Once again we are in the midst of stewardship season. This may not be your absolute favorite season of the year. Some of you have brought people to church today for the first time, and you are inwardly groaning because we are on this topic of giving. But as I said in a newsletter article, I don't feel that way about this season.
Stewardship is good experience - very good.
This is the season when we consider most directly how we give to God. I have not departed from our study of Acts for this because I think what we are studying is foundational for the essence of stewardship. For the past two weeks ago both Lynne and I have preached on the necessity of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer. I would point out that the presence of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer is the chief stimulant for our response of giving. Today we continue our study of the Acts of the Apostles by looking at the rest of Acts 19.