The Foundation of Stewardship

The Foundation of Stewardship

Watch the sermon video here. Good morning. We’re in the 2nd Sunday of a four-part series focusing on stewardship and generosity. The overriding theme we’re working with in this series is this: Disciples of Jesus Christ are faithful to God in stewarding all that He owns by disadvantaging themselves in order to advantage His kingdom. Last week, we considered the Context of Stewardship. We learned that our...
Exhortation to Listen

Exhortation to Listen

Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips. So that your trust may be in the Lord, I teach you today, even you. Have I not written thirty sayings for you, sayings of counsel and knowledge,...
Wealth in Proverbs

Wealth in Proverbs

Business owners have unique opportunities to leverage the work and talent of others to create value for their customers and wealth for themselves. How a Christian Business Owner manages the wealth that God gives him or her (Deuteronomy 8) is a core stewardship issue about which God will evaluate the owner. So, given that the Bible gives us everything we need to know from the mind of...
A Man of Understanding

A Man of Understanding

"Seek to understand before being understood" is a phrase I've heard repeatedly in my 12+ years as a Christian Business Owner. It's good advice, frankly, because when you can understand what the other person is saying or understand the "why" behind their actions, the root of the problem or the core issues can be more clearly understood. "Man of Understanding" in Proverbs In Proverbs, the Bible refers...