Stewardship is complicated, but not really. It is about recognizing God created everything and entrusts all that goodness in our care.
Each week, our pastor listens to the assigned gospel for the good news as it applies to the above definition of stewardship.
In about 175 words, he suggests where we might find stewardship in the gospel, in our community, and how we can put it into practice.
It is not really as boring as that sounds. Read one, or two; you might come away feeling the good news.
4th Sunday after Epiphany – Luke 4:21-30 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel Jesus, continues doing good for others and teaching them about God’s kingdom come. His hometown folk are happy; they expect to receive even more than others received. But, there is the problem; they are not asking what they […]
3rd Sunday after Epiphany – Luke 4:14-21 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel Jesus, having been baptized and filled with the Holy Spirit, begins his ministry doing God’s work. And what is God’s work? As he read from Isaiah; bring good news to the poor, release to captives and freedom to […]
2nd Sunday after Epiphany – John 2:1-11 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel Jesus turns water into wine, revealing the glory of God. This sign is all the disciples needed to believe in Jesus. They believed he had the power over creation to bring about life. Stewardship in our community There […]
Baptism of Our Lord Sunday – Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel Jesus is baptized and all kinds of things happen; the Holy Spirit fills him, and God claims him as Son and Beloved. Kinship, union, and pride – all three are attributes of stewardship, when we recognize […]
2nd Sunday after Christmas – John 1:1-18 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel In today’s Gospel, we hear a great stewardship message – without Jesus, not one thing came into being; Jesus, God, created all that there is. We only re-form things from that which God made; air, land, vegetation, animals […]
Stewardship Moment from Pastor William 1st Sunday after Christmas – Luke 2:41-52 Stewardship in the Gospel Mary, Joseph and Jesus make their annual trip to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival; demonstrating their commitment to Jewish practices. Stewardship in our community Faith related traditions and practices are fast disappearing from our community. “Happy Holidays” greetings, decorations […]
4th Sunday of Advent – Luke 2:8-20 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel In today’s Gospel, an angel of the Lord comes to shepherds with a message of “good news of great joy for all the people.” God is giving the greatest gift; God with us. Stewardship in our community The shepherds […]
3rd Sunday of Advent — Luke 2:1-7 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel In today’s Gospel, Joseph takes Mary to Bethlehem where she gives birth to Jesus. Jesus, the perfect example of God’s generosity and faithfulness. Emmanuel; God with us, God for us. Stewardship in our community Joseph is not the […]
2nd Sunday of Advent – Luke 1:39-56 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel In today’s Gospel, Mary proclaims the Magnigicat (Latin meaning; magnify). She is bursting with good news about the wonderful, generous, abundant and restoring God who favors the lowly, marginalized and unseen people of society. Stewardship in our community Newscasts […]
1st Sunday of Advent — Luke 1:5-38 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel The angel Gabriel has a message from God; there are going to be two miracle births (John and Jesus.) These two births are examples of God’s abundant provision to us. Stewardship in our community We are surrounded by […]
