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Sermon Clip from October 7 - World Communion Sunday - Guest Pastor - Rev. Lupina Stewart
Scripture Ephesians 4:1-13
Sermon Clip from October 14
Scripture Ephesians 6:10-20
Sermon Clip from November 18 - "The Wailing Wall”
Scripture Luke 21: 5-19
From Pastor Vijay’s desk:
Grace and Peace of our Lord be with you.
How would you describe when you see over 25 people giving their time and energy
to help with the turkey dinner? What would you call a group of people setting
up a Christmas shop to raise money for the church? What would you call when
you see 7 or 8 people from a team of care coordinators putting together a funeral
dinner for those in mourning? How about the ushers, the organists, the social
and mission teams, the Winter Coat Check, the CROP walk, the food pantry volunteers
and those who contribute to the shoebox ministry. That can be summed up all
in one word: Stewardship, which means to share yourself with others, to reach
out and to let others know we care about them - all this is happening at St.
Marks. . This place couldn't have survived without the time, talent and treasures
shared by the faithful people of God.
Stewardship is not primarily about money, it’s about
life, it is about our gratitude and our journeying together as a faith community.
Congregations that approach Stewardship from a Biblical perspective do not view
money as the only way to maintain the church. On the other hand, they see their
financial contributions as a way to support the church’s mission and ministry
and feel privileged to be a part of God’s Kingdom.
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Friends we are coming to a very important time of the year, the season of Thanksgiving, when we as a congregation will have an opportunity to pledge our giving and show our gratitude to God. November 11th is our Stewardship Sunday and I am asking you to support the ministry of our church and be involved in a responsible way – make time for the Lord, be in worship, reach out to the unchurched and the inactive members of our church, develop a deeper relationship with Christ, strengthen our Sunday School, and the ministry of children and youth.
I am sure you have been touched by God, but do not forget the
ultimate giver from whose hands we have received all the blessings of life.
Give from a sense of hope and commitment for the future of St. Marks.
Please join me in praying that all of us who call St. Marks United Methodist
Church our church home, will faithfully respond and make a difference. Thanks
in advance for your commitment. Have a Blessed and
Happy Thanksgiving.
In Christ’s Service,
He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly; and
And He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
2 Corinthians 9:6
Pastor Vijay