Sermons from October 2026
Save All You Can
Dreaming the Future is a four-week stewardship series built on 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 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…
Earn All You Can
“Dreaming the Future” is a four-week stewardship series at La Jolla UMC. 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” (or as we might say today, “earn all you can”). Our days are filled with work: jobs, classrooms, households, volunteer shifts. Jesus tells his disciples a story about a manager who’s about to lose his job.…
We Don’t Need More Money
“Dreaming the Future” is a four-week stewardship series built on “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 would be enough. Scripture: Proverbs 3:13-18;…