The Kingdom Assignment

Last Sunday at New Hope, seven New Hopers volunteered to participate in "The Kingdom Assignment." This assignment is based on the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) where three servants were each given a large sum of money to invest for their master who then goes on a journey and later returns expecting a return on his servants' investments. Likewise, our volunteers were each given a large sum of money, $100, to invest in the Kingdom of God. They were also given three instructions.

1. This is not your money, but God's.
2. Do something outside the walls of the church to further God's kingdom.
3. Return in 30 days and tell us what you did with the money.
   

Other churches who have tried this assignment have seen their members respond to this challenge in a variety of ways (see links below) from simply giving to a needy family to starting a new ministry, sometimes resulting in the $100 being multiplied many times over. So be sure to check ComBlog next month to find out how our volunteers invested their $100 and the results of their investments. All of us at New Hope are waiting with great interest. :)

• Click here to Listen to Dave's teaching on the Parable of the Talents and the Kingdom Assignment.

The Kingdom Assignment is based on a book and teaching by Denny Belles. Check out the following links to see how other churches have "invested" using the Kingdom Assignment.

• ABC's Person of the Week
• St. Barnabas Parish
  
• Evangelical Covenant Church