We begin the "Make God Smile!" project this week. If you were at worship this morning, you were handed an envelope with money in it. If you are reading this, chances are, you decided to open that envelope. Congratulations!
Here are the instructions that were inside:
We’re going to have some fun and do some good. You’ve chosen to accept the mission offered you by New Hope, in Jesus’ name. In this envelope you’ve received $10, $5 or $1.
As in life, so in this undertaking, God gives some folks more to work with than others. The point isn’t how much we receive-the point is what we do with what we’ve received. We have to remember it’s not our money-in this case the money belongs to New Hope. In life, God’s the owner who gives us resources to be invested.
This is what we ask of you…
1. You have almost three weeks to use these funds for God’s good purpose.
2. This money is to be invested in God’s work outside the walls of New Hope. You can add to it if you want, but it is to be invested in what God is doing outside of New Hope
3. You can “pool” what you’ve received with others, joining with others to invest in God’s work.
4. Please don’t hurry to dispose of this money to the first person or opportunity that comes to mind. Take some time to pray about how God would want you to use it and when you sense God’s direction, then invest it. If you are part of a Home Group, you might want to plan together and pool your resources.
5. Use the enclosed card to report how these funds were invested. It’s New Hope’s money and we want to know what “good” was done with it. All cards need to be received back by Thanksgiving. You can deposit your response card in the basket located in the Welcome Area, or email us your response.
Be creative-have some fun. We look forward to seeing and hearing how God guides you to invest this money.