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Render An Account Of Your Stewardship
Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Oct 19, 2006 (message contributor)
Summary: THIS SERMON IS A MUCH NEEDED MESSAGE THAT DEALS WITH OUR STEWARDSHIP.
THIS GOSPEL MESSAGE DEPICTS A VERY GOOD LESSON TO THE BELIEVER BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THE HARDEST MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLE FOR MANY OF US IS HOW TO PROPERLY MANAGE OF 1) TIME 2) TALENT 3) TREASURE
I BELIEVE THAT MANY OF US HAVE THE IDEA THAT WHATEVER WE ARE GIVEN IS TO BE USED UP IN IT’S FULLNES BUT THIS IS NOT SO. GOD REQUIRES US TO BALANCE WHAT HE GIVES US BECAUSE WHATEVER HE GIVES US IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEED TO THE KINGDOM.
THERE IS ARE SOME VERY GOOD PRINCIPLES HERE TO LEARN IN THESE PARTICULAR PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE.
1) HOW YOU SPEND YOUR TREASURE IS A REFLECTION OF WHAT YOU LOVE.
MATTHEW 6:21
FOR WHERE YOUR TREASURES ARE, THERE WILL YOUR HEART ALSO.
IF YOUR PRIORITIES ARE:
1) ENTERTAINMENT
2) CLOTHES
3) CARS
1) FOR THIS VERY REASON GOD CANNOT TRUST WHAT HE PUTS IN YOUR HANDS BECAUSE HE CANNOT TRUST WHAT YOU WILL DO WITH WHAT HE GIVES YOU OR THINK YOU COULD HOLD IT IF HE HAD GIVEN IT TO YOU.
2) THE REASON WHY WE ARE WHERE WE ARE IS BECAUSE GOD IS NOT SURE THAT HE COULD TRUST YOUR ABILITY TO HOLD WHAT HE GIVES YOU.
3) YOU CANNOT GET WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO HAVE UNTIL HE GIVES IT TO YOU.
4) GOD IS NOT WILLING TO GIVE UNTO YOU UNTIL YOU PUT YOURSELF IN A POSITION OF WANT OR NEED.
GODS WANTS US TO BE THE LENDER AND NOT THE BORROWER.
THE MERE FACT THAT WE ARE CHILDREN OF THE MOST HIGH GOD HE WANTS US TO BE SUCCESSFUL AND NOT UNSUCCESSFUL.