Stewardship

     Monday night the UMM Small Group concluded our study of “STEWARDSHIP - Keeping faith with God’s  Gifts”.  It was a very interesting and eye opening  study. 
      Most folks, when they hear the word Stewardship, begin to think of money, dollars, and get tuned out.  We learned right away that “God Owns Everything in this world”, and He has entrusted us, mankind, with the management of all His wealth, material and spiritual.  We are, and will be held, accountable to God for the proper management of ALL material things of this world, not just money. 
      We found three definitions of Stewardship that we think might enlighten your own ideas.

1.  “WHAT I DO WITH ALL THAT I HAVE, AFTER I SAY, I BELIEVE.”
2.  “USING THE GIFTS GOD HAS GIVEN ME, TO DO THE WORK GOD IS CALLING ME TO DO.”
3.  “THE FREE AND JOYOUS ACTIVITY OF THE CHILD OF GOD AND GOD’S FAMILY, THE CHURCH, IN MANAGING ALL OF LIFE AND LIFE’S RESOURCES FOR GOD’S PURPOSES.”

     Being a good Steward is the use of your TIME, TALENTS and TREASURES, that God has given you, for one thing; 
FOR THE GLORY OF GOD. 

With these definitions in mind, we challenge you to consider the following:

What kind of Steward am I?
Do I manage ALL of God’s resources? 
Am I using the Gift/Gifts that God has given me?
Is everything I do for the “Glory of God”?

We will begin a new study on 26 September entitled "JESUS, His Powerful Life",  All men are welcome to join us at 7 pm,  all you need is your Bible and a desire to learn.

Duct tape or a nail?

A  man dies and goes to heaven. St. Peter meets him at the Pearly Gates  and says, 'Here's how it works. You need 100 points to make it into heaven. You tell me all the good things you've done, and I give you a certain number of points for each item, depending on how good it was. When you reach 100 points, you get in.'

'Okay,' the man says, 'I was married to the same woman for 50 years and never cheated on her, even  in my heart.'

'That's wonderful,' says St. Peter, 'that's worth two points!'

'Two points?!' he says.

'Well, I  attended church all my life and supported its ministry with my tithe and     service..'

'Terrific!' says St. Peter.. 'That's  certainly worth a point.'

'One point!?!!'

'I started   a soup kitchen in my city and worked in a shelter for homeless     veterans.'

'Fantastic, that's good for two more  points,' he says.

'Two points!?!!�

'Exasperated,     the man cries. 'At this rate the only way I'll get into heaven is by the     grace of God.'

'Bingo! 100 points! Come on in!'    

We often try to fix problems with WD-40 and duct tape.

God  did it with a nail.

AMEN...

COME TO OKTOBERFEST SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Clapp's Chapel Men's Club will be hosting in the Fellowship Hall of the church our version of the German Oktoberfest thatis held in Munich Germany the last week of September thru first weekend of October.

The dinner menu includes grilled Bratwurst or Hot Dogs, Bavarian Sauerkraut or cooked Red Kraut, French Fries or warm
German Potato Salad, a roll, and tea, coffee, or lemonade.  There also be assorted desserts.  Carryout orders are available upon request.

There will be authentic Bavarian decorations and German Oktoberfest music provided by CDs as well as some dancing.

Oktoberfest will be from 4:00 to 7:00 PM

Cost is $7.00 for adults and $3.00 for children 10 and under.

For more information contact Ed Bardill @865-922-4309.

"WILKOMMEN ZUM OKTOBERFEST 2011!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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We need men in our churches

On Saturday, Aug. 20, and Saturday, Aug. 27, I visited with our Holston Conference men and others at "Calling All Men." We had a great time ... learned a lot and celebrate the transforming power of Jesus.

Statistics tell us that if we win a man to Christ -- if the man is married -- we will about 90 to 95 percent of the time also win the wife and children. We also know that men typically come to Christ as a result of a personal witness and not a corporate witness.

This is why we need men in our churches to begin to personally witness to other men. It is imperative that today's church understand the different spiritual needs of men if we are to win men to Christ.

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