Where our treasure is, lies our heart

Camperdown Methodist Church
5 February 2012
Rev Steven Jones

Scripture readings: Acts 2: 42-47; 4: 32-35, James 2: 14-26, Malachi 3: 1-12

There’s a story about a minister of a struggling little church with dilapidated buildings who stands up in the pulpit one morning, greets his congregation, and then exclaims loudly: “I have good news, and I have bad news. The good news is that we have finally raised all the money we need to repair the buildings. The bad news is that it’s still in your pockets!”

I don’t know who this particular minister was that said these words, or whether this is a made-up anecdote aimed at getting members of churches to loosen their purse-strings a bit more, but most congregations who hear this little story groan inwardly as they think, “Oh no. Here it comes – the church is after my money again”.

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