Ryan and Christian were both gone this past week so we asked our good friend and pastor, Alfred Poirier, from our sister church, Rocky Mountain Community (in Billings), to come and preach. Alfred shared a difficult passage dealing with money from the OT prophet, Malachi.
Most of us think we're pretty generous...and we'd be even more generous if God would just bless us with more. But this passage challenges us to be more generous where we are right now. Paul calls us to give out of our poverty instead of our abundance. So how do we do it?
As we enter the Advent Season we’ll be taking a break from our series’ on drawing near to God to focus more intently on Advent. This week we took a look at the scandalous generosity of God and how we ought to respond to Him.
Today we incorporated a congregational meeting about our financial situation into our worship service. I was personally moved by the whole service and many who were there said it was worthwhile and helpful. If you are a regular at All Souls and missed it, you should definitely give this a listen. If you are still checking us out, it may give you a glimpse into who we want to be as a community.
