Soon afterward Jesus began a tour of the nearby towns and villages,
preaching and announcing the Good News about the Kingdom of God. He
took his twelve disciples with him, along with some women who had
been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary
Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons; Joanna, the wife
of Chuza, Herod’s business manager; Susanna; and many others who were
contributing their own resources to support Jesus and his disciples.
- Luke 8:1-3 (Message)

Did you ever stop to think about how did the ministry of Jesus and His
disciples continue? How did it happen? How were they able financially
to be full time? We remember from the gospel that Judas was the
treasurer but where did the resources come from? Did they sell Jesus
memorabilia? They did a lot of traveling, teaching, miracles, and
eating in 3 years of ministry. The resources did not just “appear”
and Jesus didn’t turned water into wine every night. In the above
passage Luke gives us a glimpse of how the ministry of Jesus
continued. The ministry continued because of the support of those who
had been blessed by the ministry. Not that these women and men were
trying to pay back a debt, but instead they wanted to see this good
thing continue. They wanted others to be reached with the same
message that had changed them.

Today our giving carries on that act of thankfulness and gratitude.
Our lives have been changed by the message of Jesus, specifically here
at NorthStar, and we want to see the message of Jesus continue at
NorthStar so that others may be changed as we have been.

As you give today would you thank God for the changes He has brought
about in you and your family and would you also pray for those God
still wants to work in their life but they haven’t come to NorthStar
yet? By giving today you are creating a partnership with God to
change lives here in our community through NorthStar.