Service Project Sunday
Today, we met for 1/2 hour for worship and read I John 1. A group of us went over to
Hope Lodge where we prepared meals to put in the freezer for the cancer patients who stay there. Most of the patients were home for the holidays, but there were a couple there who we could visit with. Other people went out to buy snacks and things to stock their cupboards. We all had a wonderful time together and left the cupboard and freezer full!
The Advent Conspiracy: Spending Less
Today, Jason talked about the second point of the Advent Conspiracy - that of "Spending Less." You may recall that in the Advent Conspiracy, we are asked to think about how we can give ourselves relationally like God did when He sent His Son, Emmanuel, God with us.
We read from
Matthew 6:19-21 which says "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Jason told us that the Jews believed that material wealth was equal to God's blessing. But Jesus came to them and said "Blessed are the poor..." Jesus told us in this passage not to hoard treasure on earth which are material possessions but rather, we should store our treasures in heaven by being His hands and feet, by showing unconditional love and by giving relational gifts because these are things that last. Jesus is ultimately our treasure and if He really is, we'll do what He wants and our lives will show it. All of our lives will be worship to Him and "spending less" ultimately is meant to draw us closer to God.
Question of the Week: How does your life reflect what you treasure?
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