After we say we believe

In his first of a two-sermon series on stewardship, Phil Kniss, lead pastor of the Park View Mennonite Church, said that in times of economic crisis like this, the naked truth about ourselves is revealed. "Suddenly the protected the grain in my private storehouse is concern is No. 1; everything else is secondary. It becomes clear if our hope, and our peace and our joyful anticipation of God's future is rooted in our trust of God and God's kingdom or in the state of the US and global economy. Suddenly we find out if giving of our first fruits rather than of our left-overs is only lip service or a life-changing commitment."