Faith Lutheran Church - Oakville
We Are: Being Givers VS. Takers, Pastor Chris Sommer
In this “We Are” message series we’re discussing what we value as a church. What is it that people can intuitively sense and feel when they come to Faith Lutheran church in beautiful downtown Oakville, MO? Why do we do what we do here? This week Pastor Chris is discussing the fact that we value “Being a Giver versus a Taker;” because “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” Our generosity is one of the things that motivates us. We are givers. That’s just who we are.
Locations & Times
Faith Lutheran Church - Oakville
St. Louis, MO 63129, USA
Sunday 7:45 AM
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 10:45 AM
Faith's Values:
--Living in the Freedom of the Gospel
--Creating Space for Others
--Being Givers vs. Takers
--Challenging Everyone to Take the Step
--Living in the Freedom of the Gospel
--Creating Space for Others
--Being Givers vs. Takers
--Challenging Everyone to Take the Step
Key Points:
--God is going to bless our giving more than He blesses what we selfishly _______ or ________
--Blessedness is more about God being _________ than us being ____________.
--When we consume more than 90% of what God has entrusted to us, we are ___________ from Him.
--We can't take God's gift of salvation; rather we passively _________ it. (John 1:12)
Today’s Message Online
Today's message will be available online within a week. If you are interested in hearing the message again, check out this link to see if it is up.
http://faithstl.org/messages/PRAYER REQUEST
Let us join you to bringing your prayers to the foot of the cross. Whether it is a prayer of Praise, or a prayer of Concern, please allow us to pray together with you. Each week, the Faith Staff meets and personally prays over all requests.
http://faithstl.org/prayer-request/Ways To Give
We believe God wants to position Faith to be a generous body of believers able to invest in missional ministry where we live, work, play and beyond; wherever God leads us to bless those who need the Gospel. Faith members and regular attenders are on a journey to discover what it means to move from being blessed to blessing others. We give with gratitude in response to God’s grace and sacrificial love in Jesus, who already has met our deepest needs. He works through the sacrifice and generosity of His people to meet the needs of others and to fuel the mission of His church to make disciples.
http://faithstl.org/give/