I had a pastor friend years ago who said once that he was always excited when he saw a member of his church start to support the ministry of their church financially. I must have rolled my eyes at him, because he immediately went on – “No, no it’s not the money I’m excited about :) it is what it signifies in the life of that person. It shows that there is something important happening there, because the last thing to be converted is always the cheque book” (The cheque book reference tells you how long ago we had this conversation ... but I’ve never forgotten it).
Jesus seems to have had the same attitude – he never asked anyone for money, but teaching about money and possessions was a favourite subject of his. For Jesus, our attitude to our stuff is a critical discipleship issue.
In our covenant service two weeks ago, I reminded us that at WMC we believe that growing disciples WORSHIP regularly, CONNECT in small groups, SERVE faithfully and GIVE generously. Our giving at WMC is primarily through our planned giving programme (at present 107 individuals or families are signed up as planned givers). If you’d like to sign up too, please email us at office@westvillemethodist.co.za