Everything belongs to God
What a steward is
- A person who manages another’s property.
Stewardship
- Luke 19:11-27
- Luke 12:16-21
- I Timothy 6:6-10 – Godliness with contentment is great gain. Beware the love of money!
Actions we must take
- I Timothy 6:17-19 – Be generous and ready to share.
- Matthew 6:19-21 – Lay up treasure in heaven.
- Luke 3:11
- Proverbs 11:24-26 – The generous will be blessed.
- II Corinthians 9:6-7
- We must make the effort to understand what people truly need.
Who is rich?
- 2018: Top 1% annual income for the world is $32,400 (datatopics.worldbank.org)
Idle hands
- Proverbs 12:24 – Diligence leads to increase
- Proverbs 10:4-5; 12:11, 24; 14:23; 20:4; 20:13
Honest business
- Proverbs 11:1; 13:11; 16:11; 20:23; 21:6
Generosity
Building wealth
Co-signing
Debt
- Proverbs 22:7
- The danger of student loans and compounding interest.