Rose Ave Baptist Church
A Faithful Steward Is a Thankful Steward
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Rose Ave Baptist Church
702 N Rose Ave, Breckenridge, TX 76424, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
A Faithful Steward Is a Thankful Steward
I want us to consider some definitions at the outset of the message. We need to understand what it is we are talking about.
• Value: The worth or importance of something
• Morals: Principles of right and wrong behavior
• Integrity: Adherence to a code of moral values. Completeness or honesty.
• Value: The worth or importance of something
• Morals: Principles of right and wrong behavior
• Integrity: Adherence to a code of moral values. Completeness or honesty.
I. Two Worlds
• Every person on this earth is a citizen of one of two different worlds.
• If he is an unbeliever, he belongs to the world of darkness (Col. 1:13a).
• If he is a Christian, he is a member of the world of light .
• Every person on this earth is a citizen of one of two different worlds.
• If he is an unbeliever, he belongs to the world of darkness (Col. 1:13a).
• If he is a Christian, he is a member of the world of light .
A. The world of darkness
1. The Bible uses the word "darkness" to describe the world of sin.
2. This darkness, which entered the world at the Fall, is the domain of Satan and his spirit helpers (Eph. 6:11-12).
3. Satan has set the secular, material, man-centered and often immoral philosophy that is so prevalent in the world.
4. Like physical darkness, this spiritual darkness blinds.
1. The Bible uses the word "darkness" to describe the world of sin.
2. This darkness, which entered the world at the Fall, is the domain of Satan and his spirit helpers (Eph. 6:11-12).
3. Satan has set the secular, material, man-centered and often immoral philosophy that is so prevalent in the world.
4. Like physical darkness, this spiritual darkness blinds.
B. The world of light
1. God sent His Son to be the Light of the World, to deliver us all from this darkness and into His marvelous light
1. God sent His Son to be the Light of the World, to deliver us all from this darkness and into His marvelous light
II. Building Values.
• God provides in His Word all we need to know to make right choices.
• He has provided role models and examples (both positive and negative) we can learn from.
• God provides in His Word all we need to know to make right choices.
• He has provided role models and examples (both positive and negative) we can learn from.
III. Developing Stewardship (Mt. 25:14-30)
• Having been delivered from the darkness into the light, and having adopted God's values instead of the world's, the believer's life takes on a unique significance.
• Every believer has one primary occupation: being a steward, or manager, of the resources God has entrusted to him.
• A faithful steward recognizes that life is a holy trust from God.
• Being a steward involves understanding three principles: God's ownership, our responsibility and our accountability.
A. Ownership
1. We can compare God to the master in this parable.
a. He owns everything in the world; nevertheless He entrusts his servants (believers) with the responsibility of managing His resources for Him.
b. God sovereignly decides what resources He will place in the hands of each of His servants.
c. He decides which ones and how many each of us will have.
2. God owns everything (Ps. 50:10-12).
3. He is the creator: "He… made us…"
• Having been delivered from the darkness into the light, and having adopted God's values instead of the world's, the believer's life takes on a unique significance.
• Every believer has one primary occupation: being a steward, or manager, of the resources God has entrusted to him.
• A faithful steward recognizes that life is a holy trust from God.
• Being a steward involves understanding three principles: God's ownership, our responsibility and our accountability.
A. Ownership
1. We can compare God to the master in this parable.
a. He owns everything in the world; nevertheless He entrusts his servants (believers) with the responsibility of managing His resources for Him.
b. God sovereignly decides what resources He will place in the hands of each of His servants.
c. He decides which ones and how many each of us will have.
2. God owns everything (Ps. 50:10-12).
3. He is the creator: "He… made us…"
B. Responsibility.
1. Each believer is like one of the servants in the parable.
2. We are either faithful or unfaithful.
3. The faithful servants put their master's talents to good use, investing them, making them count.
4. The unfaithful steward dug a hole and squirreled his away, wasting it.
5. A faithful Christian uses what God has given him in the wisest possible way, which brings glory to Him.
1. Each believer is like one of the servants in the parable.
2. We are either faithful or unfaithful.
3. The faithful servants put their master's talents to good use, investing them, making them count.
4. The unfaithful steward dug a hole and squirreled his away, wasting it.
5. A faithful Christian uses what God has given him in the wisest possible way, which brings glory to Him.
C. Accountability
1. When the master returned from his journey, he called each servant into His presence and required a face-to- face report from each one on how he'd managed his possessions.
2. We, too, will answer for how we've used our master's resources.
1. When the master returned from his journey, he called each servant into His presence and required a face-to- face report from each one on how he'd managed his possessions.
2. We, too, will answer for how we've used our master's resources.
3. At the Judgment Seat of Christ, God will judge us on how we've managed the time, money, spiritual gifts and possessions He entrusted to us.