1. Into Our Hands…

2. Luke 16:1-8 “And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods. And he called him, and said unto…

3. Luke 16:1-8 …him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do?...

4. Luke 16:1-8 …for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. I am resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may…

5. Luke 16:1-8 …receive me into their houses. So he called every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much owest thou unto my lord? And he said, An hundred…

6. Luke 16:1-8 …measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures…

7. Luke 16:1-8 …of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore. And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world…

8. Luke 16:1-8 …are in their generation wiser than the children of light”

9. Luke 16:10 “He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.”

10. 1 Cor 1:9 “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord”

11. WHAT HAS GOD PLACED INTO OUR HANDS? CAN HE TRUST US AS FAITHFUL STEWARDS?

12. God has placed the Gospel in OUR hands…

13. Rom 1:9 “For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;”

14. Rom 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek”

15. Rom 15:20 “Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where Christ was named, lest I should build upon another man's foundation”

16. A gospel hymn writer, the late Tillit S. Teddlie: “Swiftly we're turning life's daily pages, Quickly the hours are changing to years; How are we using God's golden moments? Shall we reap…

17. …glory? Shall we reap tears? CHORUS: Into our hands the gospel is given, Into our hands is given the light; Hast let us carry God's precious message Guiding the erring back to the right”

18. 1 Tim 1:11 “According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.”

19. 1 Cor 4:1-2 “Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful”

20. 1 Rom 10:13-15 “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe…

21. 1 Rom 10:13-15 …in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher?”

22. Gal 1:6-9 “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert…

23. Gal 1:6-9 …the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said…

24. Gal 1:6-9 …before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed”

25. 1 Cor 9:16-17 “For though I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me; yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! For if I do this thing willingly…

26. 1 Cor 9:16-17 …I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel is committed unto me”

27. God has placed the RESOURCES OF LIFE into our hands…

28. James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”

29. 1 Tim 5:8 “But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel”

30. Eph 4:28 “Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth”

31. Heb 13:16 “But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”

32. God has given us MANY ABILITIES and TALENTS…

33. Rom 12:6-8 “Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or ministry, let us wait on…

34. Rom 12:6-8 …our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness”

35. Luke 12:46-48 “The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the…

36. Luke 12:46-48 …unbelievers. And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did…

37. Luke 12:46-48 …commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more”

38. 1 Pet 4:10-11 “As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. 11 If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles…

39. 1 Pet 4:10-11 …of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen”

40. God places into our hands OPPORTUNITIES…

41. Gal 6:10 “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.”

42. Eph 4:29 “Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers”

43. Matt 27:24-25 “When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood…

44. Matt 27:24-25 …of this just person: see ye to it. Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children”

45. God has placed into our hands TIME…

46. 2 Pet 3:9 “ The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance”

47. Eph 5:15-17 “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.”

48. Matt 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you”

49. We each have 60 minutes per hour, 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 52 weeks per year.

50. The question is not: “what do I have time to do?” The question is what will I do with the time I have?

51. God has placed into our hands TRUST…

52. We know we can trust God.

53. Can God trust us?

54. 1 Peter 3:5 “For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands”

55. 2 Cor 3:1-5 “Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to you, or letters of commendation from you? Ye are our epistle written in…

56. 2 Cor 3:1-5 …our hearts, known and read of all men: Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living…

57. 2 Cor 3:1-5 …God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward: Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God”

58. Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding”

59. Psa 40:4 “Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies”

60. Psalms 13:5 “But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation”

61. 2 Corinthians 5:1 “For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens”

62. Eph 4:28 “Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth”

63. 1 Thess 4:11 “And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you”

64. Hebrews 10:31 “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God”

65. Jam 4:8 “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded”

66. Into Our Hands…

67. Rom 10:17 “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God”

68. Luke 13:3 “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish”

69. Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost”

70. Mark 16:16 “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned”

71. Hear Believe Repent Confess Baptized Into our hands…