Stewardship Month at New Hope Lutheran

Join us for a month long series on Stewardship.   

This will be a month long conversation ending with
a giving Sunday where we will collect your pledges for the upcoming year.

The theme this year is Stewards of God’s Love. Stewardship begins with creation. In the first chapter of
Genesis God gave all of creation into the stewardship of humans. To care for all that God has given us.
We do this by loving God and loving our neighbor. It is a way of life. Martin Luther
reminds us that God does not need our good works but our neighbors do.
We are called to love, not just with our words but with our whole lives.
Here at New Hope we are a source of good within our community. To continue being that source for
good we need you help, your gifts, your love. God gives, we receive, we share what God has given us,
our selves, our time, and our possessions. Your gift is a gift of love to God and to your neighbors.
God’s peace be with you.+ 

Week 1: November 1 - Grace

By God’s grace, we are claimed as children of God through baptism. We belong to God and all that we have belongs to God. How does belonging to God shape the way we live our lives?

Week 2: November 14 - Talents

God has given each of us unique gifts and talents. One of the primary places that God has called us to use these gifts and talents is through our vocations. These vocations or callings are the places from which we love God and our neighbors. How is God calling us, as individuals and congregation to steward our gifts and talents through our vocations?

Week 3: November 21 – Story

God’s story is our story. Stories are powerful!! As disciples of Jesus we experience God alive in God’s story, the bible. God’s gospel story is written in our hearts and alive in us. How might we be good stewards of God’s story and our own stories of God’s work in our lives? How might our congregation together share these stories of God alive in our lives?

Week 4: November 28 – Abundance

God has come down to us in love, entrusting an abundance of resources to our care. As disciples of Jesus we are called to give generously as a grateful response to God’s abundance. How might we celebrate the abundance that God has entrusted to our care?