Wow, February went so fast! But here we are in March already! March is the month when we renew our individual commitments to missions. The majority of our mission’s budget is supported by 10 percent of your tithes and offering given each week. It is then supplemented by Faith Promise giving.
Maybe that is a new concept to you. Something you have never heard of. Faith Promise giving encourages us to give beyond what we think we can give – sacrificial giving. It differs from our regular offerings in that a faith promise requires us to commit to giving what we don’t currently have – a promise requiring faith that God will provide.
So, during the month of March, we are asking you to prayerfully consider making a one-year faith promise to missions. The church I grew up in placed their whole mission budget in the hands of Faith Promise. I remember waiting in anticipation for totals on commitment Sunday. Would what was promised be more or less than last year? I always prayed it would be more.
Commitment cards are available on the missions table. There will also be packets of a year’s worth of envelopes. Mission money can also be placed in the globe.
In Library news: If you are donating books to be considered for the church library, please place them in my office. Sometimes we already have a copy of the book you are donating, or it doesn’t fit the mission of our library.
Psalms for March will be 24-35. I decided I was going to pick out one verse from each Psalm to write. Are you doing anything else with Psalms other than reading them? Let me know.
Ladies, March 20th will be a chance for us all to get together for lunch. We’ll meet at noon at Hokkaido. If you don’t care for Asian cuisine, they have plenty of American type food as well. It will be a time to just enjoy the fellowship of each other. I would also like to invite you to join the Thursday, 10am Bible Study. March 27th we will be starting a new study, Discovering Good News in John. Books can be purchased at Christianbook.com or Amazon.com.
Robin
