Fearless Generosity Ephesians 3:20-21 “Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” These encouraging words from the apostle Paul are truly words of blessing. God is able to do far more abundantly tan anything we are able to ask or even think about asking for. And perhaps even more amazingly, God choses to work through us to accomplish more than we can imagine. October 12th will be the beginning of a four week stewardship emphasis for our congregation called Fearless Generosity. We are hoping to continue our discussions and thoughts on becoming more faithful stewards as we explore what it means to practice: We are going to be joining together after Church to join our Tailgate Party as we encourage the Bills to win and enjoy a shared meal and fellowship! * Fearless living * Fearless sowing * Fearless service & * Fearless giving Each week we will focus on one of these concepts during worship in creative and inviting ways. We hope that you will be present each week. And then on Saturday Nov. 1st or Sunday Nov. 2nd we will gather to present our commitments of giving in support of the ministry and mission to which we are called as members of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church congregation. On Saturday Nov. 1st we will be having a Celebration Dinner and on Sunday Nov. 2nd we will gather in Church. Hear the Pennies Dropping As a reminder of Fearless giving we would like to follow the example of the Widow by dropping 2 pennies in the offering plate each Sunday during Church and at Sunday School. We encourage you to bring them from home but if you forget we will have some pennies available at each entrance to Church. Luke 21: 1-4 “He looked up and saw rich people putting their gifts into the treasury; he also saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. He said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them; for all of them have contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.” In your personal prayers and as you father in fellowship with others, please remember to invite God’s guidance through this special emphasis. May Paul’s prayer for the church at Ephesus be our prayer as we begin this exciting time of exploring how God is calling us to be fearless givers and fearless stewards – as individuals and as a community of faith. In Christian fellowship, Your Stewardship Committee: Mike Herrman, Joan Frank, Pastor Paul, Wendy & Gary Cannon, Jan Brederson, Bernie Russell, & Lori Derleth
Posted on: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 01:38:55 +0000
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