Summary: Luke 20:45-21:4. Whether we’re pledging our time or our financial resources, our pledges when carefully made become the benchmark for how we will stretch ourselves for the mission of Christ’s church. Such generosity of practice – such meaningful stewardship – such justice in the great church celebrates where Frederick Buechner calls “your deep gladness and the world's deep hunger meet.†So, your pledge card is a way to keep your eye on Christ and focus your spiritual gifts. Then, as Paul told the Corinthians, “Give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.â€
