From the Pastor’s Desk

July 17, 2025

“Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter

into the joy of your master.”

Did you know that in the 38 parables that Jesus shared, 16 of those focused on stewardship. Why is it so

hard for preachers (including me) to talk about it? I remember quite a few years ago we had a guest at

the church I was serving and that happened to be the week that I spoke about giving. As the person

greeted me following the service they mentioned the subject matter of the message and guess what? I

never saw them again. Maybe that’s why pastors don’t talk about giving that much.

But take a moment to re-read the quote above from Matthew 25… We often think that Jesus is talking

about our heavenly reward. I’m not sure that’s the right take. I have found that as I practice tithing and

Holy Spirit led generosity my joy quotient increases. Elizabeth taught me many years ago that you can’t

outgive God. As He leads and I follow, He seems to provide just what we need to live and oftentimes

even more. Somehow in God’s economy our generosity is tied to our joy.

Thankfully,

Pastor Chris Yount