1 Timothy 6:18~ 30 Days of Giving

1 Timothy 6:18~

  30 Days of Giving 

 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, 

and to be generous and willing to share.

One of the biggest problems we face as Americans is materialism.  We are bombarded with advertising, comparison with others and someone trying to sell us something.  Instead of being about the birth of our Savior, Christmas is now about stuff.

Don’t get us wrong, we love to give gifts and even receive gifts....what we don’t like is that the giving of the gifts has eclipsed the birth of our Savior.  I enjoyed my time in Canton last month with my dad and sister, but there were moments when I felt a sadness sweep over me as thousands of people pushed their way through the buildings to buy more stuff.  

Gary Harrell once said that the best antidote to materialism is GIVING.  In 1 Timothy,  Paul commands us to give generously, so that is what we are going to try and do this Christmas season.  We want to invite you to come along on this journey with us. 

We are challenging our family (Mark, Rhonda, Katie & Garrett) to give for 30 days from November 24-December 24.  As a family, we are going to intentionally give of our time, talents or money every day.  This could take many forms....some of the things on our list are:  buying someone a meal or even a cup of coffee, serving a meal at Seven Hills, visiting a nursing home, playing music for someone, visiting the hospital, helping a soldier, sending gifts to our Compassion kids, taking items to the homeless community, and more.

We have also given our family and a few friends some money to Give away over the next month too.  We've asked them to pray over the money and see where God leads them to give.  We will share their stories here on the blog.

We can’t wait to hear all the stories.

We will share some different opportunities on the blog to Give as a group or individually.

Thanks for going on this journey with us.  Remember, LOVE DOES