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Stewardship Messages For Church Newsletters
Contributed by Bryan Beverly on Jul 26, 2016 (message contributor)
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1. “in Pursuit”
Contributed on Jul 26, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
In the third chapter of Philippians, the Apostle Paul uses the Greek word, dioko, (dee-o-ko, “to pursue”) to describe the nature of his spiritual development. In the sixth verse, he says that he pursued Christians in an effort to protect Judaism. In verse twelve, Paul says that he ...read more
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2. “giving As A Expression Of The Heart”
Contributed on Jul 26, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
19 ‘Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; 20but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21For where your treasure is, there ...read more
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3. A Good Investment With Good Returns
Contributed on Jul 26, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
10So he set out and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, a widow was there gathering sticks; he called to her and said, ‘Bring me a little water in a vessel, so that I may drink.’ 11As she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, ‘Bring me a morsel of ...read more
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4. Keep It In Your Heart
Contributed on Aug 1, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. 2So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I ...read more
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5. An Act Of Mercy
Contributed on Jul 26, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship
29 But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, ‘And who is my neighbour?’ 30Jesus replied, ‘A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead. 31Now by chance a priest was going ...read more
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6. The Macedonian Mindset
Contributed on Jul 26, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
We want you to know, brothers and sisters, about the grace of God that has been granted to the churches of Macedonia; 2for during a severe ordeal of affliction, their abundant joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. 3For, as I can testify, they ...read more
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7. A Wise Choice
Contributed on Jul 26, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
13 Someone in the crowd said to him, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.’ 14But he said to him, ‘Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?’ 15And he said to them, ‘Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; ...read more
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8. Many Gifts But One Heart
Contributed on Aug 1, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
5so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. 6We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; 7ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching; 8the exhorter, in exhortation; the giver, in ...read more
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9. ‘jesus – The Gift From The Heart Of God’
Contributed on Aug 1, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
14And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. 16“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. ...read more
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10. A Heart For The Gospel’
Contributed on Aug 1, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
15You Philippians indeed know that in the early days of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church shared with me in the matter of giving and receiving, except you alone. 16For even when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me help for my needs more than once. 17Not that I seek the gift, but I seek ...read more
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11. The Missing Ingredient
Contributed on Jul 26, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
18 A certain ruler asked him, ‘Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ 19Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. 20You know the commandments: “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You ...read more
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12. An Act Of Gratitude
Contributed on Jul 26, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
12What shall I return to the LORD for all his bounty to me? 13I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD, 14I will pay my vows to the LORD in the presence of all his people. 16O LORD, I am your servant; I am your servant, the child of your ...read more
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13. ‘a Case Study’
Contributed on Aug 1, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
5But a man named Ananias, with the consent of his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property; 2with his wife’s knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds, and brought only a part and laid it at the apostles’ feet. 3“Ananias,” Peter asked, “why has Satan filled your ...read more
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14. The Norm Of Reciprocity
Contributed on Jul 26, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
25 ‘Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your ...read more
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15. ‘the Mighty Widow’
Contributed on Aug 1, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
41He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. 42A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. 43Then he called his disciples and said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow ...read more
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16. Hearty Giving
Contributed on Aug 1, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
4Moses said to all the congregation of the Israelites: This is the thing that the Lord has commanded: 5Take from among you an offering to the Lord; let whoever is of a generous heart bring the Lord’s offering: gold, silver, and bronze; 20Then all the congregation of the Israelites ...read more
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17. “no Deposit, No Return”
Contributed on Jul 26, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
19 ‘There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, 21who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man’s table; even the dogs would come and lick his ...read more
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18. It Starts In The Heart’
Contributed on Aug 1, 2016
This is part of a series of very brief messages that can be used in church newsletters for stewardship.
23Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. (Proverbs 4:23; NRSV) Let us remember to prepare our hearts each week in our service to the Lord. Please invest time in prayer, to seek the mind of Christ, on how you can best give of your resources and yourself in ...read more