January 26 Worship: "Giving with Purpose"

After our below freezing, slick start to January, the subsequent Sundays have all been sunny and unseasonably warm.  It certainly has created a warm feeling in worship, and that seemed especially obvious this week.

This week's sermon focused on the ways that giving can improve our lives -- partially because it reminds us that we already have more than we realize, and mostly because giving strengthens relationships and builds community.  Drawing upon two pieces of Proverbs 3 (here and here), I encouraged us to think about how making a commitment to share from our money, our time, our talents, and our attention can make our lives more meaningful.  Listening to the sermon again, I wish I could have added one thing -- I stressed how giving builds community, but I wish that I had offered a little bit more on how giving strengthens one-on-one relationships.  In fact, usually our deepest friendships have many examples of such giving and receiving.

If you missed Sunday's sermon, if you'd like to listen to it again, or if you'd like to share it with others, you can find an audio recording here.

You can also listen to the benediction here.