The Life-giving Steward: Like Peter, who had no alms but instead gave healing to a lame man (Acts 3: 1-9)

The Sacrificial Steward: Like the wedow, who in giving two coins, gave all she had (Mark 12: 42-44)

From Sunday's bulletin, July 29, 2012

Banner pic by Donna Reid and taken from http://www.corduroybrook.org/trail.php. Used with permission.