Historical Standard Bearers
We’ve been discussing Biblical stewardship. There are many examples of stewardship throughout the Bible. Most of the great figures of the Old Testament were called to steward for God’s purposes. Moses (Hebrews 3:1-6), Joshua, the Judges, and the Kings were all called to steward God’s people Israel. Some did pretty well – some horribly. Daniel […]
Stewardship for His Plan
God’s original plan was to build a beautiful garden and to put mankind in it. We were to control it, manage it, expand it, and multiply ourselves throughout the earth utilizing his bounty – all in perfect harmony with our God. “Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and […]
Focus on God, Money will come (Mt 6:25-34)
Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? 26Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in […]
How Are You Handling His Affairs?
We discussed previously the difference between ownership and stewardship and that all followers of Christ are called to be faithful stewards over what we are given. Jesus explained it this way, “He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. 13So he called […]
The Uncertainty of Riches
Being rich in the world is of no consequence when compared to being rich in communion with God: “that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man” (Ephesians 3:16). “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, […]
What is life like in Heaven? (Mt 6:19-24)
Matthew 6:19-7:6 We’ve been looking into the Sermon on the Mount which started with Matthew 5 to 7 and we’re continuing from Matthew 6:11-15 where Jesus taught us how to pray. As we take on this prayerful lifestyle, we begin to enter new Heavenly realities and Jesus explains here what Life is like in the Kingdom […]
A Place for Money in the Kingdom
It’s important to read this earlier post to understand that I am not blasting a particular ministry here, but am making a more abstract point (continued from here). A newer philosophy that has sprung up in the last few decades is the “prosperity” teaching. The idea is that God wants all Believers in Christ to […]
What’s in it for us? (Mt 6:11-15)
Matthew 6:11-15 I almost started this post by beating the drum of “Worship God”…but I stopped because if you don’t get that, it sounds really boring. And if you do, you already know it’s the most amazing way you can live, and you don’t need me telling you. So I thought instead we’d talk about…What […]
Is Wealth a Sin?
Several hundred years after Christ, a monastic movement emerged and many of those who most devoutly followed Christ chose to pull out of society and took vows of chastity and poverty. Incredible fruit was born from some of those communities and the world was very different then, so I am not saying whether or not […]
What are we supposed to pray for? (Mt 6:10)
The Lord’s Prayer: Matthew 6:10 Yesterday we started studying the Lord’s Prayer. While instructing us how to pray, Jesus teaches that we need to be in awe of our Holy God the Father. This is important when we go into an extended period of prayer, but the key to living the Kingdom life is that […]