The use of our time is a continual decision of priorities.  We only have a finite resource of minutes and hours - how we use them will reveal where our greatest treasures and values lay.  Dividing up the time we have and offering it in worship to God will by necessity characterize our stewardship as "living for Christ".

God has given us so much more than we need or deserve! His design is to bless us that we might be a blessing to others.  Not only has God made this principe of reciprocity a key element of His Covenants, but He has actually woven it into the very nature of His Creation!

The church is designed by God to represent Him; to wear His name on our chest as use the energy and ability He gave us - we are therefore representatives of God.  Because of this we must make sure our work in this world is done under the banner of blessing others in the name of Jesus our Lord.

When we attempt to understand God's design for the time given to us, we must begin by looking at His nature.  Because when we understand who God is, we will also see who we are. Stewarding time will require and awareness of God's judgement over our sin leading to consequences for our life.

The subtlety of the control of riches in our lives often goes unnoticed.  It's not until generosity comes in conflict with self-preservation that we are faced with a decision: follow God's leading and trust His provision, or rely on ourselves, our savings, and our supply.

The challenge in our modern world is an artificial division between the sacred and the secular when it comes to work.  However, what God has established for man through work all belongs to Him. Our stewardship of work will be defined through the community of God.

One of the greatest potential failures for under-evaluation in a prosperous culture is the idea of stewardship.  Because the rich have a perceived lack of dependance on God for meeting their material needs, they will easily confuse stewardship with ownership.  We must be careful to remember that God has only temporarily entrusted us with earthly treasures.

The Magi demonstrate a sort of observance and obedience that is shocking to most of us.  Their worship of Jesus is founded upon who Jesus is, and their gifts to him produce a unique challenge for us as we too worship Jesus at Christmas.

Our picture of Christmastime has affected some of the terms, titles and themes that belong to Jesus.  When Matthew ascribes to the newborn the prophecy of "Immanuel" he does so from a unique historical context that might help us in our worship of the incarnated Christ.

The church is in a war.  If you follow Jesus you are being hunted, and our enemy is relentless. Often times the greatest victory of our adversary isn't very obvious, and unless we are prepared for battle, it's very likely that we will either completely miss or misplace the attacks.