The Brides Resources

Theological Proposition/Focus:

Homiletical Proposition/Application: Within the Church local congregations are resourced by Christ through the abundant generosity of the members.

Introduction:

Image: Winning at Sim City - don't make the mistake of laying out all your roads at once

I used to really enjoy the computer game Sim city. I enjoyed playing mayor for a day. I especially enjoyed the work of planning out and laying out the city. There was nothing better than having a well-organized city with every road straight and the grid lines perfectly lined up. However, you also had to be careful. I remember one day I started a game and thought to myself that I was going to lay out everything ahead of time to make my city very organized. I got out the road tool and started perfectly laying out all of my roads across the entire map. I quickly realized my mistake. Those roads cost money to maintain and within a very short time my city, while nearly everything was designed well was out of money because I didn't understand that the game charged me a maintenance fee for my roads.

Within the local assembly of believers that we call the church we also need to understand the resources that God has given us and understanding those resources we need to act with a great deal of integrity to ensure that we being wise stewards of the resources God has given us.