Stewardship Services

by Mosser, David N.

• ISBN13: 9780687335169
• ISBN10: 0687335167
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-02-15
• Publisher: Abingdon Pr

Summary

Provides ready-to-use worship and preaching resources for themes related to Stewardship. Understanding the concept of stewardship in a broader context as management of our God-given gifts, this book provides material for twenty-four services including: suggested liturgies, prayers, Scripture passages, and sermon briefs to help pastors minister more effectively. Contents include:1. Make Your Money Work for You (Luke 16:1-13)2. Owning Up to Our Greatest Obligations: Death and Taxes (Matthew 22:15-22)3. Make a Difference: Be the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-31a)4. Who Needs Bigger Barns? (Luke 12:13-21)5. Playing the Price is Right (Luke 12:49-56)6. Counting the Cost Means Quality not Quantity (Luke 14:25-33)7. Why God Doesn't Want Your Money (Isaiah 1:10-18)8. What God Deserves (Matthew 22:15-22)9. Risking to Make the Right Investment (Matthew 25:14-30)10. The Miracle of Immortal Giving (I Cor 15:35:38, 42-50)11. Give Me Your Money or Your Life! (Luke 12:13-21)12. Hold Nothing Back (2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18)13. Who Do You Really Want to Be? (Matthew 21:33-46)14. Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is (2 Corinthians 8:7-15)15. God, You've Got to be Kidding (Mark 10:17-31)16. But It's Not What I Signed Up For! (Luke 14:25-33)17. Give Me More than Possessions (Luke 16:19-31)18. Yes, Sometimes the Directions Do Help (Mark 10:17-31)19. Getting What We Pay For...or Not (Romans 6:12-23)20. Life is Unfair? (Matthew 20:1-16)21. Joy Fully Serving (Mark 9:30-37)22. There is Nothing Wrong with Being Shrewd for God's Kingdom (Luke 16:1-13)23. Be Empowered and Gifted (1 Corinthians 12:3b-13)24. Jesus was no Fool (Matthew 22:15-22)

Table of Contents

Make your money work for you (Luke 16:1-13)	p. 1
Owning up to our greatest obligations : death and taxes (Matthew 22:15-22)	p. 5
Make a difference : be the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-31a)	p. 9
Who needs bigger barns? : (Luke 12:13-21)	p. 14
Playing the price is right (Luke 12:49-56)	p. 18
Counting the cost means quality not quantity (Luke 14:25-33)	p. 23
Why God doesn't want your money (Isaiah 1:10-18)	p. 28
What God deserves (Matthew 22:15-22)	p. 32
Risking to make the right investment (Matthew 25:14-30)	p. 37
The miracle of immortal giving (1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50)	p. 42
Give me your money or your life! (Luke 12:13-21)	p. 45
Hold nothing back (2 Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18)	p. 50
Who do you really want to be? : (Matthew 21:33-46)	p. 54
Putting your money where your mouth is (2 Corinthians 8:1-15)	p. 58
God, you've got to be kidding (Mark 10:17-31)	p. 62
But It's not what I signed up for! (Luke 14:25-33)	p. 66
Give me more than possessions (Luke 16:19-31)	p. 70
Yes, sometimes the directions do help (Mark 10:17-31)	p. 74
Getting what we pay for ... or not (Romans 6:12-23)	p. 78
Life is unfair? : (Matthew 20:146)	p. 82
Joy fully serving (Mark 9:30-37)	p. 86
Be empowered and gifted (1 Corinthians 12:3b-13)	p. 91
Jesus was no fool (Matthew 22:15-22)	p. 97
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