Revisiting our Vows

At some point when you joined a congregation you took vows to uphold the church. Not just the congregation that you joined but the holy catholic (which means universal) church that is mentioned in the apostle's creed. In the United Methodist Church when one joins, they promise to uphold the church through their prayer, presence, gifts and service. But what happens over time is that we forget to take these vows seriously. The next 4 weeks we will talk about how we can reengage or engage for the first time to uphold our responsibilities of being a Christian. We will look at how stewardship is more than just giving of your money. When we take stewardship seriously we make it an act of worship and not just an obligation that we are tied too. Christ gave all that he had for us and then in turn he only asked for 10% of our money. But what about our time and what about the prayer, the presence, and service. Have we made stewardship a priority in our life? If we were to take these vows seriously we would understand just what God can do with us. You know that we take the requirements to join a country club or civic organization more serious than we do the vows that we have taken before God. I think that part of this is the lack of education to what upholding our vows entails. Let's make stewardship a total life commitment that reached into every aspect of our beings.