Campfire Stories - The Shrewd Manager

John Elmer, Founding Pastor

March 22, 2026

1. It all belongs to God.

Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions.

Luke 16:1
 

2. God keeps track of how I use it.

So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management …

Luke 16:2
 

For where your treasure is, there you heart will be also.

Matthew 6:21

3. I need a plan for my money.

The master commended the dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.

Luke 16:8

We should make plans …

Proverbs 16:9a (TLB)

4. The best use of money is to get people into heaven.

I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.

Luke 16:9

Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.

Malachi 3:10

5. I receive more if I’m faithful with what God gives me.

Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

Luke 16:10

What to remember every time I touch a dollar: