Every dollar you have given
has been used to disciple children, students and adults. You have provided
medical care, food and clothes for the poor in Greenville, Allendale County,
Nicaragua, Eleuthera and Kenya. Through your efforts of compassion, the gospel
has been made credible to a hurting and skeptical world. You have helped to
train pastors and launch a new generation of entrepreneurs. As Grace has
continued to grow in numbers, we have worked to make sure we have excellent
pastoral staff who can provide for the diverse and ever-growing shepherding
needs of our congregation. Your generosity has made all this possible.
As our church has grown over
the last 16 years so have the opportunities God is bringing to us and so have
our financial obligations. We have new leaders that need to be trained,
materials, resources and curriculum to be developed, campuses to be launched,
churches to be planted and, of course, ministry partners in other countries who
depend on our support. Our financial need has never been greater and our need
for everyone in our congregation to be involved has also never been
greater.
Jesus talks about giving
almost more than any other topic because He knows our money is close to hearts.
The Apostle Paul challenges the Corinthians to follow Jesus in their giving,
highlighting it as a discipleship issue in which we need to "excel".
7 But as you excel in
everything-in faith, in speech, in knowledge, and in all eagerness and in the
love from us that is in you-make sure that you excel
in this act of kindness too. 8 I am not saying
this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love by comparison
with the eagerness of others. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you
by his poverty could become rich. (2
Corinthians 8)
As Vicki and I think about
our giving, we feel privileged to be able to give to Grace because we could
never be able to be a part of so many different kinds of ministry in so many places
on our own. This is the beauty of being even a small part of the body of Christ
and having the gifts we bring be multiplied by Him.
There are only a few days left in 2011 so we are asking that you
pray about how the Lord might lead you to give here at the end of the year. We
have just come through a season where we are tempted to focus so much on
ourselves, but as followers of Jesus we know that we are to use our
resources to gain riches in heaven that can never be destroyed.
Thank you for your generosity,
Matt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are several ways to give...
Online:
At the
office:
- You can drop your check by the
church office tomorrow (Thursday,
December 29) between 9am and 5pm.
- The church office will be closed
after 5pm Thursday and will not reopen until 9am on Tuesday, January 2.
Dropbox:
- If you come by the church office
after 5pm on Thursday, you can drop a check in the locked drop box located
next to the side office door at the Pelham Road Campus (2801 Pelham Rd,
Greenville 29615).
- Please write your specific campus
on the memo line of your check.
Stock:
- If you would like to transfer stock for your contribution, please give your broker the following information: USAA account number 15426398, Grace Church DTC #0367.
- Also, please notify Caleigh Mayerlen at the church office so we can acknowledge your contribution (864-284-0122).