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Stewardship
• We are God's stewards,
entrusted by Him with
time and opportunities,
abilities and possessions,
and the blessings of the
earth and its resources.
We are responsible to
Him for their proper use.
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What is a Steward
• “In Scripture and
theology, a minister of
Christ, whose duty is to
dispense the provisions
of the gospel, to preach
its doctrines and
administer its
ordinances.”
• Webster’s Dictionary
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Stewardship
• And God said, Let us make
man in our image, after our
likeness: and let them have
dominion over the fish of
the sea, and over the fowl
of the air, and over the
cattle, and over all the
earth, and over every
creeping thing that creepeth
upon the earth. (Gen 1:26
KJV)
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Stewardship
• So God created man in his own
image, in the image of God
created he him; male and female
created he them. And God
blessed them, and God said unto
them, Be fruitful, and multiply,
and replenish the earth, and
subdue it: and have dominion
over the fish of the sea, and over
the fowl of the air, and over
every living thing that moveth
upon the earth.
• (Gen 1:27-28 KJV)
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Stewardship
• But who am I, and what is
my people, that we should
be able to offer so
willingly after this sort?
for all things come of thee,
and of thine own have we
given thee.
• (1Ch 29:14 KJV)
• Read Haggai 1:3 - 11
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Stewardship
• We acknowledge God's
ownership by faithful
service to Him and our
fellow men, and by
returning tithes and
giving offerings for the
proclamation of His
gospel and the support
and growth of His
church.
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Stewardship
• Will a man rob God? Yet
ye have robbed me. But
ye say, Wherein have we
robbed thee? In tithes and
offerings. Ye are cursed
with a curse: for ye have
robbed me, even this
whole nation.
• (Mal 3:8-9 KJV)
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Stewardship
• Bring ye all the tithes into
the storehouse, that there
may be meat in mine
house, and prove me now
herewith, saith the LORD
of hosts, if I will not open
you the windows of
heaven, and pour you out
a blessing, that there
shall not be room enough
to receive it.
• (Mal 3:10 KJV)
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Stewardship
• And I will rebuke the
devourer for your sakes,
and he shall not destroy
the fruits of your ground;
neither shall your vine
cast her fruit before the
time in the field, saith the
LORD of hosts.
• (Mal 3:11 KJV)
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Stewardship
• And all nations shall
call you blessed: for
ye shall be a
delightsome land,
saith the LORD of
hosts.
• (Mal 3:12 KJV)
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Origin of Tithing
• Abraham and Jacob
Tithed
•Genesis 14:20
and Genesis
28:22
• Tithing was ordained
by God.
• (Tree in Eden)
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Origin of Tithing
• The distinctive
arrangement of
returning a tithe to
God “was made by
Jesus Christ Himself”
• Testimonies 6.384
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Jesus recognised Tithing
Jesus “recognized
the payment of
tithe as a duty”
(DA 617(
Matthew 23:23
Jesus condemns
the abuse
of sacred
obligation
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Tithing
• Tithing indicates that
the true centre of our
being can only be
found in God.
• It indicates our true
dependence on God.
• It liberates us from the
chains of selfishness.
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The Nature of Tithe
• “It is holy to the Lord”
• “For like the Sabbath, a
tenth of the increase is
sacred”
• “God’s portion is not at all
the property of man”
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Motivation for Tithing
• A response to God's
Lordship and saving
acts
• No traces of legalism
or gaining acceptance
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Stewardship
• Stewardship is a
privilege given to us
by God for nurture
in love and the
victory over
selfishness and
covetousness.
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Stewardship
• For it is written in the law of
Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle
the mouth of the ox that
treadeth out the corn. Doth
God take care for oxen? Or
saith he it altogether for our
sakes? For our sakes, no
doubt, this is written: that he
that ploweth should plow in
hope; and that he that
thresheth in hope should be
partaker of his hope.
• (1Co 9:9-10 KJV)
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Stewardship
• If we have sown unto you
spiritual things, is it a great
thing if we shall reap your
carnal things? If others be
partakers of this power over
you, are not we rather?
Nevertheless we have not
used this power; but suffer
all things, lest we should
hinder the gospel of Christ.
• (1Co 9:11-12 KJV)
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Stewardship
• Do ye not know that they
which minister about holy
things live of the things of
the temple? and they
which wait at the altar are
partakers with the altar?
Even so hath the Lord
ordained that they which
preach the gospel should
live of the gospel.
• (1Co 9:13-14 KJV)
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Stewardship
• Woe unto you, scribes and
Pharisees, hypocrites! for
ye pay tithe of mint and
anise and cummin, and
have omitted the weightier
matters of the law,
judgment, mercy, and faith:
these ought ye to have
done, and not to leave the
other undone.
• (Mat 23:23 KJV)
• Read 2 Corinthians 8:1 - 15
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Stewardship
• For it hath pleased them of
Macedonia and Achaia to
make a certain contribution
for the poor saints which
are at Jerusalem. It hath
pleased them verily; and
their debtors they are. For
if the Gentiles have been
made partakers of their
spiritual things, their duty
is also to minister unto
them in carnal things.
• (Rom 15:26-27 KJV)
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Ministers to teach that:
• Tithing is binding, as
much today as in Israel
of old
• One must give a faithful
and honest tithe
• Tithe is to be given to the
Lord, acknowledging
dependence on God
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Collecting the Tithe
• As an act of worship,
take the tithe to church
• “Faithful stewards to
place the Lord’s money
in His treasury” T 9:59
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Titheable Sources
• Tithe is to be paid from
all income and increase,
allowing the individual
freedom to determine the
details
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Incorrect Use of Tithe
• 1. Personal Misuse
• 2. Pastoral Misuse
• 3. Canvassers and Colporteurs
• 4. Churches’ Misuse
• 5. School Expenses
• 6. Assisting the Poor and Sick
• 7. Pastors in Politics
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Stewardship and Time
• And saying, The time
is fulfilled, and the
kingdom of God is at
hand: repent ye, and
believe the gospel.
(Mar 1:15 KJV)
• There is a Plan of
Salvation and Time is
an important part of
the plan.
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Stewardship and Time
• - God’s gift to man
- God at work in time
- Christ, the center of time
- Man must not only do
what God asks of him but
also do it when He asks.
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Stewardship and Time
• So teach us to number
our days, that we may
apply our hearts unto
wisdom.
• (Psa 90:12 KJV)
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Stewardship and Time
• To every thing there is
a season, and a time
to every purpose
under the heaven:
• (Ecc 3:1 KJV)
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Stewardship and Time
• Commit thy works unto
the LORD, and thy
thoughts shall be
established.
• (Pro 16:3 KJV)
• God expects the believer
to use his/her time
productively.
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Jesus and Time Management
• All His time was
dedicated to God’s
work.
• Jesus spent His time
with those who were in
need of Him.
• John 17 shows us that
Jesus had priorities
and objectives.
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Stewardship and Time
• Make time to:
– Pray
– Study God’s Word
– Meditate on His Word
– To train
– To examine one’s conscience
– To reach out
– For family life (don’t
overwork)
– For Sabbath observance
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Conclusion
• God gave us this
earth, our bodies,
and our talents (and
time). He wants us
to care for them and
use them to do His
work. When we
return tithes and
give offerings, He
blesses us.
