Can I believe God when life doesn’t make sense?

Can I trust God when I can’t explain Him?

Why should I serve God?

Is God enough?

• Blameless
• Upright
• Feared God
• Turned away from evil

1. God in sovereign—sitting on his throne..

2. Satan has access to God’s throne in heaven.

3. Satan constantly makes accusations against believers.


1. God is sovereign over all. Whatever takes place on this earth, whatever takes place in our lives is either a result of God’s directive or His permission.

2. In the first three chapters we find a great lesson about the ministry of presence. When a person is hurting you don’t have to have all the answers—in fact, you will not have all the answers.

3. Life’s challenges put us on an emotional roller coaster.

4. Is God enough? Is God enough for you? Is God enough for me? Stripped of things that mattered to us—Is God still enough?

Stewardship is recognizing that God owns everything, and entrusts us with time, talents and treasures to wisely manage for His glory.

Our time is a gracious gift from God.

Wherever we are or whatever we’re doing we are on God’s time.

Our TALENTS are a gracious gift from God.

TALENTS

Training
Assets
Longings
Experience
Network
Temperament
Skills

STEWARDING OUR TREASURES IS ABOUT ATTITUDE, NOT AMOUNTS.

 Four Pillars of Giving

God owns all things (Psalm 24:1-2; 50:10-12)
 All things are a gift from Him (Romans 11:35-36; James 1:17) 
All things are to be used for Him (Romans 11:36; Colossians 1:16)
Giving is an act of worship (Proverbs 3:9; Philippians 4:17-18)
How do you develop this kind of giving heart . . . attitude of generosity?

Read God’s Word daily.
Pray About Your Giving
Share God’s Things Regularly 
Give proportionately

TWO-TAKEAWAYS

Read The Treasure Principle
Get involved in a Core Group. Contact Brad Rine, [email protected].

Friendship Weekend with Jon Kolb.

Stewardship is recognizing that God owns everything, and entrusts us with time, talents and treasures to wisely manage for His glory.

All time is a gracious gift from God.

Wherever we are or whatever we’re doing, we are on God’s time

TALENTS
Training
Assets
Longings
Experience
Network
Temperament
Skills

God has good works to do and he has gifted you to do them.

EVERYONE IS IN FULL-TIME MINISTRY.

All time is God’s time—From God. For God.
There is NO SUCH THING as secular or sacred.

God has given us unique TALENTS to do the good works he prepared in advance for us to do.

Using our TALENTS for God’s glory is our full-time assignment. We are always on God’s clock!

When your vocation that glorifies God is used in community to glorify God.

When you glorify God in your vocation but not with your primary gift.

When you are willing to meet a community need for the glory of God.

How are you spending this great gift from God?

Surrender your time to God

Schedule time with God

Prayerfully plan the activities of your day

Here are some things to help you evaluate your use of time.

• Keep a time log for two-weeks.
• Maintain a “To Do” list.
• Plan your day the night before.

All Time is God’s Time

The way we use God’s gift of time is a response to his leadership and Lordship of our lives.