STEWARDSHIPISADISCIPLE’SRESPONSE.
AdiscipleisonewhofollowstheteachingsofJesusChrist.
Stewardship
“TeachMe,OLord,YourWays.”
Psalms86:11
WHATDOESTHE
WORDOFGOD
TEACHUSABOUTSHARINGOURGIFTS
BYSERVINGOTHERSTHROUGHMINISTRY?
REASONSTOSHARE
“Idonotknowwhatyourdestinywillbe,butwhatIdoknowisthoseamongyouwhowillbe truly happy
Matthew5:16
“…Yourlightmustshinebeforemensotheymayseegoodnessinyouracts.”
Matthew10:42
“AndIpromiseyouthatwhoevergivesacupofcoldwatertooneofthelowlyonesbecauseheisadisciplewillnotwantforhisreward.”
Matthew20:26-28
“…Anyoneamongyouwhoaspirestogreatnessmustservetherest,andwhoeverwantstorankfirstamongyoumustservetheneedsofall.SuchisthecasewiththeSonofManwhohascome,nottobeservedbyoth-ers,buttoserve,togivehisownlifeasaransomformany.”
John13:34-35
“Igiveyouanewcommandment:loveoneanother.Suchasmylovehasbeenforyou,somustyourlovebeforeachother.Thisishowallwillknowyouformydis-ciples:yourloveforoneanother.”
Galatians6:9
“Letusnotgrowwearyofdoinggood;ifwedonotrelaxourefforts,induetimeweshallreapourharvest.Whilewehavetheopportunity,letusdogoodtoallmen–butespeciallythoseofthehouseholdofthefaith.”
1Corinthians12:4-7
“Therearedifferentgiftsbutthesamespirit;therearedifferentministriesbutthesameLord;therearedif-ferentworksbutthesameGodwhoaccomplishesallofthemineveryone.Toeachpersonthemanifestationofthespiritisgivenforthecommongood.”
Ephesians3:17-18,4:1-2
“MayChristdwellinyourheartsthroughfaith,andmaycharitybetherootandfoundationofyourlife.Thusyouwillbeabletograspfully,withalltheholyones,thebreadthandlengthandheightanddepthofChrist’slove.”
“Ipleadwithyou,…,tolivealifeworthyofthecallingyouhave received, with perfect humility, meeknessandpatience,bearingwithoneanotherlovingly.”
1Peter4:8-10
“Aboveall,letyourloveforoneanotherbeconstant,forlovecoversamultitudeofsins.Bemutuallyhos-pitablewithoutcomplaining.AsgenerousstewardsofGod’smanifoldgrace,putyourgiftsattheserviceofoneanother,eachinthemeasurehehasreceived.”
arethosewhohavesoughtandfoundhowtoserve.”
AlbertSchweitzer
IntheStewardshipofMinistryprocess,youareinvitedtomakeacommitmenttoserveinoneormoreministriesinyourparish.Weknowthatonceyouacceptthischallengetoshareyourgifts,youwillgrow,yourblessingswillgrowandtheparishwillbenefitfromtheserviceandtalentsthatareuniquelyyours.Thankyouforacceptingthechallenge.
CliptheministrycovenantonthebackandplaceitinyourfamilyBibleasatangiblesignthatyouarecom-mittedtoacloserrelationshipwiththeLordthroughministry.