Stewardship Resources -- Tracts

	Stewardship Resources: Tracts and Leaflets Be a Wise Giver The Gospel of Luke records two encounters of Jesus with wealthy men. Both encounters provide lessons for understanding the wisdom of being a steward. Being a Borrower Instead of an Owner From God’s perspective, everything is borrowed from him. Is all that I have God’s? The answer affects how we use all things. Bible Says (The) God blesses those who give appropriately. Since giving is an act of worship, it is done joyfully in living and giving. Bread on the Waters We invest in God’s Kingdom by regular giving. Whatever it takes to bring the gospel to nations is worthy of our support. Christian Steward, What Will Your Priorities Be? As a Christian steward, make your life priorities reflect and demonstrate guidelines for stewardship found in God’s word. Christian Stewardship A biblical view of the Christian lifestyle and how Christian stewardship is related to it. Developing a Mission & Worldview Reaching people for Christ requires two things, passion and a plan. Your cooperative giving translates passion into a plan to reach out to others with the good news of Christ. Envisioning the Harvest God notices our giving and our gifts. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice. There is no way to assess the value of our sacrificial giving on this side of the Kingdom of God. Fishing Jesus’ Way Jesus used providential circumstances to say something powerful about evangelism. He led his disciples to cast their nets where they had not fished, and the results are biblical history. Doing things Jesus’ way yields the results he desires. Free to Be Disciples Could it be that Christians following Jesus’ teaching in John 8:31-32 could also be called “financial disciples”? A huge factor in how free we really are is how we conduct our lives and manage our money. Giving Our Insufficiency Of the several truths Jesus communicated, the lessons about his ability to multiply our gifts to accomplish his goals energizes cooperative believers. God’s Ownership, My Accountability If stewardship were summed up in two principles, they might be God’s ownership and our accountability. Living by the principle that “everything belongs to God” is both difficult and doable. Growing in Giving As we “Grow in Giving,” God’s purpose in blessing us financially is not just to make it possible for us to have more, but to enable us to give more and to minister more. Grasping the Big Picture Though we cannot have crisis-level concern for every identifiable need in the world, God does expect us to care about the “Big Picture.” He wants us to get a feel for the Kingdom beyond our own lives and what he is passionate about all the time. Honor God with Your Commitments We cannot afford to make a stewardship commitment without a spirit of thanksgiving. Our gifts to God amount to nothing if they do not grow out of the soil of gratitude. Hot Button Characteristics A fold-out brochure highlighting the need for estate planning for people ages 18-50+. Loaded with Estate Planning ideas presented in easy to read form, it will lead to a careful consideration of a personal estate plan that honors God and family. How Do You Grow a Kingdom? Sacrificial giving and a lifestyle of good stewardship will help Advance the Kingdom of God in Virginia and the world. Living by Giving Winston Churchill said, “You make a living by what you get; you make a life by what you give.” This is the Lord’s way, living and giving. Once Upon a Time… Once upon a time there was a man who had nothing. God gave him 10 apples. God has given each enough apples to supply their needs – plus at least one with which we can demonstrate our gratitude to him. Opportunity to Shine As individual Baptists join together to support missions, their cooperative lights come together as a great beacon in the darkest places on earth. That beacon is shining the gospel truth into darkest because of Baptist’s cooperative spirit. Sacrifice to Win How shall we reach the peoples of the world? Look at God’s example: He paid the price necessary to possess a people formerly enslaved to sin and death. We sacrifice by making our resources available to God through sacrificial giving. Seven Steps to Be a Faithful and Wise Manager M-A-N-A-G-E-R used as an acronym to explain seven steps to being an effective steward. Stewardship “Checkup” A helpful tool designed for a church to evaluate its stewardship effectiveness. This self-assessment will indicate where a church is in its stewardship journey. Strategy for Miracles To accomplish the goal of reaching others for Christ you, your church, your state convention, and the SBC are four friends bringing the paralytic to Jesus. The Tithe’s Potential When people think of the tithe’s potential, they almost automatically think in financial terms, of the greater support that could result for the ministries of churches. But there is more than one aspect of the tithe’s potential. Tithing Can Help You! Have you ever listened to someone tell you that you should tithe and thought, “Do you know my needs? What is tithing going to do for me?” Tithing can help you focus on your relationship to God. What Are Your Priorities in Life? One of the great differences between childhood and adult life is a matter of priorities – our ability to recognize lasting and eternal value in things, our desire to hold on to those things which have real meaning. What If Everyone Would Tithe? The local church would never be in need. The ministries of the church would be expanded. Mission work could be extended into every nation. Christians would discover great blessings. Who Am I? Why Am I Here? What Am I to Do? I am here to receive and share the gospel, to live my life responsibly, to love and care for others, to affirm and use my spiritual gifts, and to earn, use, and share material things. 3 Facts You Should Know God is the owner. You are God’s steward. The tithe is the Lord’s. Does grace allow us to do less then the law required? 7 Principles for Christian Stewards The Apostle Paul presents seven principles for the Christian steward in his second letter to the church at Corinth (2 Corinthians 8-9).

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