As we wrap up the year and stand between Thanksgiving and the Christmas season, we’re pausing to THANK GOD for everything He’s done in and through MetaChurch — and then asking: how do we respond to a God who has given us every good thing?
In this message, Pastor Clayton walks through the “good gifts” God has given us (creation, life, His image, revelation, presence, incarnation, salvation, the Church, and the Holy Spirit) and celebrates what the Spirit has done at MetaChurch this year: growth across venues, radical life change, and hundreds of people going public with their faith through baptism.
From there, we look at how gratitude naturally leads to generosity. Jesus taught more about money and possessions than almost anything else, not because He wants something from us, but because He wants something for us: freedom from greed and a heart fully aligned with God’s Kingdom. We unpack biblical giving (first, sacrificial, consistent) and introduce the “FIRST GIFT” initiative — a simple, one-time offering of gratitude sometime in December, whether it’s your first step in giving or an above-and-beyond gift on top of your regular generosity.
This isn’t about guilt or pressure. It’s about worship, trust, and joining together as a movement to fuel the mission God has entrusted to us.
