This can be presented from the pulpit or projected during the offering.
God calls us all to be good stewards. What is a steward?
A steward is someone . . .
Who has been entrusted with another's wealth or property,
Charged with the responsibility of managing it,
in the owner's best interest.
We have been entrusted with God's wealth & property because EVERYTHING we have is God's.
God has charged us from the time He created Adam to manage and care for the gardens and the animals, all of his creation.
We need to manage ALL that we have in our Owner's, or God's, best interest. It's easy to manage things in OUR own interest, but we all have to work on how we use our TIME, our TALENTS, and our TREASURE in GOD'S best interest.
Next time you get your paycheck, think of how that money will be managed. Will it be used in God's best interest or will God get what's left over?
Next week, will you schedule time for personal devotions and prayer, or volunteering at church, in our community, visiting a widow, a lonely neighbor, or someone sick? Or do those things take a backseat to everything else on your schedule?
Will you use your talents in teaching Sunday School, visiting shut-ins, baking cookies for a program, or do you say "I can't" or "Someone else will do it"?
May God bless us with the wisdom to use our finances, our time, and our talents for His will and purpose.
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