“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord” (Eph. 5:8, NKJV). Paul describes the transformation of the heart as being what is publicly seen: As we “walk in the light” (1 John 1:7, NKJV; Isa. 30:21), our daily witness of managed stewardship will be an influential light in a dark world. Jesus said, “I am … Continue reading –>
The quarter comes to a close showing us the results of our stewardship. All our studies culminate in pointing us to: Hymn 214, “We Have This Hope”. Sunday’s study teaches us to be like Christ: Hymn 311, “I Would Be Like Jesus” and Hymn 492 “Like Jesus”. Are we content as in: Hymn 303, “Beneath the Cross … Continue reading –>
The benefits of stewardship. You wouldn’t expect to study and pray with Bible-based instruction on the topic of stewardship without a reward, would you? We begin this final week with an amazing promise delivered by the apostle Peter about the reward other people may receive when they see us living as we do. What is that … Continue reading –>
Read Proverbs 3:5. What crucial message is there for us, especially in the last part, about not “leaning” on our own understanding? (See also Isa. 55:9, 1 Cor. 4:5, 1 Cor 13:12.) The motto and aim of God’s stewards is to “trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding” (Prov. 3:5, NKJV). Of course, … Continue reading –>
“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content” (Phil. 4:11). If we are to be content in whatever state we are in, where must that contentment ultimately come from? While writing to Timothy, Paul describes an unsavory group of people “who think that godliness is … Continue reading –>
Godliness is a vast topic. Godly people live a holy lifestyle (Titus 1:1), becoming like Christ with an attitude of devotion and with actions that are pleasing to Him (Ps. 4:3, Titus 2:12). Godliness is the evidence of true religion and receives the promise of eternal life. No philosophy, wealth, fame, power, or favored birth offers such a promise. … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: 2 Tim. 3:1-9; Ezek. 14:14; Phil. 4:4-13; Prov. 3:5; 1 Pet. 2:11-12; Matt. 7:23; Matt. 25:21. Memory Text: “Having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation” (1 Peter 2:12, NKJV). As stewards, we should live as witnesses of … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Enoch and Noah made it a habit to walk with God in an age when few remained faithful amid excess, materialism, and violence (Gen. 5:24, Gen. 6:9). They understood and accepted God’s grace, and were thus good stewards of the possessions and tasks entrusted to them. Down through the ages, people have walked with God … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Negative or positive habits are formed through repetition. We need to protect positive habits of stewardship. Lesson 12, March 24, 2018 1. Have a volunteer read Luke 12:46-48. a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. b. What does this tell us about … Continue reading –>
Self-discipline is one of the most important character traits a steward can have. “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline” (2 Tim. 1:7, NIV). The Greek word for discipline, sophronismos, appears only here in this verse in the New Testament and involves the ability to do what must … Continue reading –>
