The Walk

Clay Christiansen teaches at the Harvard Business School and is privileged to work with some of the brightest and most successful people in the world.  A few years ago, he wrote a book entitled How Will You Measure Your Life?  In the book he shares the advice he gives to all his students.  He advises his students not to ultimately measure their lives simply by the success or achievements that they attain in their careers.  He offers this observation based on his experience with many financially successful people whose personal lives are a mess.  This is how Christiansen explains it, “Do not measure your life by success, money, and achievement. Those things are great, and they have their place but will never bring real meaning and satisfaction to your lives.”

How do you measure your life? Where do you find meaning?  How do you cultivate a life that is meaningful, flourishing, and joy-filled?  As Christians, we believe that true meaning in life is found as we walk with Christ daily - follow him, grow in him, and faithfully serve him.  Our pattern for this is rooted in Jesus’ own walk with God and consists of the spiritual practices of worship, study, serving, giving, and bearing witness to our faith.

This fall we are offering a preaching series that will focus on these practices as we seek to find spiritual meaning in our personal lives and in our life together as the church.  We will be using Adam Hamilton’s book, The Walk, as we explore each of these discipleship practices and what they mean for our walk with Jesus.

Consequently, our stewardship emphasis for the coming year will be incorporated into this series, especially as we look at the spiritual practice of giving.  Interestingly, Jesus talked more about what we do (or fail to do) with our possessions than almost any other topic.  Everything that we have is a gift from God, even life itself.  On one occasion, Jesus said, “For where your treasures are, there will your heart be, also.”  What we do with our treasure will lead our hearts and determine the direction of our lives.  I hope you will consider how you would like to grow in your giving for 2025 in order to deepen your walk with Christ and make a difference in the life of our church.

Dr. David Greene

Dr. David Greene

Senior Pastor

As 2024 winds down to an end, Jamestown United Methodist Church is gearing up for 2025. One of the most critical components of our planning is anticipated giving for the new year. We ask that you please take a few moments to prayerfully consider your giving for 2025. 

Thank you so much for your ongoing support of JUMC!

If you would like to make your 2025 Annual Pledge, click the image below to access the pledge form for 2025.