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.
08/13/23 Matthew 14:22-33 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel After feeding the five thousand plus people, Jesus sends his disciples across the sea, dismisses the crowd, and then goes up the mountain to pray. Jesus revitalizes himself for continued ministry by praying. Stewardship in our community Though he sends […]
08/06/23 Matthew 14:13-21 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel Jesus has compassion for the crowd and feeds them abundantly. That same compassionate action is what Jesus faithfully entrusts to us today. Stewardship in our community Compassion seems to be scarce in some of the action and talk of our […]
07/30/23 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel Jesus says these five parables are about recognizing the value of the treasure of the kingdom of heaven. That is, that the love of God (old treasure) and compassion of Jesus (new treasure) are of more value than all worldly […]
07/23/23 Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel In this parable about sinners being gathered up and destroyed, Christians tend to see others as the sinners. We tend to forget we are sinners, made righteous by Jesus’ action. And, we tend to forget we are freed from sin, […]
07/16/23 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel In Jesus’ parable about the four types of soil and their effect on seeds, he explains that God’s word should change us to be more like God; caring about creation, providing from abundance, and loving enemies. Stewardship in our […]
07/09/23 Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel Jesus tells us to yoke ourselves to him to do the work of the Father. For Jesus will be the strong lead and guide us on the path the Father wants worked. The kingdom of God gets worked by God […]
07/02/23 Matthew 10:40-42 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel Jesus says to welcome (receive, accept, show hospitality and demonstrate a favorable attitude) others and we will have the reward of life in God’s kingdom. It is as simple as; God welcomes us and wants us to welcome others. Stewardship […]
06/25/23 Matthew 10:24-39 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel Jesus says tiny sparrows are important to God and God is with them. Then Jesus says you are of more value than a flock of sparrows. Wow! God must really care for you. Yes, indeed! Everything God does is for your […]
06/18/23 Matthew 9:35-10:8 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel Jesus sends the twelve disciples to go amongst the people and proclaim the good news of God’s kingdom. What does that look like? Look around and see the abundance of God; sunshine, growing plants, chirping birds, frolicking squirrels, rain that refreshes […]
06/11/23 Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 Stewardship Moment from Pastor William Stewardship in the Gospel Jesus goes to where sinners hang out and eats with them. Yikes! Doesn’t he know what might happen if he hangs out with sinners? Actually, he does know. He knows they will feel loved. He knows they might just believe […]
