The Stewardship Series

Review

• We are all Stewards. • We must exercise Self-control.• We must accept the Laws of the

Harvest.• Good Stewards HONOR GOD with all

we are given.

Good Stewards:

Keep Watch• How Well Do You Know Your Resources?– Proverbs 27:23-27

• Keeping Watch Demonstrates Trustworthiness– 1 Corinthians 4:2

• Diligent Planning Is Needed– Proverbs 21:5

• Warning: Overdoing It Only Leads To Greed!– Proverbs 23:1-7

Good Stewards:

Keep Watch• Excuse Alert: “I get a monthly statement.”

You, not just your bank, need to keep watch.

• Excuse Alert: “I have a rough idea…”In light of our personal weaknesses and the lack of immediate consequences, a rough estimate is not enough for a good steward.

Good Stewards:

Embrace Giving• Good Stewards Can Recognize The Extra– 1 Timothy 6:8

• The Only Time We Usually Recognize Our Extra, Is When We Are Around People That Have A LOT LESS Than We Do.

• Compelled By Love, Early Christians Knew How To Best Manage Their Extra: Giving– Acts 2:44-45

Good Stewards:

Embrace Giving• Even In Tough Times, We Are

Surrounded With Extra, Which Puts Us At Great Risk For Greed.– Luke 12:13-15

• Jesus’ Parable: How To See This Trap– Luke 12:16-21

• If we consume, or plan to consume, all of our extra for ourselves. We are living as if life consists of our possessions.

Good Stewards:

Embrace Giving• Foolishness of Becoming A Slave To

Wealth (vs. 20)– “This is how it will be …” (NIV)

• Jesus Point: How To Escape This Trap– Our Resources CANNOT BE ONE-SIDED–We Must Be Rich Toward God

Good Stewards:

Embrace Giving• To Be Rich Toward God: “Purpose” A

Percentage In Your Heart.– 2 Corinthians 9:7, Genesis 14:20, Mark 12:41-44

• *Setting A Percentage Establishes A Clear, Personal Boundary So You Do Not Rob God.–Malachi 3:8-10, Luke 12:34

• To Be Rich Toward God: “Sell your possessions and give…” – Luke 12:33-34

The Stewardship Series