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
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LIVING GENEROUSLY
‘The Last Thing He Gave Was His Money’ There is probably no more well-known story in scripture that the parable of the good Samaritan. For many, it brings up warm thoughts about being kind to others. For others, it is a powerful story about breaking down prejudice and showing compassion to those who might not do the same for you. Briefly, the story describes the Samaritan who stopped to help the beaten man on the side of the rode. He bandaged his wounds, lifted the man up, and took him to an inn to rest and recover. MONEY WAS THE LAST THING THAT HE GAVE. Stopping to help was the hard part. Getting down in the dirt, kneeling beside someone else’s pain, lifting him carefully – that all took time, courage, and compassion. It took faith that someone at the inn would care for the man. Compared to all of that, handing over some money would have been the easier thing to do. In the church, we can get so focused on money. When we have enough, we breathe easier. When giving is down, anxiety creeps in. But, if we measure generosity only by dollars, we miss the powerful witness of those who offer their time, their strength, their presence, and their hands. And then, they give their money also. Jesus said it plainly: “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also’ (Matthew 6:21). Let all of us in our congregation work toward being one who does not walk past. Let us be the ones who stop, stoop, serve, and give. The ones who make Christ’s love real in COMPASSION and ACTION, long before we reach for our wallets. AFTER ALL, MONEY WAS THE LAST THING THAT HE GAVE. (Adapted from an article written by Ken Sloane, Director of Stewardship and Generosity for Discipleship Ministries of the United Methodist Church) |