{"id":1744,"date":"2021-03-17T14:12:49","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T14:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/?p=1744"},"modified":"2021-03-17T14:12:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T14:12:49","slug":"spotlightsavings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empoweringaction.org\/es\/spotlightsavings\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight: Savings Group Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1744\" class=\"elementor elementor-1744\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2cdd4e87 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2cdd4e87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c8672f7\" data-id=\"6c8672f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c2b7dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46c2b7dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As believers, we recognize that God\u2019s ownership is all-inclusive. And yet, amazingly, His preeminence is elevated by His delegation.<\/p><p>Psalm 8 clarifies:\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>The <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">superiority of God\u2019s position<\/b> (whose name is majestic above all the earth. Ps. 8:1, 9)<\/li><li>and the <b style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\">subservience of man\u2019s purpose<\/b> (graciously given dominion over the work of His hands. Ps. 8:6)<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"MsoNormal\">Pastor Steve Lawson explains how the supremacy of God is only heightened by the stewardship of man in \u201c<span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">putting all things under his feet<\/span>,\u201d (Ps. 8:6)<\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: .5in;\"><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\">\u201cThe greatness of God is seen in the fact that he has entrusted so much, his creation, to man. Only the supreme God could elevate those so low to a position so high\u2014dominion over creation.\u201d<\/i><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\">At the heart of our Savings Groups program is teaching the all-encompassing life principle of biblical stewardship. The apostle Paul wrote, \u201c<span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">it is required of stewards that they be found faithful\u201d (1 Cor. 4:2).<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\">\u00a0 <\/span>As we offer the program in both Spanish and Creole, the objective is not merely to teach the particular practice of financial management, but the overarching principle of biblical stewardship. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">Please keep Pastor Widmy and his team in your thoughts as they work to\u2026<\/span><\/p><p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u00a0<\/span><i style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\">\u201cFacilitate a church-based initiative addressing personal financial management, in which participants study scripture, pray, and fellowship together, experiencing social and spiritual restoration.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b82e232 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b82e232\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c753856\" data-id=\"c753856\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-778ee28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"778ee28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/522566698?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=1&amp;byline=0#t=\" data-no-translation-title=\"\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As believers, we recognize that God\u2019s ownership is all-inclusive. And yet, amazingly, His preeminence is elevated by His delegation. Psalm 8 clarifies:\u00a0 The superiority of God\u2019s position (whose name is majestic above all the earth. Ps. 8:1, 9) and the subservience of man\u2019s purpose (graciously given dominion over the work of His hands. 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