Stewardship Principles
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Key Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful.
Text For Tonight: Matthew 21 NKJV
33 ¶ "Hear another parable: There was a certain landowner who planted a vineyard and set a hedge around it, dug a winepress in it and built a tower. And he leased it to vinedressers and went into a far country.
34 "Now when vintage-time drew near, he sent his servants to the vinedressers, that they might receive its fruit.
35 "And the vinedressers took his servants, beat one, killed one, and stoned another.
36 "Again he sent other servants, more than the first, and they did likewise to them.
37 "Then last of all he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’
38 "But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’
39 "So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him.
40 "Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vinedressers?"
41 They said to Him, "He will destroy those wicked men miserably, and lease his vineyard to other vinedressers who will render to him the fruits in their seasons."
Jesus is talking about the concept and practice of stewardship.
* Stewardship vs. Ownership
* What I Want vs. What God Wants
* All Mine vs. All His
Lets do our annual review of the Stewardship Principles found in the Bible. Many of you will remember this from last fall, while for others this may be the first opportunity you have had to hear this information on Stewardship.
For the next three Wednesday nights we will be addressing the subject of Stewardship.
Our View:
Every Christian should identify themselves with a local church. This is basic membership. Each member is responsible to contribute to the vision and success of their church by the
* Giving of their time
* Volunteering with their talents and the
* Support of their treasury
Our Purpose:
To take the resources contributed and provide as much Jesus as possible, first to the sheep of this pasture and then in ever increasing concentric circles to the utter most parts of the world. We wish To make our church important to God. We will accomplish this by:
* Reaching People
* Teaching People
* Keeping People
Our Impact:
We have already reached several of our local communities and over 100 other countries with the Gospel of Jesus Christ in a real and vital way. We have built churches, bible schools, grammar schools, feeding centers, medical clinics, supported orphanages and funded seminars, workshops and crusades, drilled water wells, worked hospital, nursing home and jail ministries and provided counsel, covering and correction to people of all nations, races, tribes and languages all without charge. Even our whisper can now be heard around the whole world, 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
We have equipped saints and provided opportunities for them to be proficient witnesses to the saving grace of Jesus Christ, sending them out to the lost, in prisons, hospitals, on the streets, at festivals, on beaches, in schools, over the world wide internet and in daily life adventures, seeing a harvest of souls numbering into the hundreds of thousands, both in America and throughout the world. We are steadily advancing and enhancing the Kingdom of God and with each passing day pray for greater doors of utterance and the resources to make the most of these opportunities.
Our Need:
The fields are white and ripe for harvest. We need more contributing members, committed laborers in this field. We need you to abandon your own way, come to Christ, bring your time, talents, tithes and offerings, be discipled and give yourself to the vision and work of the church. Discover your purpose and pursue your destiny. Learn Jesus and
* Make a living
* Make a life and
* Make a difference
Take the dare. Be all you can be in God’s Army. Take the dare …
The Stewardship Dare! Commit to stewardship today.
