1. John Preston Jan 2016 TEACHING & PREACHING GENEROSITY

2. PARISH RESOURCES

3.  Where is your money circle? £ £ £ £ Faith

4.  What makes it hard to preach about money and possessions?  What makes it easy? WHAT MAKES IT…

5. WHAT MAKES IT HARD?

6. IT’S BIGGER THAN WE THINK!  How many verses in the Bible??

7. IT’S BIGGER THAN WE THINK!  How many verses in the Bible??  2300 – money and possessions  But Stewardship and Generosity is far wider than that…

8. CONSIDER ALSO

9. MONEY RELATIONSHIPS Money GodOthersSelfCreation

10. MONEY RELATIONSHIPS Money God Provision Receiving Thanksgiving Giving

11. GODS ECONOMY Manna provision renewed daily dependable abundant Hoarding failed. cf Mt 6:28

12. BUT ?! Dear God, we paid for all this stuff ourselves, so thanks for nothing.

13. MONEY RELATIONSHIPS Money Self Priority Security Values

14. BANK OR CARD STATEMENT

15. WEALTH

16. MONEY RELATIONSHIPS MoneyOthers Generosity Ethical Spending

17. CYCLE OF GENEROSITY GodUsOthers The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me. Mt 25:40

18. MONEY RELATIONSHIPS Money Creation Consumption Environmental Impact

19. MONEY RELATIONSHIPS Money GodOthersSelfCreation

20. LIFE IS A GIFT

21. NEED TO COMMUNICATE The outcomes of giving to the Church. The costs and financial situation of our churches. The vision and purpose of our churches.

22.  What might make our preaching and teaching more effective? WHAT MIGHT…

23. QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION