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We Make A Difference
On Commitment Sunday, November 13, during worship, our congregation will be asked to commit themselves to the mission and ministry of our church. When we are participating in COME, GROW & SERVE Ministries, we naturally will support the church in the five-fold promise — with our prayers, presence, gifts, service and our witness. Below is a thumbnail of this year’s Commitment Card that will be mailed to you.
Our members are asked to worship, serve, grow spiritually, to share Christ in their daily lives and give sacrificially. We do not apologize for the demands of Christ in these areas, as we believe these are the signatures of a disciple of Christ.
For Trietsch, 2012 will be an important year, as our capacity for ministry is growing with the Family Life Center. We are seeing new children and youth in our ministries every day. With new opportunities, comes the new challenge of the need for financial support and servant participation. Specifically, the financial challenge will be great. All of us that are able will need to step up our giving to meet the needs of our growing ministries. The time is now for us to step up to the challenge.
You may be asking, “What does the Bible say about the subject of money.” Actually, the Bible speaks more to the subject of money and giving than any other subject. God does not take this lightly, and neither should we.
As such, the Bible gives specific guidelines on giving. Provisions for the offering of the tithe (giving 10 percent of one’s income), are first found in Deuteronomy. It is an offering that acknowledges God’s ownership of creation.
In every phase of the five-fold promise we must excel to meet this challenge. Every prayer, every act of service, every song of praise in worship, and every dollar will be important to our task as the people of God.
As part of our Stewardship Campaign, we have been highlighting our COME, GROW & SERVE Ministries over nine weeks to help show what we accomplish when we come together to make a difference in the lives of others. We have learned from many of the testimonies shared in worship and in the COME, GROW & SERVE brochures that our own lives can be touched and changed when we sacrifice for others.
During the three weeks of our COME Ministries, we gave out Prayer Tents, Invitation Cards and Door Hangers to invite friends, family and neighbors to worship and other events and share our excitement with others.
During the three weeks of our GROW Ministries, we started a 90-day reading plan with a New Testament provided for everyone. We learned more about all our GROW opportunities and ways to enrich our spiritual journey.
We are just finishing up our SERVE Ministry Sundays. We shared service opportunities and highlighted three hands-on missions. We collected thousands of grocery bags and continue to make mats for the homeless (see more on page 3). We collected new packages of Underwear on “Undie Sunday” to give to the Salvation Army and there is one more SERVE Sunday on November 6, the Holiday Food Sunday. During the holiday season, CCA provides 1,600 holiday food baskets at Thanksgiving and Christmas. These baskets provide all of the fixings for the traditional holiday meal. We have committed to providing the Sugar, 2 lbs., Flour, 2 lbs. and cans of evaporated milk. Everyone bring these items on November 6 (and throughout the season). |
