What do you do to further the body of Christ?
Every September or October, we go through the exercise of
gathering information from the members of Deltona Christian Church about the
intended tithes for the next year. We
use this to create the budget. But we
also take this opportunity to shine a spotlight on Stewardship. Stewardship is the management of God’s
resources. For His Church, it means the
management of Church and its resources for the further development of the body
of Christ. What does it take to do
this? YOU. We have talked previously about we of the
Church using our time, talent and treasure for the Church in stewardship. But what we do, in all facets of Church life,
affects how we develop the body of Christ.
Time. Time devoted to calling people. Time devoted to
helping in worship. Time devoted to cleaning a bathroom. Time devoted singing
in the choir. The time that you devote
to any fellowship or ministry effort furthers the body of Christ. Have you made a phone call on behalf of the
Church? Have you read scripture during
church service? Have you cleaned up after fellowship? Have you watered the plants in the garden?
Talent. Talent goes hand-in-hand with time. You feel the Holy Spirit call you to use a
talent that you have or been trained in to further the body of Christ. We have
a very diverse congregation. More so
than you might think. Some of you are
retired. Many are working or of working
age. A number more are just going to
enter into the workforce. What do you do? What did you do? What do you want to do? Accounting, handyman, web blogger. God works in many ways and can use your
skills to further develop the body of Christ. Maybe you just have to ask how..
Treasure. The Bible says that we are to give ten percent to
the Church. This is the tithe. In history, the tithe was used to support the
Levites, the priest tribe who was devoted to the service of God. Today, we give to pay salaries, utilities,
required insurance, buy cleaning supplies, office supplies, mulch for the
garden, chairs, tables, books, food for
the Lord’s Kitchen, on and on. All that
we give goes to further the body of Christ.
What do you do to further the body of Christ?
