Sermon on the Amount

I couldn't help but use this title for a sermon on Stewardship. And yet the more I thought about, the more I realized there was some great wisdom in going to Jesus' Sermon on the Mount to think about our relationship with money and resources as well as giving.
So I'm inviting Stone Soup to join the 11 a.m. worship group at the Saluda UMC for Sunday Nov. 15.
I will be traveling to DC Sunday evening.

Here's what we'll be using:

Pslam 23 #754

Matthew 5:17-26

Hymns

1.For the Beauty of the Earth vs1-2, 6  #92

2. Fairest Lord Jesus #189

3. Take My Life #399

Quotes to think about...

“Gain all you can, save all you can, and give all you can.”
John Wesley, The Use of Money, 1744  

“Vibrant, fruitful, growing congregations practice Extravagant Generosity. These churches teach, preach and practice proportionate giving with a goal toward tithing. They encourage their members to grow in the grace of giving as an essential practice of Christian discipleship."
Bishop Robert Schnase, Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations

• “A man has made at least a start on discovering the meaning of human life when he plants shade trees under which he knows full well he will never sit.” — D. Elton Trueblood (1900-94), American author, educator, philosopher and theologian
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• “When it comes to giving until it hurts, most people have a very low threshold of pain.” — Anonymous
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• “The Dead Sea is the dead sea because it continually receives and never gives.” --Anonymous

Thanksgiving Service will be at the Episcopal Church on Wed. Nov 25 at 7 p.m

Peace,

Rob