This has been a eye-opening four weeks with the series, How to be Rich. I was excited to hear that there were so many examples of life-change that took place during these four weeks. We received emails from people at High Rock who, for the first time, made an intentional decision to trust God with their finances and to seek what is important to Him in the way they approached generosity and the new perspective of what it means to be rich.
We've been celebrating the impact God had on those who accepted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior through a financial series. Many High Rockers, and some guests, chose to seek advice from a financial counselor, set up their own "spending plan" to help them prioritize the important, and many signed up that they were interested in attending a Financial Peace University Life Group in the fall. I am thrilled to see how God is moving through High Rock and the lives of you, who call High Rock "home". I believe the biggest thrill I have is in how this series will begin to impact even more the generosity which has been a characteristic of High Rockers through the years.
I understand the topic of finances is not always a welcome subject when we come to church, but I do know that every area of our Christian journey needs to be addressed and taught to help us grow in our understanding of how God needs to be in control of each area of our life so we can experience the true life He has planned for us. I believe this series did just that.
As I stated from the stage at the end of this series, I had fun teaching about generosity through this series, because I have experienced a life-change which has given me a new perpsective of what God desires in my life. My challenge, not so much for everyone who listened to the messages live or as a podcast on the church's website, but for me, is that I become more aware of how I can try and become more generous with what God has blessed me with; that I allow the life-change I have experienced to grow stronger and bolder as a follower of Jesus Christ; that I am joined by other High Rockers as we take every opportunity to influence others with the life-change we have been given; and, that we become the church God desires us to be...rich because of generosity; loved because of Jesus; blessed because of God.
