Dear Friends,
While working on a recent sermon for Hope I was reading John Wesley’s sermon On Money. For all of JW’s skills he was terrible at writing sermon titles, the sermon is better than the title would make you believe. In the sermon JW gives some guidelines to help Christians evaluate their purchases and they way they handle their money.
- Is this expense in accordance to my character? Am I acting as a steward of God’s possessions or acting as though it is mine?
- Am I doing this in obedience to his Word?
- Can I offer this expense as a sacrifice to God through Jesus Christ?
- Have I reason to believe for this work I shall have a reward at the resurrection?
Could your next purchase stand-up to his criteria?
Pastor Stephen