Acting Together: God Goes Green (Stewardship)
The 2020 Stewardship Campaign is off and running! Throughout the coming weeks, you will be hearing from members about different aspects of stewardship. Each week you will also receive a resource to use as a devotional to dive deeper into what it means to be good stewards outside of the church walls. Besides the materials that will be provided for adults, children and youth will also be sent some resources to help them and you as a family to learn more together!
Acting Together
John 13:34-35 says, "I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another."
In todya's world, concern for the environment has traveled much farther than many of us might have imagined. The questions have become more insistent - Do we relaly need big cars? - and the stakes have become much higher - When will the polar bears no longer have a sustaining habitat? In their homes and schools, even small children are aware of the broad strokes of environmental stewardship. They already know about recycling, about conservation, about careful use of natural resources.
They may not know or understand God's providence and God's agency in these matters. In the sermon attached, you will have the opportunity to learn again and tell the children in your life how strongly God loves creation.
Reflections and questions
- When it comes to ecology, what do the children already know? What have they
already experienced? - How heavily has your congregation engaged in “Green Church” ideals and
behaviors? - Children may have strong feelings about this subject.
- What are some current energy-conservation or energy-generating schemes in your
locale, especially those of which children might be aware? - What’s joyful and pleasing about caring for creation?
To read more about stewardship, download the resource below. This is where today's devotional was adapted from: Make It Simple.