I quoted NT Wright when he said, “The point of the resurrection is that the present bodily life is not valueless just because it will die. We talked about the fact that if he rose bodily from the dead, than that means that there is something important about our bodies. Jesus bodily died and he bodily rose from the dead. Last week we celebrated the resurrection of Jesus from the dead (Do you know that Easter is not just a one week celebration in the Christian church and the Christian calendar? It is a 7 week celebration called Eastertide running from Easter to Pentecost.). Now before we jump too much into this text, there are a few things that I need to say regarding stewardship of our bodies. Let’s first look at 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 which says, “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own you were bought at a price. The first one being 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 and the second being 1 Timothy 4:8. To do that we’ll look at two passages of Scripture. Have you? But today, maybe for the first time, we’ll unpack and dig into what it looks like to live a generous life in relation to our bodies. I’m not sure if I have ever heard a sermon revolving around being good stewards of our bodies or not. The first thing that we’ll be talking about in relation to stewardship is stewardship of our bodies. We’ll learn what it looks like to steward these things well so that not only will our lives be changed but also how the world around us can be changed by followers of Jesus stewarding their resources (time, talent, relationship, environment, bodies, and yes money as well). So for the next few weeks we’ll be covering all of these things and learning what it means to be a good steward. Yes, it includes begin a good steward of money, but it also covers our bodies, the environment, our time, our talents, and our relationships. But there is so much more to stewardship than just money. So often when churches and pastors begin to talk about stewardship, everyone thinks that we will be just talking about money. Stewardship is defined as the conducting, supervising, or managing of something especially : the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care.
Be a good steward verse series#
In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.Today we begin a new series entitled “The Generous Life” in which we will be talking about the biblical concept of stewardship. 30 And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 29 For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. 28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. Here, you have what is yours.’ 26 But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground.
You have been faithful over a little I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents here, I have made two talents more.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.
20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents here, I have made five talents more.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. 19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 18 But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. 14 “For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.
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