Make a quick Google search of the word stewardship and several similar meanings may come up: > Stewardship means the management or care of something, particularly the kind that works. If your company is making money, there’s probably been careful stewardship. > The conducting, supervising, or managing of something; especially Read more …
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The risk of being a dishonest steward?
We are all called to be stewards of God’s creation: people, properties and even money. These are not our own but have only been entrusted to us by the One who owns everything. But what happens if during the course of our journey here on earth, we get blinded by Read more …
Seeking to become the steward God requires
Stewardship is more than just making wise use of your money or giving to the poor. To capture it in a nutshell, it’s acknowledging that everything you have belongs to God and you have been entrusted with your entire life to live it according to God’s will and to glorify Read more …
Practicing Stewardship and Budgeting
Each year, the cost of living goes up, prices of basic commodities rise, and stretching your monthly income often seems harder. Not to mention those unseen, unavoidable expenses like health emergencies, car maintenance, home repairs, your child’s school project, and the list goes on. As they say, budgeting is the Read more …
The Downside of Affluence
We can see many Christian individuals who are wealthy and grounded on the Rock, on their faith in God. However, there are some who seems to have forgotten their humble beginnings, much worse, they have forgotten the Giver of their wealth. In Deuteronomy 8:18 the NIV says: “But remember the Read more …
A Biblical View of Money
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. Matthew 6:24 Money is the number one competitor of our devotion to God. The Lord Read more …
Biblical Stewardship: The Foundation of All Generosity
Generosity is the overflow of the stewardship mindset that says God owns it all and I am only a steward of the resources in my hands, including my life. This truth has far-reaching implications in the way we live our lives and how we use the resources entrusted to us Read more …
How God’s Stewards Get Ahead (Part 2)
This is part 2 of our series on how God’s stewards get ahead. We’ll continue to explore the characteristics that represent great stewardship. Stewards are Sacrificially Generous “As Jesus looked up, he saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in Read more …
How God’s Stewards Get Ahead (Part 1)
As a Christian we are called to be Stewards of all that God has blessed us with; from our talents and skills through to the financial resources that he provides. In this session, I want us to explore what Good Stewardship actually looks like. The starting point for good Stewardship Read more …
what a good budget looks like
28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? 29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, 30 saying, Read more …