The January 23rd, 2022 Morning Worship Service at Plainfield Christian Church in Comstock Park, MI
Youth Minister: Brady Jester
Children’s Minister: Wade Harrier
Worship Leader: Katie Winstanley
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Matthew 22:36-38, Luke 6:38, Luke 16:10, Jeremiah 17:5-6, Jeremiah 17:7-8,
Genesis 7:5, Genesis 22:12, Joshua 5:1, 1 Samuel 17:37-39, Malachi 3: 10-12
“The man of pseudo-faith will fight for his verbal creed but refuse flatly to allow himself to get into a predicament where his future must depend upon that creed being true. He always provides himself with secondary ways of escape so he will have a way out if the roof caves in. What we need very badly these days is a company of Christians who are prepared to trust God as completely now as they know that they must do at the last day.”
R ecognize God as Your Source.
U nderstand God’s Principles
S urrender Everything To God.
Understand God’s Principles
1. The “Who’s in Charge” Principle
God is the owner – I am the manager.
2. The “Give and Grow” Principle
Practicing stewardship produces spiritual growth.
3. The “Do it Now” Principle
Stewardship deals with our present resources.
4. The “I’m in Debt” Principle
From the moment we are born…we are in debt.
5. The “Fountain of Youth” Principle
6. The “Who’s Number One” Principle.
God deserves the first of everything.
7. The “Cheerful Attitude” Principle
Stewardship begins with loving, not giving.
We can give without loving, but we cannot love without giving.
Love asks how much can I give?
Legalism asks how little can I give?
8. The “Big Shovel” Principle.
You cannot outgive God. – Luke 6:38
9. The “River” Principle.
Our life is to be like a river, not a reservoir.
(1) Through our life - what we are
(2) Through our lips - what we say
(3) Through our ministry - what we do
(4) Through our money - what we give
(5) Through our prayer - what we claim in Jesus’ name.
We make a living by what we get, We make a life by what we give.
10. The “Who Has Who” Principle
Until God is in control of my life, I am out of control.
“Stewardship is more than the management of things – it’s the refusal to let things manage us.”
Surrender Everything To God
“If I only had more…I would give more.”
How often we’ve all said that. St. Luke had something to say about such statements:
“He who is faithful in a very little thing is faithful also in much”
“If you aren’t giving sacrificially with what you have now, you won’t give sacrificially when you have more.”
Why? Because there is a spiritual principle at work in our lives. That principle has shown time and again that it’s not how much we have of the world that dictates our generosity toward God, but how much God has of us.
This is what the Lord says;
“Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the Lord. He will be like a bush in the wastelands; he will not see prosperity when it comes. He will dwell in the parched places of the desert, in a salt land where no one lives.”
“But blessed is the man who trust in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.”
Bible Characters That Passed The Trust Test
1. Noah Genesis 7:5 (Building the Ark)
2. Abraham Genesis 22:12 (Sacrifice of Isaac)
3. Joshua Joshua 5:1 (Crossing the Jordan)
4. David 1 Samuel 17:37-39
• Noah trusted in God, not the familiar.
• Abraham trusted in God, not personal feelings.
• Joshua trusted in God, not methods.
• David trusted in God, not man’s armor.
Promises God Gives His Children When We Tithe:
1. He will provide for us. (v.10)
In the area that I obey; God blesses.
In the area that I disobey; God disciplines.
2. He will protect us. (v.11)
3. Our lives will be attractive to others. (v.12)
