Posts from October 2026

Introduction This is the final week of Dreaming the Future, our October stewardship series. As United Methodists, we promise to support the ministries of the church with our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness, and John Wesley’s third rule about money is “give all you can.” Most of us can remember someone bringing a meal when we were sick or giving us a ride to an appointment. How do we say thank you for what we’ve received? In Luke 19, Jesus…

Introduction This is week three of Dreaming the Future, a four-week stewardship series built on Earn. Save. Give. by James A. Harnish and Enough by Adam Hamilton. As United Methodists, we promise to support the ministries of the church with our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness, and how we save is part of keeping that promise. We save for a home, a family, or a rainy day. Who are we saving for, and who does it all belong to? In Matthew 22, Jesus is…

Introduction This is week two of Dreaming the Future, a four-week stewardship series built on Earn. Save. Give. by James A. Harnish and Enough by Adam Hamilton. As United Methodists, we promise to support the ministries of the church with our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness, and John Wesley’s first rule about money is “gain all you can” (which Harnish updates to “earn”). For most of us, our days are filled with work: jobs, classrooms, households, volunteer shifts. In Luke 16, Jesus tells his…

Introduction This is week one of Dreaming the Future, a four-week stewardship series built on two books by United Methodist pastors: Earn. Save. Give.: Wesley’s Simple Rules for Money by James A. Harnish, and Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity by Adam Hamilton. As United Methodists, we promise to support the church with our prayers, presence, gifts, service, and witness, and that is the whole of stewardship. Questions about money often start with amounts: how much we earn, how much we owe, how much…