D1: T3 Stewardship

D1: Week 5 Stewardship

What is stewardship anyway?

Stewardship literally, from the greek, means “house-law”: oikos(house) and nomos(law) - oikonomos. The verses below demonstrate the semantic range its used in, such as:

Manager of a household or estate, house steward, manager, public treasure, one who is entrusted with management in connection with transcendent matters, administrator, program of instruction, training, arrangement, order, plan, responsibility of management.

Adam:

Stewardship started in the beginning with God making Adam from the dust of the ground, breathing life into his nostril, and placing him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep(maintain) it. ;

Joseph:

He became the house manager of all Potiphar had. Even while he was in prison he became the jail manager to the keeper of the prison and then administrator over Egypt and second in command. (; ; )

Daniel:

Daniel became a top administrator in Babylon ()

New Testament Scripture references:

; parable of the kingdom of heaven; manager, owner of the vineyard, laborers, foreman, and master of the house

; women accompanying Jesus who provided out of their means.

; managing with anticipation of the kingdom of God and the Lord’s return.

; Paul is appealing to his responsibility of managing God’s Word by proclaiming it and administering it.

As Administration: a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a group or a person.

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As household management: the act of controlling resources and expenditures for an estate; including the resources and expenditures on the other subordinate servants.

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As a task: a specific piece of administrative work required to be done as a duty.

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Area’s of stewardship:

Our Time:

Use of our time

Sabbath-Rest & Worship

Our Talent:

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Our Treasure:

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