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TITHINGGiving back to God the first 10%of the blessings He’s provided for us

Malachi 3:10-12“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be

food in My house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open

the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that

there will not be room enough to store it…

Malachi 3:10-12“I will prevent pests from

devouring your crops, and the vines in your fields will not drop

their fruit before it is ripe,” says the Lord Almighty.

“Then all the nations will call you blessed, for yours will be a delightful land,”

says the Lord Almighty.

TITHINGGiving back to God the first 10%of the blessings He’s provided for us

STEWARDSHIPthe responsible overseeing and protection of something considered worth caring for and preserving

RICK DUNHAM“God views the money He has entrusted to as a stewardship. And if we are stewards, that means we do not own the wealth we have,because a steward – by definition – does not own what he manages. In fact, a stewards becomes a bad steward when he puts his own interests ahead of his Master.”

RICK DUNHAM“The ultimate outworking of stewardship is the financial support of God’s Kingdom work, which is central to the fulfillment of God’s purposes here on earth…The myth of stewardship…is the belief that stewardship is giving God a portion of what we have and that the rest is ours to do with as we please”

STEWARDSHIPThe wise and effective investment of all the resources the Master has entrusted to us in order to produce the best possible return for Him and His Kingdom

MATTHEW 25:14-30A “talent” was a monetary unit

worth about 20yrs wagesfor a common laborer…

Some translations call thisThe Parable of The Talents,

others The Parable ofThe Bags of Gold

6 PRINCIPLES FROM MATT 251. Stewardship Understands That The Master Will Hold Us Accountable For How We Have Managed EVERYTHING in our trust

1. Stewardship Understands That The Master Will Hold Us Accountable For How We Have Managed EVERYTHING in our trust

Nothing is ever wasted when it is being invested or used to advance God’s glory!

6 PRINCIPLES FROM MATT 25

2. Stewardship Has a Sense of Urgency To It


2. Stewardship Has a Sense of Urgency To It

A good steward proactively invests what God has given to him/her with the goal of seeing the best possible return for the Kingdom


3. Stewardship Is Measured By Return and Impact, Not By What Is Saved


3. Stewardship Is Measured By Return and Impact, Not By What Is Saved

You can save a lot of money but fail miserably as God’s steward because you have lost the opportunity for impact…the highest value of stewardship is not what you have saved, but how well you have used what has been entrusted to you for maximum impact


4. Stewardship Is Defined By Risk, Not By Playing It Safe


4. Stewardship Is Defined By Risk, Not By Playing It Safe

People of faith understand that investing in God’s Kingdom work is worth the personal risk, and they’re willing to take the risk of reducing their personal financial position in order to make an investment that will have an impact for eternity


5. Stewardship Operates In The Freedom of God’s Trust, Not In The Fear of Failure


5. Stewardship Operates In The Freedom of God’s Trust, Not In The Fear of Failure

God has given you what He has given youbecause He is trusting you to handle it well;it’s the enemy who wants to hamstring youwith fear, in order to keep you from effectively using what God has entrusted to you


6. Stewardship Is Blessed By The MasterWith Greater Impact


6. Stewardship Is Blessed By The MasterWith Greater Impact

We will not win the spiritual battle we find ourselves in by skimping; we will win by effectively targeting resources formaximum impact, and when we invest inGod’s Kingdom, HE will add the increase- for us and for His Kingdom – in whateverway and time He sees fit


Luke 6:37Give and it will be given back to you.

A good measure,pressed down, shaken together

and running over, will bepoured into your lap.

BEN STERNKE (3dM)“Because of the generosity of our King…we can be confident that anything we commit to God will grow in His Kingdom into an abundant source of blessing for others.The investments we makein the Kingdom are 100% guaranteed to produce a harvest, if we persevere in them.”

- Is Not About EQUAL GIVING, but EQUAL SACRIFICE

THE NEHEMIAHPROJECT…

- Is Not About EQUAL GIVING, but EQUAL SACRIFICE

- Is Not About Sacrificing OUR “HAVE TOs”, but OUR “GET TOs”


- Is Not About JESUS STAYING W/US, but US GOING W/HIM!


APRIL & MAY SCHEDULE- TODAY: Hand OUT intention cards

(New Giving)

(One Time Gift on 4.27.14)

(Ongoing giving over 2yrs)

(GRAND TOTAL over 2yrs)

APRIL & MAY SCHEDULE- TODAY: Hand OUT intention cards- 4.13: Hand IN intention cards- 4.19: Remember Good Friday- 4.20: Celebrate Easter- 4.27: 10th Anniv. & “Big Give!”- {4.28 – 5.10: Move out of Central, paint, get building set up, etc.}- 5.4: Baptism Service- 5.11: 1st Service @ new building?!

SOUL TRAININGPray, pray and praysome more for:- For your heart to embrace God’s view of stewardship- For insight into how He wants you to invest in TNP- For the courage to trust God enough to obey Him with your finances

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