Stewarding Life Currency
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Stewards not owners
Stewardship: the careful, responsible use of God-given resources in a manner that honors God and accomplishes God-given goals
1 Peter 4:10-11 NIV Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised
Talents and Time (gifts) Treasure (next week) Testimony (you words and speaking)
Temple (what you do with your strength)
THT: Bumps, delays and disappointments can cause us pause and consider how we are stewarding our life currency
Acts 9:1-6 Then Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2 and asked letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, so that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
3 As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. 4 Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?”
Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.”
6 So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?”
Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Acts 9:20 NIV At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God.
Testimony _____________________________________________________________________
THT: A testimony is any story that gives God glory
Examples of Testimonies
1 recent: stagnant on Bible reading - novel interesting - God’s stories - interleaved
Let me share one: Sunny day trip, Sarah, let’s plan, DR!
John 15:7 RRP (Ron’s Rough Paraphrase) If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, you '’ll want what I want you to want and I’ll give you what you want, because I wanted you to want it! Leave this up a bit! People want to write it down
Time _____________________________________________________________________
“If we really have too much to do, there are some items on the agenda which God did not put there. Let us submit the list to Him and ask Him to indicate which items we must delete. There is always time to do the will of God. If we are too busy to do that, we are too busy.”
― Elisabeth Elliot, Secure in the Everlasting Arms
Talent _____________________________________________________________________
Romans 12:6-8 NLT
In his grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well. So if God has given you the ability to prophesy, speak out with as much faith as God has given you. 7 If your gift is serving others, serve them well. If you are a teacher, teach well. 8 If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging. If it is giving, give generously. If God has given you leadership ability, take the responsibility seriously. And if you have a gift for showing kindness to others, do it gladly.
Not for screen: Ephesians 4:12 (leader’s) responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work
Marketplace, ministry, or missions - we are all called to use our giftings to empower and equip the gospel
Temple _____________________________________________________________________
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
THT: Our bodies are meant to be tended places of His presence, not neglected, polluted, or prized.
Closing
Matthew 25:21 NIV
“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things’
“When you steward what He’s already placed in your hands, He can trust you with more. Stay faithful. Steward well, Let God bring the increase.” - John Bevere
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