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SPIRIT SPIRIT CONTROLLEDCONTROLLED

STEWARD & HIS STEWARD & HIS STEWARDSHIPSTEWARDSHIP

STEWARDSTEWARD•A person appointed by an organization A person appointed by an organization or group to manages,supervise,care for or group to manages,supervise,care for another's property or financial affairs; another's property or financial affairs; •One who administers anything as the One who administers anything as the agent of another or others. agent of another or others.

•2Co 6:1 We then, as workers together 2Co 6:1 We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye with him, beseech you also that ye receivereceive not the grace of God in vain. not the grace of God in vain. •1Pe 4:10 As every man hath 1Pe 4:10 As every man hath receivedreceived the gift, even so the gift, even so MINISTERMINISTER the same the same one to another, AS one to another, AS GOOD STEWARDS GOOD STEWARDS OF THE MANIFOLD GRACE OF GOD. OF THE MANIFOLD GRACE OF GOD.

•(GNB) Each one, (GNB) Each one, AS A GOOD MANAGER AS A GOOD MANAGER OF GOD'S DIFFERENT GIFTSOF GOD'S DIFFERENT GIFTS, must use , must use for the good of others the special gift for the good of others the special gift he has received from God. he has received from God. •(NLT) God has given gifts to each of (NLT) God has given gifts to each of you from his great variety of spiritual you from his great variety of spiritual gifts. gifts. MANAGE THEM WELL SO THAT MANAGE THEM WELL SO THAT GOD'S GENEROSITY CAN FLOW GOD'S GENEROSITY CAN FLOW THROUGH THROUGH YOUYOU. .

WHAT IS WHAT IS STEWARDSHIP ?STEWARDSHIP ?

STEWARDSHIP ?STEWARDSHIP ?•THE CONDUCTING,SUPERVISING,LOOKING THE CONDUCTING,SUPERVISING,LOOKING AFTER, MAKING DECISION ABOUT OR THE AFTER, MAKING DECISION ABOUT OR THE CAREFUL AND RESPONSIBLE CAREFUL AND RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OF SOMETHING MANAGEMENT OF SOMETHING ENTRUSTED TO ONES CARE...E.G ENTRUSTED TO ONES CARE...E.G ( XYZ )RESOURCES( XYZ )RESOURCES•TRUSTEES OF TALENTS,PEOPLE,GIFTS, TRUSTEES OF TALENTS,PEOPLE,GIFTS, TIME,MONEY, TREASURES ,CULTURES AND TIME,MONEY, TREASURES ,CULTURES AND VALUES IN THE SOCIETY AROUND USVALUES IN THE SOCIETY AROUND US

STEWARDSHIP : ELIEZER AND JACOB STEWARDSHIP : ELIEZER AND JACOB •Gen 15:2b And Abram said,..the Gen 15:2b And Abram said,..the STEWARD STEWARD OF MY HOUSEOF MY HOUSE is this Eliezer of Damascus? is this Eliezer of Damascus? •Gen 24:2… And Abraham said unto his eldest Gen 24:2… And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, servant of his house, THAT RULED OVER ALL THAT RULED OVER ALL THAT HE HADTHAT HE HAD, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under , Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh…..Gen 24:10 And the servant took ten my thigh…..Gen 24:10 And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and camels of the camels of his master, and departed; departed; FOR ALL THE GOODS OF HIS MASTER FOR ALL THE GOODS OF HIS MASTER WERE IN WERE IN

HIS HANDHIS HAND....

Gen 29:15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because Gen 29:15 And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? wages be? •Gen 30:27 And Laban said unto him….tarry: for I Gen 30:27 And Laban said unto him….tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake. blessed me for thy sake. •Gen 31:38 This Gen 31:38 This TWENTY YEARS TWENTY YEARS have I been with have I been with thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their thee; thy ewes and thy she goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten. young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten.

•Gen39:2 ....and he was in the house of his master the Gen39:2 ....and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian. …Gen39:4 And Joseph found grace in his Egyptian. …Gen39:4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served him: and sight, and he served him: and he made him overseer he made him overseer over his house, and all over his house, and all that he had he put into his that he had he put into his handhand. . •Gen 39:22 Gen 39:22 And the keeper of the prison committed to And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the prisonwere in the prison; ; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. •Gen41:41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Gen41:41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt. set thee over all the land of Egypt.

•NOTE: IN OLD TESTAMENT…..NOTE: IN OLD TESTAMENT…..• ELIEZER UNDER A GODLY BOSSELIEZER UNDER A GODLY BOSS • JACOB (COVENANT SERVANT)UNDER A DECIETFUL JACOB (COVENANT SERVANT)UNDER A DECIETFUL AND UNGODLY BOSSAND UNGODLY BOSS• JOSEPH(COVENANT SERVANT)UNDER AN JOSEPH(COVENANT SERVANT)UNDER AN UNGODLY)BOSSESUNGODLY)BOSSES•ALL THESE SERVANTS SERVED UNDER THEIR ALL THESE SERVANTS SERVED UNDER THEIR BOSSES FAITHFULLY…..BELEIVERS IN NEW BOSSES FAITHFULLY…..BELEIVERS IN NEW TESTAMENT, WE NEED TO TESTAMENT, WE NEED TO REFLECT GOD REFLECT GOD ANYWHERE ANYWHERE WE ARE….WE ARE….

QUESTION 1? QUESTION 1? IN THE CHARACTERS ABOVE IN THE CHARACTERS ABOVE

WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC WHAT ARE THE SPECIFIC THINGS THAT MADE THEM THINGS THAT MADE THEM GOOD STEWARDGOOD STEWARD

A.PLACEMENTA.PLACEMENT B.COVENANTB.COVENANT C.CONNECTIONC.CONNECTION D.RESPONSIBILITYD.RESPONSIBILITY

QUESTION 2QUESTION 2WHICH OF THE THREE WHICH OF THE THREE TOOK CONTROL AND HAD TOOK CONTROL AND HAD THE BETTER THE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNDERSTANDING OF THE BIGGER PICTURE ?BIGGER PICTURE ?

ELIEZERELIEZER JACOBJACOB JOSEPHJOSEPH

AND THE LORD SAID, WHO THEN AND THE LORD SAID, WHO THEN IS THAT IS THAT FAITHFUL AND WISE FAITHFUL AND WISE STEWARDSTEWARD, WHOM HIS LORD , WHOM HIS LORD SHALL SHALL MAKEMAKE RULER OVER RULER OVER HIS HIS HOUSEHOLDHOUSEHOLD , TO GIVE THEM , TO GIVE THEM THEIR PORTION OF MEAT IN DUE THEIR PORTION OF MEAT IN DUE SEASON? (LUK12:42 )………..SEASON? (LUK12:42 )………..

THE OWNER…THE OWNER…

WHAT STEWARD MUST UNDERSTANDWHAT STEWARD MUST UNDERSTAND:

THE OWNER:THE OWNER:Deu 10:14 Behold, the heaven and the Deu 10:14 Behold, the heaven and the heaven of heavens is the LORD'S thy God, heaven of heavens is the LORD'S thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is.the earth also, with all that therein is.

PSA 24:1 The earth is the LORD'S, and PSA 24:1 The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. that dwell therein.

Psa115:16 The heaven, even the heavens, Psa115:16 The heaven, even the heavens, are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he are the LORD'S: but the earth hath he GIVENGIVEN to the children of men. to the children of men.

JOHN ANSWERED AND JOHN ANSWERED AND SAID, A MAN CAN SAID, A MAN CAN

RECEIVERECEIVE NOTHING, NOTHING, EXCEPT IT BE EXCEPT IT BE GIVENGIVEN HIM HIM FROM HEAVEN. JOH3:27 FROM HEAVEN. JOH3:27

•What makes you better than What makes you better than anyone else? What do you have anyone else? What do you have that God hasn't given you? And that God hasn't given you? And if all you have is from God, why if all you have is from God, why boast as though you have boast as though you have accomplished something on accomplished something on your own? (1cor 4:7) NLTyour own? (1cor 4:7) NLT

RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY……


RESPONSIBILITY:RESPONSIBILITY:RESPONSIBILITY IS A COMPOUND RESPONSIBILITY IS A COMPOUND WORD…RESPONDING TO ABILITY GIVEN WORD…RESPONDING TO ABILITY GIVEN YOU BY GOD AND YOU BY GOD AND THIS IS THE CHOICE THIS IS THE CHOICE YOU MAKEYOU MAKE..

Responsibility also means answerable, as for Responsibility also means answerable, as for something within one's power, control, or something within one's power, control, or management, havingmanagement, having a capacity for moral a capacity for moral decisionsdecisions

ABILITY ? ABILITY ? THE QUALITY OF BEING THE QUALITY OF BEING ABLE TO DO SOMETHINGABLE TO DO SOMETHING

AN ACQUIRED OR AN ACQUIRED OR NATURAL CAPACITY OR NATURAL CAPACITY OR TALENT THAT ENABLES TALENT THAT ENABLES AN INDIVIDUAL TO AN INDIVIDUAL TO PERFORM A PARTICULAR PERFORM A PARTICULAR JOB OR TASK JOB OR TASK SUCCESSFULLYSUCCESSFULLY

RESPONSE ?RESPONSE ?A REACTION TO A REACTION TO SOMETHING e.g. A SOMETHING e.g. A QUESTION, EXPERIENCE, QUESTION, EXPERIENCE, AN EVENT, AN EVENT, OCCURRENCE, OR A OCCURRENCE, OR A SITUATION, SOME SITUATION, SOME OTHER TYPE OF OTHER TYPE OF STIMULUS, AIMED AT ITS STIMULUS, AIMED AT ITS CONTAINMENT OR CONTAINMENT OR CONTROL.CONTROL.

RESPONSIBILITY:RESPONSIBILITY:Mat25:15 …..HE gave to every man Mat25:15 …..HE gave to every man according to his several ability; and according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. straightway took his journey.

1Cor12:11 But all these worketh 1Cor12:11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as dividing to every man severally as he will. he will.

ENTREPRENEURSHIP : A RESPONSEENTREPRENEURSHIP : A RESPONSEENTREPRENEURSHIP IS A CREATIVE ACT ENTREPRENEURSHIP IS A CREATIVE ACT MADE POSSIBLE BY THE CREATIVE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE CREATIVE IMPULSE THAT GOD GAVE TO US IMPULSE THAT GOD GAVE TO US

IT IS ALSO A CREATIVE ACT THAT BRINGS IT IS ALSO A CREATIVE ACT THAT BRINGS HIGHER LEVELS OF SATISFACTION TO HIGHER LEVELS OF SATISFACTION TO PEOPLE ,RESULTS IN MORE ORDER AND PEOPLE ,RESULTS IN MORE ORDER AND FIND WAYS TO CREATE GREATER VALUE FIND WAYS TO CREATE GREATER VALUE THAN THE ONE EXISTING BEFORE.THAN THE ONE EXISTING BEFORE.

ACCOUNTABILITACCOUNTABILITY…Y…


ACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY•The acknowledgment and assumption of The acknowledgment and assumption of responsibility for actions, products, responsibility for actions, products, decisions, and policies including the decisions, and policies including the administration, governance, and administration, governance, and implementation within the scope of the role implementation within the scope of the role or employment position and encompassing or employment position and encompassing the obligation to report, explain and be the obligation to report, explain and be answerable ...answerable ...

ACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY

•Rom14:12 So then every one of us Rom14:12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. shall give account of himself to God. •1Cor4:1 Let a man so account of us, 1Cor4:1 Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. stewards of the mysteries of God.

ACCOUNTABILITYACCOUNTABILITY•Mat 25:19 "After a long time their master Mat 25:19 "After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them TO returned from his trip and called them TO GIVE AN ACCOUNT of how they had used his GIVE AN ACCOUNT of how they had used his money.money.•Luk 16:2 And he called him, and said unto him, Luk 16:2 And he called him, and said unto him, How is it that I hear this of thee? How is it that I hear this of thee? GIVE AN GIVE AN ACCOUNT OF THY STEWARDSHIPACCOUNT OF THY STEWARDSHIP; for thou ; for thou mayest be no longer steward. mayest be no longer steward.

AS A STEWARD… MATT8:9AS A STEWARD… MATT8:9• (KJV)FOR I AM A MAN UNDER AUTHORITY, HAVING SOLDIERS (KJV)FOR I AM A MAN UNDER AUTHORITY, HAVING SOLDIERS

UNDER ME:UNDER ME:• (NLV) I AM A MAN WHO WORKS FOR SOMEONE ELSE AND I (NLV) I AM A MAN WHO WORKS FOR SOMEONE ELSE AND I

HAVE MEN WORKING UNDER MEHAVE MEN WORKING UNDER ME … …• ALL BELEIVERS AS STAFFS OR AS COMPANY OWNERS ALL BELEIVERS AS STAFFS OR AS COMPANY OWNERS ARE STEWARDS OF THE GIFTS OF GOD AND WE ARE ARE STEWARDS OF THE GIFTS OF GOD AND WE ARE ALL ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD, WE MAY BE SERVING ALL ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD, WE MAY BE SERVING UNDER MEN, BUT AS BELEIVERS, WE ARE SERVING UNDER MEN, BUT AS BELEIVERS, WE ARE SERVING CHRIST, REFLECTING HIS NATURE , THROUGH THE CHRIST, REFLECTING HIS NATURE , THROUGH THE FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT IN OUR PLACES OF FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT IN OUR PLACES OF WORK,BUSINESS, HOME ETC WORK,BUSINESS, HOME ETC

FAITHFULNESS…FAITHFULNESS…


FAITHFULNESS:-FAITHFULNESS:-•Concept of unfailingly remaining loyal to Concept of unfailingly remaining loyal to someonesomeone(God(God) or something() or something(GIFTGIFT) and ) and putting that loyalty into consistent practice, putting that loyalty into consistent practice, regardless of extenuating circumstancesregardless of extenuating circumstances

1Cor4:2 Moreover it is required in stewards, 1Cor4:2 Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful. that a man be found faithful.

Pro 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with Pro 28:20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings:blessings:

FAITHFULNESS:-FAITHFULNESS:-•Luk 16:10-12 He that is Luk 16:10-12 He that is faithfulfaithful in that which in that which is is leastleast is faithful also in much: and he that is is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. If unjust in the least is unjust also in much. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true trust the true riches? ..riches? .. AND IF YE HAVE AND IF YE HAVE NOT BEEN NOT BEEN FAITHFULFAITHFUL IN THAT WHICH IS IN THAT WHICH IS ANOTHER MAN'S, ANOTHER MAN'S, WHO SHALL GIVE YOU WHO SHALL GIVE YOU THAT WHICH IS YOUR OWN? (GEN30:30)THAT WHICH IS YOUR OWN? (GEN30:30)

SENSITIVITY…SENSITIVITY…


SENSITIVITY:-SENSITIVITY:-•Pro 27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state Pro 27:23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herdsof thy flocks, and look well to thy herds. . •Matt13:36…Jesus has time for his flocks to Matt13:36…Jesus has time for his flocks to train/give details of his parablestrain/give details of his parables•Mark2:18-20,matt15:2-3 Jesus Defended the Mark2:18-20,matt15:2-3 Jesus Defended the disciples when the scribes ask them technical disciples when the scribes ask them technical questions about fasting& tax…Jesus example questions about fasting& tax…Jesus example of good steward (Boss) under Godof good steward (Boss) under God

SENSITIVITY:-SENSITIVITY:-•Compare the centurion and Amalekite Compare the centurion and Amalekite soldiers and the way they handle soldiers and the way they handle weak,sickly servants luke7:2, 1sam30:13weak,sickly servants luke7:2, 1sam30:13•WagesWages....the wages of him that is hired shall not the wages of him that is hired shall not abide with thee all night until the morning. abide with thee all night until the morning. Lev Lev 19:13 19:13 •How do we handle weak ,unproductive, How do we handle weak ,unproductive, seeming unserious servants, as the world seeming unserious servants, as the world or as steward of the grace of God?or as steward of the grace of God?

SENSITIVITY:-SENSITIVITY:-•And when Abram heard that his brother was And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, HE taken captive, HE ARMEDARMED (equipped)(equipped)HISHIS TRAINED TRAINED (not just used) (not just used) SERVANTS, SERVANTS, BORN BORN (early enough(early enough) IN HIS OWN HOUSE, three ) IN HIS OWN HOUSE, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. (Gen14:14)Dan. (Gen14:14)

• (At least he had about (At least he had about 954+954+ people with people with himhim

SENSITIVITY:-SENSITIVITY:-•Abraham an expectant father has program of Abraham an expectant father has program of training, to equip servants given birth to in his training, to equip servants given birth to in his house, close to a thousand families as a man house, close to a thousand families as a man of faith and a good steward of the manifold of faith and a good steward of the manifold grace of God….no wonder he is termed a grace of God….no wonder he is termed a father of faith..sensitive enough to serve God father of faith..sensitive enough to serve God in the way he handle the resources(men and in the way he handle the resources(men and female servants) that God gave him……female servants) that God gave him……

REWARDS…REWARDS…


REWARDS……REWARDS……•Col 3:23-24 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as Col 3:23-24 And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the to the LORDLORD, and not unto , and not unto MENMEN; Knowing that of the ; Knowing that of the LORDLORD ye shall ye shall RECEIVERECEIVE THE REWARD THE REWARD of the of the inheritance: for ye inheritance: for ye SERVESERVE the the LORD CHRISTLORD CHRIST. . •Mat 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou Mat 25:21 His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will a few things, I will MAKE THEE MAKE THEE ruler over many ruler over many thingsthings: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. : enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

ACKNOWLEDGE THE OWNER ACKNOWLEDGE THE OWNER BE RESPONSIBLEBE RESPONSIBLEBE ACCOUNTABLEBE ACCOUNTABLEBE FAITHFULLBE FAITHFULLBE SENSITIVEBE SENSITIVEBE EXPECTING REWARDSBE EXPECTING REWARDS……

(lk2:42,mat25:21)(lk2:42,mat25:21)

A GOOD STEWARD OF GOD’S RESOURCES MUSTA GOOD STEWARD OF GOD’S RESOURCES MUST

QUESTIONS ?QUESTIONS ?

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