Start Empty | Open Hands, Week 1 | Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer | 1 Chronicles 29 What if the things you hold most tightly were never fully yours to begin with? In Week 1 of our new sermon series, Open Hands, Pastor Katy Wheat Borhauer explores King David's prayer in 1 Chronicles 29:9-18, where God's people give freely and joyfully to build the temple. Through stories of a fifth-grade class pet, a toddler's fistful of Cheerios, and C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters, Katy unpacks the Bible's countercultural vision of stewardship: everything belongs to God, God gives first, and giving means giving back to God. Stewardship is about much more than money. It shapes how we care for our time, energy, kids, relationships, neighborhoods, and one another. This message invites you to loosen your grip, trust the God who gives first, and discover the freedom of holding life with open hands. Try this week's practice: write "My ___ is God's" somewhere you'll see it every day. Join us in person at Church of the Messiah UMC in Westerville, Ohio, at 8:15, 9:30, or 11:00 AM, or learn more at messiahumc.net. #Stewardship #Generosity #OpenHands #1Chronicles29 #ChurchOfTheMessiah #WestervilleOhio #UnitedMethodist #UMC #Sermon #Surrender #Faith #ChristianLiving