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Have you ever thought about what you would do if you only had one year to live? What would you do to finish up your life? Would you spend it making lots of money? Would you spend reaching out to family members that you have never met? Would you spend it going places you’ve never been before? These are…

Luke 16:1-13 1 And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no…

The Bible teaches that it is a requirement for managers to be found faithful. In this message by Pastor Mason Phillips gain insights into how you can manage the responsibilities that God has given you in such a way as to receive promotion, blessing, and reward.

Luke 16:1-13 Back when I was in school, we learned all about this thing called the Great Depression. You’ve probably heard of it before. But before there was the Great Depression, there was the Roaring 20’s. This was a time when everything seemed to be going well for just about everybody. World War 1…

Intro: (Define and give examples of stewardship) swimming pool, house, all of our ministry to one another… Connect to passage: Life is a stewardship from God. It is he who created us; we are his. And if existence, having physical life, is a stewardship from God… how much MORE is discipleship! (By unmerited…

Passage: Lk 20.1-8 , 19-26 “ One day as Jesus was teaching the people in the temple courts and proclaiming the good news, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, together with the elders, came up to him. “Tell us by what authority you are doing these things,” they said. “Who gave you this authority?”…

Jesus is calling us to conversion, a “radical reorientation of the whole life away from sin and evil, and toward God.” (CCC Glossary) Conversion is not a one-time event but a conscious and constant decision to turn away from all that distracts us, sin and evil, and turn back to God. Today and every day, it is time to honestly take stock in our task to further the Kingdom of God. If you come up short, like the dishonest Steward, it is time to change, to convert.

A disciple of Jesus will be wise in planning for his eternal future by being a generous and faithful steward of his resources.

Every parable that Jesus told is meant to teach us about the kingdom of God. Most of the time, when we look closely, we can find Jesus as one of the chief characters in each parable. Jesus is the Good Samaritan who binds up the wounds of the man lying in the middle of the road. Jesus is the merchant…

Christians are to be good stewards of the Lord’s possessions.

How to be Shrewd The word shrewd is only used in one place in the Bible. It means Astuteness or craftiness in dealings with others, especially in using one’s understanding and judgment to one’s own advantage. Manser, M. H. (2009). Dictionary of Bible Themes: The Accessible and Comprehensive Tool for…

What is Jesus really trying to teach us in the story of the shrewd manager?