Dear Friends,
I am so grateful to belong to a church full of faithful followers of Christ. As a church, we share Christ’s love in both our Local and Global communities. 2010 has been a year of many challenges, but God is clearly with us! I am so excited at how God has met us right where we are, and we’ve seen His faithful hand at work in us. This has been a tough year in so many ways. Our local economy continues to be less than optimal. We’ve assisted so many people with their financial and physical needs. We’ve helped many people with spiritual and emotional difficulties. We’ve reached out in even more ways to people who are hurting and broken.
As we end 2010 and think about giving financially, will you give some time to pray and ask God to reveal the following to you:
1) Dear God, remind me of the ways you’ve blessed me in 2010.
2) God, please show me how You have used SWC to be part of my spiritual growth.
3) Let me know how much You want me to give to show my gratitude to You and help my church now and in the coming year.
Many of us are not able to give more than we already do. But, at the same time others can give more. So, please give as freely as God guides. Remember all of SWC’s resources come from people like you. I am so grateful to be part of such a generous church.
I know us accountants sometimes get a bad rap, and you should not give to get something back, but if you itemize your deductions when preparing your income tax return, the amounts that you give are tax deductible, so I encourage you to give those special charitable gifts not only to our church, but other charities that you support before the end of the year.
May God bless you during this Advent season! Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year!
Brad
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