DAILY DEVOTIONALS

SERMON QUOTE “We give because we believe that the local church is the hope of the world – uniquely equipped to help people face their forever, and uniquely equipped to help the world work today.”   DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT Key questions need to be asked of any investment, such as, what is the return? What is the past performance? What are the risks associated with it? Basically, is it a wise or prudent investment? The same questions can be asked as we think about investing in the church. Is God’s church still positioned to make…

SERMON QUOTE “Having enough money has a lot more to do with who you are than with what you make.”   DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT What exactly would it take for you to be content? Is your contentment based on things that are temporal or eternal? John D. Rockefeller, at one point considered the world’s richest man, was once asked, “How much money is enough?” He responded, “Just a little bit more.” That candid response would likely be the response of many people, because many are convinced that just a little more money would make them…

SERMON QUOTE “Have you ever wondered what it would have been like to be the boy who gave Jesus the bread and fish that Christ used to feed 5000?”   DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT When the little boy left home with his food for the day he had very specific plans for the bread and fish. He was going to eat them. What other purpose could they fulfill? He had his food, for his stomach, nothing else. That is what we do with our possessions, we give them limits on what they can accomplish. Whether it…

SERMON QUOTE “I’ll say it again – God doesn’t need our money. He can speak things into existence. But we have a chance to give.”   DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT Remember in Mark 10, the rich man who wanted to inherit eternal life? Mark says, “Jesus looked at him and loved him…” then asked the man to give his wealth to the poor and follow Jesus. When the rich man heard this his “face fell and he went away sad because he had great wealth.” Jesus loved this man, asked the man to give, and join…

SERMON QUOTE “Learning to listen to God and examine your life and weigh your convictions and make this kind of decision is hard but it’s also one of the ways we grow.”   DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT Out of all the many mysteries in Scripture, the one I keep coming back to is God’s invitation to collaborate. He invites humans into His redemptive plan by asking us to partner with Him through prayer, ministry, engaging our gifts in the world around us and, of course, by giving. Giving isn’t just an obligation; it’s an invitation to…