Harvey First Lutheran has 4 Easy ways to help support our Missions at First Lutheran Church.
1. Use this QR code to schedule when and what amount you wish to give from your personal bank account, credit card or debit card. You can change the amount or schedule at any time from your phone using the myVanco.com Mobil App. 2. Send a Check or Drop off at Church First Lutheran Church 1520 Advent St. Harvey, ND 58341 3. Text 2 Give Instructions: Use Text To Give – Send text to 833-376-1678 with dollar amount in the text message field (1 = $1.00; 50 = $50; etc.). First timers will receive a link to tap on & register your contact and payment information.
4. Give Electronically through your bank. Call Karla at 701-324-2548 and she can get you set up. We hope you enjoy these new way to share your generosity, and we thank you for helping our Missions at Harvey First Lutheran. flocknote
Text HFLC to 84576 to stay connected with First Lutheran Church. Breakdown of where First Lutheran’s Benevolences go each month. Benevolences total 5% of the monthly offerings.
Western ND Synod - 3.85% Western ND Synod (Seeds of Faith) - .10% Metigoshe Ministries - .80% Global Missions (Willie Langdji) - .25% |
LIVING GENEROUSLY
Stewardship Gifts “…so that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places. This was according to the eternal purpose that he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord. In whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him” Ephesians 3: 10-12 What is the goal of our stewardship? This is really the WHY question of stewardship. Human beings were created for the task of being stewards. Read Genesis chapters one and two and we will see this. We were created to have dominion and subdue creation in a way that reflects the image of God in which we were created. This takes place in the way that we work and keep the creation entrusted to us by God. The only problem that we have with stewardship is found in Genesis chapter three. There, in an act of rebellion and sin, stewards named Eve and Adam claimed ownership over that which God had created them to steward. We have a word for claiming ownership over something that belongs to another. That word is theft. But they were stealing more than a fruit. They were stealing God’s place and God’s glory! Ever since that fateful day in the garden, we have followed suit. What God has given us to steward, we have attempted to own. So, God once again shows His glory in establishing the eternal purpose of Jesus Christ. In going to the cross, Jesus restores us in forgiveness to the task of once again stewarding what God has given us. Forgiven and restored in Jesus, we are once again stewards. Not just of creation, but of the Gospel as it is served by creation, including us! Let us pray that we would be able to recognize the simple gifts that the Lord has given us to steward for the sake of the Gospel. In this we make known the manifold wisdom of God. As we faithfully steward the simple gifts that God has entrusted to us, we point people to the redemption and restoration of our stewardship through Jesus Christ. THE WORLD SEES JESUS THROUGH OUR STEWARDSHIP. What are we showing the world in how we steward God’s simple gifts? GENEROSITY – is the virtue of giving good things to others freely and abundantly. |