WORD POWER: Kingdom Stewardship- the divinely authorized responsibility for believes to faithfully oversee the protection and expansion of the assets (time, talent and treasures) God has entrusted in them to manage on His behalf.

INTRO: The Power of Covenant Agreement

WORD POWER: Covenant (berit)- a divinely binding and official relational Bond! God has established the covenant as the governing rule by which He advances His Kingdom earth.

I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you. Genesis 17:7

Now therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is Mine. 6 And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.” Exodus 19:5-6

“And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. 19 Then it shall be, if you by any means forget the Lord your God, and follow other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you this day that you shall surely perish. 20 As the nations which the Lord destroys before you, so you shall perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the Lord your God. Deut. 8:18-20

ANALYSIS/APPLICATION: The Four Covenant Spheres of Stewardship Psalm 128:1-6

Sphere #1- Self
Blessed is every one who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. 2 When you eat the labor of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. Vs 1-2

For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favor You will surround I’m as with a shield. Psalm 5:12

Sphere #2- Family
Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine In the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants All around your table. 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed Who fears the Lord. Vs 3-4

If anyone does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their immediate family, they have denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.1 Tim 5:8

Sphere #3- Church
The Lord bless you out of Zion, Vs 5

Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. 16 From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work. Ephesians 4: 15-16

Sphere #4- Community
The Lord bless you out of Zion, And may you see the good of Jerusalem All the days of your life. 6 Yes, may you see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel! Vs 5-6

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” Acts 1:8