Bro. Max Alderman has brought four tremendous messages in our first-ever Stewardship Revival. On Monday night he preached on the tragedy of the church at Sardis having a name that they were living, yet were dead. What a tremendous response to the message as the people of God heeded the warning and begged God to keep us from such an awful fate. Pastor Shiflett's heartfelt prayer as the church family gathered in the altar at the end of the service was reminiscent of the Old Testament prophets interceding for their people.

Then on Tuesday, Bro. Alderman used Malachi and Deuteronomy to preach another message of warning. This message focused on the heart, and God is certainly doing some spiritual heart surgery here this week.

Wednesday night, the message dealt with Consecration.  Not just in quality, but also in quantitiy.  The example of David consecrating to God the materials for the Temple illustrated a willing heart; the secret to true consecration.

On Thursday night, the topic was on the principles of sowing and reaping, found in John 6 with the story of the lad with the lunch.  Understanding God's promise to bless the give is a difficult thing for some people, but once we realize that we cannot outgive God, we are in a position to receive tremendous blessing.  The hand that gives is the hand that gleans!  AMEN!