Key Principles of Stewardship Luke 16:1-13 In the passage for this lesson Jesus is giving a parable regarding stewardship. In verse 8 he comes to the conclusion that worldly people in many ways are wiser than God’s people. This should not be the way it is but many times it...

In Lk 16:1-12 we read about the unjust steward.  He had wasted his master’s goods.  So, his master told him to give an account of his stewardship because he was going to be put out of his stewardship.  He was in a quandary.  He couldn’t or wouldn’t do manual labor...

A Charge to Be Diligent Joshua 22:1-6 Joshua charges the Rubenites, Gadites, and the half tribe of Manasseh to be diligent. They had obeyed all the commandments of Moses and Joshua up to this point. They knew how to please God. Now they were going out on their own and...

Prov 20:6 says, “Most men will proclaim everyone his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?”  When I read this verse, I think of a resumé.  When you prepare a resumé, you highlight all the good stuff you have done, that you hope qualifies you for the job...

Stewards of the Mysteries 1 Cor. 4: 1-2 CLICK TTILE FOR AUDIO Paul was a minister of Christ and a steward of the mysteries of God.  There are 7 mysteries of God in the New Testament.  These mysteries are easy to find by simply cross-referencing the word “mystery.”  Today, we will...

Faithful Men II Tim. 2:2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO God is faithful. Jesus Christ is faithful. The word of God is faithful. And we need to be faithful.  A faithful man is a: Faithful saint – Col 1:2; Acts 16:15 – he must be faithful to the Lord, to the words...

Faithfulness Deut. 7:9 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Faithfulness is one of the key characteristics in a Christian whom God will use and bless [Prov 28:20].  God requires us to be faithful because he is the faithful God [Deut 7:9].  In the parable of the talents in Matt 25:14-30, the distribution of...

A Faithful Steward 1 Cor. 4:2 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Abraham’s eldest servant was a faithful steward (Gen 24).  He accomplished what he was sent to do. He was sent to find a bride for Isaac and he succeeded. Nothing took precedence over the task at hand (Gen 24:17).  He...