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Stewardship in the Kingdom of God

Stewardship in the Kingdom of God. Faithfulness of a Steward. Time to Build. “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the Lord’s house.’” Then the word of the Lord came … “ Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin? ”

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Stewardship in the Kingdom of God

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  1. Stewardship in the Kingdom of God Faithfulness of a Steward

  2. Time to Build “These people say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the Lord’s house.’” Then the word of the Lord came … “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?” Haggai 1

  3. Who is in Control? Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

  4. God Withholds His Blessing Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build my house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored,” says the Lord. “You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your own house.

  5. Put God First Who of you is left who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not seem to you like nothing…Be strong, all you people of the land,’ declares the Lord, ‘and work. For I am with you,’ declares the Lord Almighty…. And my Spirit remains among you. Do not fear.’ …what is desired by all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘The silver is mine and the gold is mine,’ declares the Lord Almighty.

  6. ‘The silver is mine and the gold is mine,’ declares the Lord Almighty. ‘The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house’… declares the Lord Almighty.”

  7. Dependability of His People I realize that I really don’t even need to mention this to you, about helping God’s people. For I know how eager you are to do it, and I have boasted to the friends in Macedonia that you were ready to send an offering a year ago. In fact, it was this enthusiasm of yours that stirred up many of them to begin helping.

  8. Prepared to Give But I am sending these men just to be sure that you really are ready, as I told them you would be, with your money all collected; I don’t want it to turn out that this time I was wrong in my boasting about you. I would be very much ashamed—and so would you—if some of these Macedonian people come with me, only to find that you still aren’t ready after all I have told them!

  9. Planning & Purpose So I have asked these other brothers to arrive ahead of me to see that the gift you promised is on hand and waiting. I want it to be a real gift and not look as if it were being given under pressure. But remember this—if you give little, you will get little. A farmer who plants just a few seeds will get only a small crop, but if he plants much, he will reap much.

  10. Out of Love of God Everyone must make up his own mind as to how much he should give. Don’t force anyone to give more than he really wants to, for cheerful givers are the ones God prizes.

  11. God’s Promise God is able to make it up to you by giving you everything you need and more so that there will not only be enough for your own needs but plenty left over to give joyfully to others. It is as the Scriptures say: “The godly man gives generously to the poor. His good deeds will be an honor to him forever.”

  12. Sowing and Reaping For God, who gives seed to the farmer to plant, and later on good crops to harvest and eat, will give you more and more seed to plant and will make it grow so that you can give away more and more fruit from your harvest.

  13. Yes, God will give you much so that you can give away much, and when we take your gifts to those who need them they will break out into thanksgiving and praise to God for your help. So two good things happen as a result of your gifts—those in need are helped, and they overflow with thanks to God.

  14. God is a Giver Those you help will be glad not only because of your generous gifts to themselves and to others, but they will praise God for this proof that your deeds are as good as your doctrine. … Thank God for his Son—his Gift too wonderful for words.

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