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"Think of us in this way, as servants of Christ and stewards of God's mysteries. Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy … What do you have that you did not receive? And if you received it, why do you boast as if it were not a gift?"
1 Corinthians 4:1,2,7
1 So then, men ought to regard us as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the secret things of God.
2 Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.
7 For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?
- Biblical stewardship defined: handling all of Gods resources God's ways for God's glory.
- What does it mean to you that you are a "servant" and "steward"?
Make a list of the things that God has entrusted you with.
- Family o Relationships o Possessions o Talents o Opportunities o Career o Other
- Entitlement can be defined as "the belief that one is inherently deserving of privileges orspecial treatment." This could be illustrated by not being content with the resources God entrusts us with. How can the feeling of entitlement affect our ability to be trustworthy stewards?
- Pray to be a trustworthy steward in how you handle everything that God has entrusted you to manage without a sense of entitlement.
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