2. Title: Made For Stewardship Text: Genesis 1:26-2:2; 2:7-9;15

3. 1. Stewardship begins with God.

4. 1. Stewardship begins with God. - He created all things.

5. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Colossians 1:16,17

6. All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. John 1:3

7. 1. Stewardship begins with God. - He created all things. - He owns all things.

8. For every beast of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. I know all the birds of the hills, and all that moves in the field is mine. If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world and its fullness are mine. Psalm 50:10-12

9. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein. Psalm 24:1

10. 2. Stewardship is uniquely human.

11. 2. Stewardship is uniquely human. - We are created beings in the image of God.

12. 2. Stewardship is uniquely human. - We are created beings in the image of God. > We are the image of God in that we resemble God.

13. 2. Stewardship is uniquely human. - We are created beings in the image of God. > We are the image of God in that we resemble God. > Because we resemble God in some ways, we can represent God through how we rule.

14. 2. Stewardship is uniquely human. - We are created beings in the image of God. > We are the image of God in that we resemble God. > Because we resemble God in some ways, we can represent God through how we rule. - We are commanded to steward God’s creation.

15. 3. Stewardship is never abuse, destruction, or even ignorance of God’s creation.

16. 4. Stewardship is God’s work for us.

17. 4. Stewardship is God’s work for us. - God created us to work.

18. 4. Stewardship is God’s work for us. - God created us to work. - God created us to be responsible to Him.

19. 4. Stewardship is God’s work for us. - God created us to work. - God created us to be responsible to Him. > concerning creation, material possessions, natural resources, talents/skills given by God, time and opportunities, bearing/raising children, spiritual gifts and ministries

20. 5. Stewardship is pleasing God through all, which includes your property and possessions.

21. 5. Stewardship is pleasing God through all, which includes your property and possessions. - Support yourself and your family.

22. And to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you, so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent on no one. 1 Thess. 4:11,12

23. But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. 1 Timothy 5:8

24. WARNING! Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5

25. 5. Stewardship is pleasing God through all, which includes your property and possessions. - Support yourself and your family. - Use some resources for future needs.

26. WARNING! Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. Matthew 6:19,20

27. 5. Stewardship is pleasing God through all, which includes your property and possessions. - Support yourself and your family. - Use some resources for future needs. - Give to those in need and give to the Lord’s work.

28. So how are you doing as God’s steward?