Money Matters
We go to schools to become equipped to earn it. Then we spend the rest of our lives getting it. We get caught up worrying that we won’t have enough of it because we're constantly spending it. We dream and scheme to figure out ways to acquire more of it. Arguments over it are the leading cause of marital disintegration, business partner breakups and government shutdowns. The obsession with getting more of it destroys many lives. Some call it the root of all evil. Others call it the means for great good. But we cannot afford to ignore the reality or the importance of money. Neither does St. Paul. The apostle’s most thorough teaching about money is in 2 Corinthians 8 and 9. It is fitting that our fall stewardship emphasis be based upon these two chapters. We're calling this series, “Money Matters” and our prayer is that we learn to manage our money matters according to God's ways and not the world's.