Stewardship OR Life's Management

Sabbath School Class—Life as Discovery and Hope

[There will be no additional class notes this week due to travel and other responsibilites.]

June 13, 2009
Larry R Evans

Introductory Reflections

Perhaps one of the key texts for our study about stewardship is Deuteronomy 8:18, “But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today.” Stewards are not the owners. They are the caretakers of whatever possessions entrusted to them by the owner. It is a relationship built on mutual trust. This trust began in Eden when God said, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. . . . “ (Gen. 1:28), it includes the care we have for our own body (Rom. 12:1) and even includes the relationship we are to have with our neighbor. (Mk. 12:31). Stewardship only makes sense, is only possible if we stand by our commitment to Christ. He not only calls us to be stewards but he makes it possible for us to carry the responsibility of being a steward.

Reflective Quiz

1. The term “stewardship” is synonymous with money management. [Matt. 25:14-30] True or False?

2. With Christ’s coming so near our attention to the deterioration of the earth should not be a priority. [Gen. 1:28] True or False?

3. In Christ’s parable about the talents it makes no sense to take the one talent that was buried and given to the one who already had the most. [Matt. 25:26-30] True or False?

4. Effective Christian stewardship of time is compatible with spending time with friends. [Mk. 1:29-31] True or False?

5. What we do with our body is sour business. [1Cor. 6:19-20] True or False?

6. It is possible to be so preoccupied with health that we lose our spiritual health. [1 Cor. 6:19,20] True or False?

7. Christian stewardship is not about money. [Lev. 27:30; Deut. 8:18; Mal. 3:8-10; Matt. 23:23] True or False?

8. The last few moments of a Christian’s life are the most important. [Matt. 24:42-46] True or False?

9. The Bible teaches that the Christian’s responsibility prior to Christ’s coming is to “wait and watch”. [Matt. 24:42-46; see also EG White in Adventist Home, p.23] True or False?

10. If we use the talents God has given to us more will be added. [Matt. 24:42-46; see also EG White in the SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 5, p.1100] True or False?

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