Posts tagged giving
Steward Our Time & Treasure | Sermon | Rev. Josh Lee

Rev. Josh Lee draws from modern tips, personal experiences and wisdom literature in the book of Proverbs to discover some tips on how to steward our time and treasures (money) well. Where do we spend our money and our time? Do they align with our values? Long term goals? How might we realign and reassess as we enter a new year and find our way out of this pandemic?

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THE GOSPEL OF: "Gratitude"

The Gospel Of: Gratitude. Giving as a liturgical act.

Do you believe in 'tithing' or giving a percentage of your income to church? Do you believe it's even worth giving to the church?

Sarah Ngu explains how tithing -- giving a percentage of your income to the church -- is an outdated concept rooted in a time when Israel was a sovereign nation where people had to give tithes to their priests. We don't live in such a context- so why give?

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MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE | "Uncommon Kinship"

Building a community through uncommon kinship.

Sarah Ngu unveils one of Forefront Brooklyn's new core values: uncommon kinship. Common kinship often focuses on taking care of people who are in the center, but what makes kinship uncommon is taking care of people who aren't in the center of their community, and how it's worth having a community that will take a risk to ensure those who aren't typically centered feel loved, valued, and elevated.

This is the second sermon in our "Make A Joyful Noise" series.

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