| What does the Bible say about Stewardship as far as our daily living??? |
“Excellence In Stewardship”
Elwell’s Evangelical Dictionary
Stewardship
Text: (Gr. oikonomia, meaning "management of a household"). Administration of duties or goods in one's
care. The person who administers the household is called a steward (oikonomos, "law of the house") or
an overseer (epitropos).
Merriam-Webster’s WWWebster Dictionary
Origin of the word economy
Middle French yconomie, from Medieval Latin oeconomia, from Greek oikonomia, from oikonomos
household manager, from oikos house + nemein to manage
What are some of the spiritual attributes of stewardship?
S Sacrifice is needed!
(Psalms 4:5; 27:6; 107:20-22; 116:17; Romans 12:1-3; Hebrews 13:15-16)
T Give unto GOD of your Tithe & Time!
(Leviticus 27:30-32; Deuteronomy 14:22; Proverbs 3:9-10; Malachi 3:8-12 & Psalms 34:1; Luke 9:23)
Learn to Trust Him totally!
(Psalms 4:5; 20:6-8; 31:1; 34:8; 37:3-5; 56:3-4, 10-11; 62:8; 118:8-9; 125:1; Proverbs 3:5-6)
E Be Encouraged in the Word of GOD & let GOD Exalt you in His Perfect time!
(Deuteronomy 31:6; Joshua 1:6-9; 10:24-25; Judges 20:22; I Samuel 30:6;
II Samuel 22; I Chronicles 28:20; II Chronicles 32:7-8; Psalms 27:14; 31:24;
Isaiah 41:6-10 & Job 5:11; Psalms 37:34; 75:6-10; Proverbs 4:5-9;
Matthew 23:12; Luke 1:52; 14:7-11; 18:9-14; I Peter 5:6-7)
W Be mindful of your Walk, your Words, and your Works!
(Genesis 17:1; Leviticus 26:3-12; Deuteronomy 8:1-10; Psalms 1:1-3; 15:1-5;
Proverbs 10:9; 28:18; Romans 8:1; II Corinthians 5:7; Galatians 5:16-25;
Colossians 2:6-7; I John 1:5-7; 2:3-6 & Psalms 19:14; Matthew 12:34-37 &
Nehemiah 2:18; 4:6; Proverbs 16:3; Matthew 5:16; 16:27; Mark 13:32-37; John
4:34; 9:4; I Corinthians 15:58; Ephesians 4:11-13)
A You must be Available and you will be held Accountable!
(Luke 14:26-33 & Matthew 12:34-37; 18:23-35; Luke 16:1-2; Romans 14:12;
I Corinthians 4:1-2; Hebrews 13:17)
R Work to be Ready for the Master’s Return that ye may enter into His Rest!
(II Samuel 15:15; Matthew 24:36-51; 25:1-30; Luke 12:35-48 & Psalms 37:7;
Hebrews 4:8-11; Revelation 14:13)
D We must be Devoted to the tasks we have been set forth to accomplish!
(Matthew 24:45-47; John 4:31-34; 9:4; 14:12-14)
S You must be a faithful Servant before ever becoming a steward!
(Job 8:7; 42:12; Psalms 105:17-22; Matthew 10:24-25; 20:27; 23:11; Luke
12:36-38; John 13:1-17)
H Let GOD Humble you so that you may begin to live in Holiness!
(II Chronicles 7:14; Matthew 23:12; Romans 6:18-23; I Thessalonians 4:7;
Hebrews 12:14; James 4:5-10; I Peter 5:6-7 & Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 1:4;
I Peter 1:15-16; 2:9; II Peter 3:8-12)
I Be an Imitator of that which is good and right before GOD!
(Matthew 4:18-22; 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23; John 10:27; 12:26;
Romans 14:19; Ephesians 5:1; I Thessalonians 5:15; I Timothy 6:6-12; II
Timothy 2:22; III John 11)
P Pray always in the Spirit of GOD without ceasing!
(Proverbs 15:8, 29; Matthew 5:44; 21:22; Mark 11:22-24; Romans 8:26-28; 12:12; Philippians 4:6-7; I
Thessalonians 5:17-18; Hebrews 4:16; III John 2)
Luke 12
42. And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his
household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
43. Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
44. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
45. But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the
menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
46. The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not
aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47. And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his
will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For
unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much,
of him they will ask the more.
Luke 16
10. He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is
unjust also in much.
11. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the
true riches?
12. And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your
own?
13. No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will
hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Luke 17
10. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are
unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
I Corinthians 4
1. Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
Elwell’s Evangelical Dictionary
Stewardship
Text: (Gr. oikonomia, meaning "management of a household"). Administration of duties or goods in one's
care. The person who administers the household is called a steward (oikonomos, "law of the house") or
an overseer (epitropos).
Merriam-Webster’s WWWebster Dictionary
Origin of the word economy
Middle French yconomie, from Medieval Latin oeconomia, from Greek oikonomia, from oikonomos
household manager, from oikos house + nemein to manage
What are some of the spiritual attributes of stewardship?
S Sacrifice is needed!
(Psalms 4:5; 27:6; 107:20-22; 116:17; Romans 12:1-3; Hebrews 13:15-16)
T Give unto GOD of your Tithe & Time!
(Leviticus 27:30-32; Deuteronomy 14:22; Proverbs 3:9-10; Malachi 3:8-12 & Psalms 34:1; Luke 9:23)
Learn to Trust Him totally!
(Psalms 4:5; 20:6-8; 31:1; 34:8; 37:3-5; 56:3-4, 10-11; 62:8; 118:8-9; 125:1; Proverbs 3:5-6)
E Be Encouraged in the Word of GOD & let GOD Exalt you in His Perfect time!
(Deuteronomy 31:6; Joshua 1:6-9; 10:24-25; Judges 20:22; I Samuel 30:6;
II Samuel 22; I Chronicles 28:20; II Chronicles 32:7-8; Psalms 27:14; 31:24;
Isaiah 41:6-10 & Job 5:11; Psalms 37:34; 75:6-10; Proverbs 4:5-9;
Matthew 23:12; Luke 1:52; 14:7-11; 18:9-14; I Peter 5:6-7)
W Be mindful of your Walk, your Words, and your Works!
(Genesis 17:1; Leviticus 26:3-12; Deuteronomy 8:1-10; Psalms 1:1-3; 15:1-5;
Proverbs 10:9; 28:18; Romans 8:1; II Corinthians 5:7; Galatians 5:16-25;
Colossians 2:6-7; I John 1:5-7; 2:3-6 & Psalms 19:14; Matthew 12:34-37 &
Nehemiah 2:18; 4:6; Proverbs 16:3; Matthew 5:16; 16:27; Mark 13:32-37; John
4:34; 9:4; I Corinthians 15:58; Ephesians 4:11-13)
A You must be Available and you will be held Accountable!
(Luke 14:26-33 & Matthew 12:34-37; 18:23-35; Luke 16:1-2; Romans 14:12;
I Corinthians 4:1-2; Hebrews 13:17)
R Work to be Ready for the Master’s Return that ye may enter into His Rest!
(II Samuel 15:15; Matthew 24:36-51; 25:1-30; Luke 12:35-48 & Psalms 37:7;
Hebrews 4:8-11; Revelation 14:13)
D We must be Devoted to the tasks we have been set forth to accomplish!
(Matthew 24:45-47; John 4:31-34; 9:4; 14:12-14)
S You must be a faithful Servant before ever becoming a steward!
(Job 8:7; 42:12; Psalms 105:17-22; Matthew 10:24-25; 20:27; 23:11; Luke
12:36-38; John 13:1-17)
H Let GOD Humble you so that you may begin to live in Holiness!
(II Chronicles 7:14; Matthew 23:12; Romans 6:18-23; I Thessalonians 4:7;
Hebrews 12:14; James 4:5-10; I Peter 5:6-7 & Romans 12:1-2; Ephesians 1:4;
I Peter 1:15-16; 2:9; II Peter 3:8-12)
I Be an Imitator of that which is good and right before GOD!
(Matthew 4:18-22; 16:24; Mark 8:34; Luke 9:23; John 10:27; 12:26;
Romans 14:19; Ephesians 5:1; I Thessalonians 5:15; I Timothy 6:6-12; II
Timothy 2:22; III John 11)
P Pray always in the Spirit of GOD without ceasing!
(Proverbs 15:8, 29; Matthew 5:44; 21:22; Mark 11:22-24; Romans 8:26-28; 12:12; Philippians 4:6-7; I
Thessalonians 5:17-18; Hebrews 4:16; III John 2)
Luke 12
42. And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his
household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
43. Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
44. Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
45. But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the
menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
46. The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not
aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
47. And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his
will, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For
unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much,
of him they will ask the more.
Luke 16
10. He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is
unjust also in much.
11. If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the
true riches?
12. And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your
own?
13. No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will
hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Luke 17
10. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are
unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.
I Corinthians 4
1. Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.
2. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
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