Stewardship

Why I am Glad I have been Involved in Stewardship the Past 25 Years

Sermon by Pastor Brent Snook / Sunday, April 25, 2021

Bible text: James 5:1-8

4 Marks of Financial Bondage of the Rich

1. When money increases .
2. When there’s a burning desire to get rich .
3. When there’s a compromise of and obligations in order to make money.
4. When there’s a search for reasons when God prompts the heart.

I. OBEDIENCE

• Deuteronomy 14:22-23
• Exodus 22:29
• Proverbs 3:9
• 1 Corinthians 16:2
• Malachi 3:10

II. IT IS A BLESSING

• Acts 20:33-35

Blessed =

• Luke 6:38

A Summary of Scripture Teaches 3 Things About Generosity

1. Generous living produces
2. Generous living produces
3. Generous living produces

III. KEEPS ME BALANCED

• 1 Timothy 6:17

Money Does 2 Things to People

1. It makes us
2. It becomes our source of

• Proverbs 30:8-9
• 1 Timothy 6:17

IV. INVOLVED IN MEETING A NEED

• 1 John 3:17
• James 2:15-16

V. INVESTMENT IN ETERNITY

• Matthew 6:19-24

“I value all things only by the they shall gain in .” – John Wesley

“I place no value on anything I possess except in relation to the .” – David Livingstone

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot to gain what he cannot .” – Jim Elliot