Our pastor is preaching seven lessons on stewardship. Heck, we can all use more money. Even giving some money away at Christmas in a Salvation Army kettle is an effort for those of us trained to be frugal.
Stewardship includes our talents, our time, our gifts and our service.
Not all of us have natural talent to sing, play the piano, preach or visit shut-ins. I am convinced that God has supplied us unique skills that can be used for His Glory. The way I read the Bible all these skills are equal in His sight and bring us to a closer relationship to God. Often it s easier to contribute money than to actually reach out and perform a service. But this denies personal involvement beyond money and separates us from God's needs and people in need .