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NEW TESTAMENT NEW TESTAMENT STEWARDSHIPSTEWARDSHIP
- 2 Corinthians 9:6-7- 2 Corinthians 9:6-7““For the world and everything For the world and everything in it is Mine.” – God, in Psalm in it is Mine.” – God, in Psalm
50:1250:12
Standards of Stewardship:Standards of Stewardship:
1. The 1. The OldOld TestamentTestament standard is standard is tithing. tithing.
Leviticus 27:30-32Leviticus 27:30-32(Holman Christian Standard (Holman Christian Standard
Bible)Bible)Every tenth of the land’s produce, grain Every tenth of the land’s produce, grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord. If a man decides to redeem any Lord. If a man decides to redeem any part of this tenth, he must add a fifth to part of this tenth, he must add a fifth to its value. Every tenth animal from the its value. Every tenth animal from the herd or flock, which passes under the herd or flock, which passes under the shepherd’s rod, will be holy to the Lord.shepherd’s rod, will be holy to the Lord.
Standards of Stewardship:Standards of Stewardship:
1. The 1. The OldOld TestamentTestament standard is standard is tithing. tithing.
Malachi 3:8-10Malachi 3:8-10““Will a man rob God? Yet you are Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me!”robbing Me!”You ask: “How do we rob You?”You ask: “How do we rob You?”““By not making the payments of the By not making the payments of the tenth and the contributions. You are tenth and the contributions. You are suffering under a curse, yet you – the suffering under a curse, yet you – the whole nation – are still robbing Me.whole nation – are still robbing Me.
Malachi 3:8-10 continued:Malachi 3:8-10 continued:Bring the full tenth into the Bring the full tenth into the storehouse so that there may be food storehouse so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this way,” in My house. Test Me in this way,” says the Lord of Hosts. “See if I will says the Lord of Hosts. “See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you and pour out a blessing for you without measure.”without measure.”
Standards of Stewardship:Standards of Stewardship:
1. The 1. The OldOld TestamentTestament standard is standard is tithing. tithing.
Standards of Stewardship:Standards of Stewardship:
1. The 1. The OldOld TestamentTestament standard is standard is tithing. tithing.
2. The 2. The NewNew Testament Testament standard is standard is sacrificialsacrificial giving.
2 Corinthians 8:1-52 Corinthians 8:1-5We want you to know, brothers, We want you to know, brothers,
about the grace of God granted to about the grace of God granted to the churches of Macedonia: During a the churches of Macedonia: During a severe testing by affliction, their severe testing by affliction, their abundance of joy and their deep abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed into the wealth of poverty overflowed into the wealth of their generosity.their generosity.
2 Corinthians 8:1-5 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 continued:continued:
I testify that, on their own, according I testify that, on their own, according to their ability and beyond their to their ability and beyond their ability, they begged us insistently for ability, they begged us insistently for the privilege of sharing in the the privilege of sharing in the ministry to the saints, and not just as ministry to the saints, and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves especially to the Lord, themselves especially to the Lord, then to us by God’s will. then to us by God’s will.
2 Corinthians 9:6-82 Corinthians 9:6-8Remember this: The person who Remember this: The person who
sows sparingly will also reap sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. generously will also reap generously. Each person should do as he has Each person should do as he has decided in his heart – not reluctantly decided in his heart – not reluctantly or out of necessity, for God loves a or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:6-8 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 continued:continued:
And God is able to make every And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every you need, you may excel in every good work.good work.
Standards of Stewardship:Standards of Stewardship:
1. The 1. The OldOld TestamentTestament standard is standard is tithing. tithing.
2. The 2. The NewNew Testament Testament standard is standard is sacrificialsacrificial giving.
Luke 21:1-4Luke 21:1-4He looked up and saw the rich dropping He looked up and saw the rich dropping their offerings into the temple treasury. their offerings into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow dropping in He also saw a poor widow dropping in two tiny coins. “I tell you the truth,” He two tiny coins. “I tell you the truth,” He said. “This poor widow has put in more said. “This poor widow has put in more than all of them. For all these people than all of them. For all these people have put in gifts out of their surplus, have put in gifts out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.she had to live on.
2 Corinthians 8:32 Corinthians 8:3I testify that, on their own, I testify that, on their own,
according to their ability and beyond according to their ability and beyond their ability, they begged us their ability, they begged us insistently for the privilege of sharing insistently for the privilege of sharing in the ministry to the saints. in the ministry to the saints.
2 Corinthians 9:6-82 Corinthians 9:6-8Remember this: The person who Remember this: The person who
sows sparingly will also reap sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. generously will also reap generously. Each person should do as he has Each person should do as he has decided in his heart – not reluctantly decided in his heart – not reluctantly or out of necessity, for God loves a or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:6-8 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 continued:continued:
And God is able to make every And God is able to make every grace overflow to you, so that in grace overflow to you, so that in every way, always having everything every way, always having everything you need, you may excel in every you need, you may excel in every good work.good work.
Standards of Stewardship:Standards of Stewardship:
1. The 1. The OldOld TestamentTestament standard is standard is tithing. tithing.
2. The 2. The NewNew Testament Testament standard is standard is sacrificialsacrificial giving.
2 Corinthians 9:62 Corinthians 9:6The person who sows sparingly The person who sows sparingly
will also reap sparingly, and the will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also person who sows generously will also reap generously. reap generously.
Matthew 6:33Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of But seek first the kingdom of
God and His righteousness, and all God and His righteousness, and all these things will be provided for you.these things will be provided for you.
Malachi 3:10Malachi 3:10Bring the full tenth into the Bring the full tenth into the
storehouse so that there may be food storehouse so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this way, in My house. Test Me in this way, says the Lord of Hosts. See if I will says the Lord of Hosts. See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you and pour out a blessing for you without measure. without measure.
