Stewardship Letter from Raemil

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?