Joshua 24:14 tells us, “But as for me and my house we will serve the Lord.” Joshua recognized the special relationship that exists between God and His children. He knew what God has done for the children of Israel since the time He sent Moses into Egypt to tell Pharaoh to let His people go. He had seen God’s love in action. God was with His people. God was worthy to be praised and He
deserved to be served with all of one’s heart, soul and mind.

This verse has always caused me to pause and examine my relationship with God. How well do I serve Him? Am I truly following Him, or do I expect Him to follow me? How do I serve Him? These are all questions that you might ask of yourself as well. What about us as a congregation? Can we say as a congregation, “But as for me and my house we will serve the Lord”? I have seen and heard ample reason to say “Yes”! We are a congregation that desires to serve the Lord as the Head of the Church, and as the Head of Trinity Lutheran Church. We are always seeking ways to serve Him. We are currently doing this through our Visioneering process. I look forward to learning where the Lord is leading us and what the focus of our ministry efforts will be.

God still loves His children today! He still abundantly provides for His children today! We are His children! Through the waters of Holy Baptism God made us His children and brought us into His family. Being a member of God’s family has many benefits. We have His love; we experience His grace and mercy; we receive from Him the forgiveness of sins.

Being members of God’s family also has responsibilities. The Holy Spirit and the faith that He has given to us inspires us to serve Him faithfully. One way that we serve the Lord is through our stewardship of the time, the talents, and the treasures that He has given to us. What kind of steward am I? What kind of steward are you? Are we faithful stewards? Do we use His gifts to His glory and for His purposes in His Kingdom and in Trinity Lutheran Church?

God has placed Trinity at 12391 Mercy Blvd. so that we can be used by Him to minister to people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He has gathered us together at Trinity to use our time, talents, and treasures so that the ministry to ourselves and to others would be fruitful and His light would shine brightly in the community. Our Stewardship Ministry is encouraging us to discern how God desires to use each of us in His ministry here. May God use each of us for His purposes in the ministry of Trinity and may it be to His glory!
 
~ Pastor Webb