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
THE MANNER OF GIVING: SACRIFICIALLY “As he looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small coins. ‘I tell you the truth,” he said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.” Luke 21: 1-4 Sacrifice. Does the word conjure up an image of a lamb or a goat being slain, and offered on an Old Testament altar? Or, do you see Jesus on the cross – the ultimate sacrifice of all time? Do you think of the time that you gave up that fishing trip to take your wife to the Mall of America? Or do you remember the time that you passed up lunch with a friend to accompany first graders on an all-day field trip? Sacrifice hits us where we live. Whether it be time, service, assets, or money, it requires us to give up something that we hold dear. Why is sacrifice difficult? We are prone to an attitude of entitlement. Our society encourages individualism and success, often at the expense of others. The first step in becoming a truly sacrificial giver is to recognize that all that we have comes from God and belongs to Him. Without Him, we would have nothing. A second step is being able to give as the widow did, overcoming our fear of not being able to provide for ourselves and our loved ones. Giving beyond our means, however, is not to be confused with living beyond our means. As witnessed in this example, and in the example of the widow who provided for Elijah, and never ran out of flour and oil, when we give all that we have back to God, He will provide for us beyond our wildest imagination. Let us take God at His word. We have seen how He blesses those who give from a heart that recognizes the great sacrifice that God made for us, and that we can trust Him enough to provide all that we need. Can we love and trust Him that much? |