An study on Stewardship , leading us to the fundamentals required in the walk of stewardship. Teaching is solely Bible Based. How should a human being perceive life?

1. UNDERSTANDING
THE RULER’S
STEWARDSHIP
INTERNATIONAL PALACE
CHURCH
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Have you ever known someone who borrowed something for a long time and eventually
forgot who the owner was? Or have you ever forgotten who “that borrowed book” belongs
to?
In the parable of the wicked husbandmen (Matt 21:33-41), the owner of a vineyard remained in
the far country for a prolonged period without requesting a progress report from the
husbandmen. As time passed the husbandmen came to the conclusion that the fruit of the
vineyard rightfully belonged to them.
Just as the evil tenants attempted to take possession of the vineyard, we are prone to the same
attitude. We become possessive of what God has entrusted to us. Stewardship recognizes
God’s ownership of all things. Colossians 1:16b clearly states that all things were created
by Christ and for Himself.
Because we are not called on to give a present account of our stewardship, we are in
danger of losing sight of the true owner. The longer we use God’s gifts without
recognizing His ownership, the more likely we will begin to view them as our rightful
possessions. As good stewards we must continually remind ourselves of God’s rightful
ownership of all that we possess.
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3. KEY SCRIPTURE: PARABLE OF THE FAITHFUL STEWARD
LUKE 12:42-48
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42 The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward [of the estate], whom his
master will put in charge over his household, to give his servants their portion of food
at the proper time? 43 Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) is that servant
whom his master finds so doing when he arrives. 44 I assure you and most solemnly
say to you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions. 45 But if that servant says in
his heart, ‘My master is taking his time in coming,’ and begins to beat the servants,
both men and women, and to eat and drink and get drunk,46 the master of that servant
will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know,
and will [a]cut him in pieces, and assign him a place with the unbelievers. 47 And that
servant who knew his master’s will, and yet did not get ready or act in accord with his
will, will be beaten with many lashes [of the whip], 48 but the one who did not know it
and did things worthy of a beating, will receive only a few [lashes]. From everyone to
whom much has been given, much will be required; and to whom they entrusted
much,of him they will ask all the more.

4. INTRODUCTION TIME TALENT TEMPLE TREASURE
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Time
Talent
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Treasure
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UNDERSTANDING CHRISTIAN
STEWARDSHIP
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5. FOUNDATIONS OF CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP
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6. WHAT IS CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP?
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Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary defines a steward as “one
employed in a large household or estate to manage domestic
concerns (as the supervision of servants, collection of rents and
keeping of accounts).
Utilising and managing all resources God provides for the glory
of God and the betterment of His creation’
• How we take care of everything God has given to us
• There are 26 direct references to ‘steward’ or ‘stewardship’in the Old
and New Testament
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7. WHAT IS CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP?
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Stewardship comes from the word, steward. A good steward
is one who does a good job taking care of something.
It can be defined as :
All that I do…with all that I have…all of the time…after
I have said “I believe”.
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8. COMPONENTS OF STEWARDSHIP-
-Matt 25 :14-30 8
Owner
•The one who has
ownership over the
resource
Steward
• The one assigned
responsibility over the
resource
Estate/Resource
•The assigned resource
of value
Agreement/Scope
•The rules and
boundaries of
engagement
Accountability
•Feedback and
accounting to the owner
for the use of the
resource
Reward/Reprimand
•Response of the owner
after accountability
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9. SQUARE ONE FOR STEWARDSHIP
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Genesis 2:15 we read,
“The Lord God took the man and placed him in the Garden
of Eden to work it and watch over it”.
✓ First, God made everything, so God owns everything. The
garden belonged to God. Adam worked there, but he
didn’t own it.
✓ Second, Adam is the steward of the garden. God entrusted
Adam to care for the garden and watch over it. The goal of
a steward is to maximize the master’s investment.
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10. SQUARE ONE FOR STEWARDSHIP (CONT’D)
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Genesis 2:15 we read,
“The Lord God took the man and placed him in the
Garden of Eden to work it and watch over it”.
✓ Adam would be held accountable against God’s vision for
the garden and his actual work in the garden.
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SQUARE ONE FOR STEWARDSHIP (CONT’D)
✓ Success depended on Adam understanding what God
wanted from His garden then working the garden so it
fulfilled God’s desire.
✓ Being a steward defined everything about Adam. Even
Adam’s relationship with Eve was framed by
stewardship.
Stewardship is what gives meaning, direction, joy and
purpose to our lives. There is no higher calling.

12. STEWARDSHIP IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
The Old Testament mostly refers to the Hebrew word
“ashurbet”, whilst the New Testament uses the term
“oikonomia”. The direct translation of both these words relates
to the management of the household of a ruler or a king.
✓The Hebrew concept of stewardship begins and ends with
God.
✓God is the creator and possessor of all things. Human
beings who possess God’s creation do so only as God
graciously delegates.
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STEWARDSHIP IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
✓Genesis 1 and 2, when God grants Adam and Eve
dominion over the creation, He is asking them to rule
on His behalf.
✓The responsibilities of naming the animals, filling
and subduing the earth show that they are being
given an ambassadorial reign as God’s vice-
regents.

14. STEWARDSHIP IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
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✓ There is never any doubt as to who is the true Sovereign. The judgment
Adam and Eve underwent after they chose to go their own way and come
out from under the rule and reign of God in Genesis 3 shows that they
were held accountable by the Lord.
Stewardship responsibility in the Kingdom of God was established from
the beginning.
✓ In Genesis 14, when Melchizedek brings out the bread and the wine and
blesses Abram, the first words out of his mouth are, “Blessed be Abram by
God Most High, Possessor [Hebrew: qanah] of heaven and earth”(v.19).
Two verses later Abram raises his hand and makes Melchizedek’s blessing
personal, in essence declaring, “Lord God Most High, everything I have
belongs toYou.” (v.22)
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15. STEWARDSHIP IN THE OLD TESTAMENT
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✓The covenant people of God in the Old Testament had a very
clear understanding of the concept of stewardship. Even their
songs of worship contained references and reminders to this
important spiritual principle. “The earth is the Lord’s and
everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he
founded it . . .” (Ps 24:1,2). Again, through the Psalmist, God
asserts, “For every animal of the forest is mine, and the
cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird in the
mountains and the creatures of the field are mine. If I were
hungry I would not tell you, for the world is mine and all
that is in it” (Ps 50:10-12).

16. STEWARDSHIP IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
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✓Jesus’ parable of the faithful and unfaithful servants
continues the theology of God’s ownership found in the
Old Testament.
✓Jesus was teaching them not only that the fullness of the
Kingdom of God was to be delayed, but that in the
meantime, while the Kingdom is “now” and “not yet,”
they must live a life of faithful stewardship.

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STEWARDSHIP IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
✓By analogy, Jesus’ parable calls God’s people to live as
responsible and accountable stewards of all that God
has entrusted to them.
✓Even though the faithful may anticipate heavenly
rewards (being put in charge of everything the master
owns) and the unfaithful punishment in hell (being cut
into pieces), there is no reason why these future
outcomes cannot be experienced on a smaller scale on
earth now.

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STEWARDSHIP IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
As we move beyond the parables to the rest of the New
Testament, it becomes clear that our stewardship consists
of more than just material things.
✓ In 1 Corinthians 4:1 , Paul says Christian workers are
stewards (plural: oikonomoi) of “the mysteries of God.”
Related to this is his use of the word “stewardship”
(oikonomia) to describe his preaching of the gospel
(1 Corinthians 9:16,17).

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STEWARDSHIP IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
✓In Titus 1:7, while listing the qualifications for elders, Paul
describes the overseer as God’s “steward”
(oikonomos). Paul is teaching that church leaders who
are entrusted with God’s church are accountable to
God for their oversight.
✓Finally, 1 Peter 4:10 says, “As each one has received a
special gift, employ it serving one another, as good
stewards (oikonomoi) of the manifold grace of God.

20. PRINCIPLES OF STEWARDSHIP
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21. LORDSHIP MODEL
Low
High
HighPerformance
Relationship
Dabbler:
an amateur who engages in an
activity without serious intentions
and who pretends to have
knowledge.
Slave
/Religion
Child
Partner/
Friend
Low
High
HighAsAPerson
Know
“A God”
Know
God
Know
About God
Ignore
God
As Information
TRUTH MODEL

22. PRINCIPLE 1- GOD IS THE OWNER OF ALL THINGS
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• The prayer of David quoted earlier summarizes beautifully
the foundational idea of stewardship: “Everything comes
from you” (1 Chronicles 29:14).
• The plea of the preacher to “give God ownership of your
life” is based on a false premise. Our lives and
everything we have is not ours to give. He already owns it
all.We can only recognize and submit to His ownership.
Psalm 24:1-2
Psalm 89:11

23. PRINCIPLE 2- WE ARE “ENTRUSTED”WITH “GOODS”
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• We Are “Entrusted” with “Goods” to Care for as Part of
Kingdom Discipleship Until the Return of the “Master”
1. The servants received different amounts. In the same
way, not all of us are entrusted by God with the same
things—some receive greater responsibilities,some lesser.
2. The master distributed the talents according to his
servants’ ability (Matthew 25:15). We can trust that
God, in His providence, puts into our hands only what
we can aptly handle.

24. PRINCIPLE 2- WE ARE “ENTRUSTED”WITH “GOODS”
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3. The master expected an increase. Judgment came to the
third servant for failing even to bring interest (Luke 19:23;
Matthew 25:27). Likewise, God expects us to bear fruit in
His Kingdom with is goods.
4. In Matthew’s version, the master is equally pleased with
the second servant who yielded two talents as he is with
the first who yielded five talents. We should not look at
how God has dealt with others to evaluate how He deals with
us. He is mainly concerned with our being faithful (Luke
12:42) with what we have been given.

25. PRINCIPLE 3- EARTHLY RESOURCES CAN BE USED FOR
ETERNAL PURPOSES
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In Jesus’ surprising parable of the shrewd manager (Luke 16),
one of the key lessons taught is that worldly wealth can have
eternal value. Jesus warned that money has the potential of
becoming a controlling influence in our lives (16:13), and it
had become so in the lives of the Pharisees (16:14). Their
earthly view of money caused them to place a wrong value on it
(16:15). We are to view money as a tool God can use to
accomplish eternal work. Wise is the person who uses his
earthly resources so that he may someday enjoy eternal returns
on his investment (16:9).

26. PRINCIPLE 4- WE SERVE NOT OUR OWN PURPOSES, BUT
THE PURPOSE OF THE MASTER
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The third servant in the parable of the talents did what appeared
right in his own eyes but was judged for not obeying the will of
the master. Indeed, the greatest punishment in the parable of the
faithful and unfaithful servants comes to the servant who knew the
master’s will and did not do it (Luke 12:47). By contrast, the
parable of the servant in Luke 17:7-10 reminds us of the primacy of
obedience in the master-servant relationship. Even if we do
everything God has asked us to do, we should remember that
obedience is only a minimum expectation. We are in line for no
special reward.We are simply serving our Master.

27. PRINCIPLE 5- WE WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR
OUR STEWARDSHIP
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The New Testament reminds us of the Christian’s day of reckoning
before the Judgment Seat of Christ, sometimes referred to as the
“Bema Seat” (2 Corinth 5:10).
Salvation is a free gift given by God’s grace (Eph 2:8,9)
, yet each of us will still be judged by Christ to determine our
rewards for how we have lived.
Our redemption does not remove us from responsibility and
accountability before God. (Matth 16:27; 1 Cor 3:10-15)
Paul tells the Romans that “ . . . each of us will give an account of
himself to God” (Rom 14:12).

28. This means that we will have to give an explanation for
what we did and why we did it. It will not only be an
evaluation of deed but also an evaluation of the heart.
The judgment for poor stewardship will not result in the
loss of salvation, but there will still be loss: “If what he has
built survives, he will receive his reward. If it is
burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved,
but only as one escaping through the flames” (1
Corinthians 3:14,15).To put it bluntly, He will be saved, but
with the smell of smoke all over him.
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PRINCIPLE 5- WE WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR
OUR STEWARDSHIP

29. QUESTIONS FROMWEEK 2- 04/09/2019
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1. Is availability a condition for multiplication of talents/gifts?
2. Does God take His gifts back from people who underutilize
them? At what point does this become an option?
3. Is there such a thing as corporate assignment (that's, a set of
people or a particular unit having something to achieve
together)? If so, is it possible that the divinely appointed leader
could be judged on the basis of how well the unit meets its goal?

30. STEWARDSHIP OF TIME
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31. LET’S SETTHETONETONIGHT !
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32. WHAT ISTIME ?
Time is the indefinite continued progress of existence and events that
occur in apparently irreversible succession from the past through
the present to the future.
Time is a component quantity of various measurements used
to sequence events, to compare the duration of events or the intervals
between them, and to quantify rates of change of quantities in material
reality or in the conscious experience
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33. WHERE DOYOU THINKYOU ARE IN THIS LIFE ?
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A B C D

34. CHARACTERISTICS OFTIME
Indefinite
• Lasting for an unknown
or unstated length of
time
• Matthew 24 :36
• Mark 13:32
• Abraham and Daniel
• Genesis 12:
Irreversible
• Not able to be undone
or altered
• Ephesians 5 :15
• Jer 8:20
• Jacob and Esau
• Genesis 25:29-32
Programmable
• A plan of action to
accomplish a specified
end
• Proverbs 16 : 3
• Psalm 20 : 4
• Noah Genesis 7-9,
Measure duration
and Intervals
• The length of time
something continues
or exists.
• Ecclesiastes 3:1,
Hebrews 9:27
• Daniel 9
• John, Luke 1
Quantify rates of
change
• A measure, quantity, or
frequency, typically
one measured against
another quantity or
measure
• 2 kings 13:17-18
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35. BIBLICAL FOCUS OFTIME
Psalm 90 :1-4
Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place
in all generations.Before the mountains
were brought forth, or ever thou hadst
formed the earth and the world,even
from everlasting to everlasting,thou art
God.Thou turnest man to destruction;
and sayest, Return, ye children of men.
For a thousand years in thy sight are but
as yesterday when it is past, and as a
watch in the night.
Psalm 90:10
The days of our years are
threescore years and ten; and
if by reason of strength they
be fourscore years, yet is
their strength labour and
sorrow; for it is soon cut off,
and we fly away.
Psalm 90:12
So teach us to number our
days, that we may apply our
hearts unto wisdom.
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36. YOUR APPROACHTOTHE PRINCIPAL OFTIME
TREASURE
• Time is much more
valuable than money
• Yesterday is
history. Tomorrow
is a mystery. Today
is a gift....That’s why
it’s called the
“present!”
INVESTMENT
•You can’t save time
- you can only invest
it.
•Where you invest
your time reveals
what is most
important to you.
MANAGEMENT
•Every moment is a
gift from God that
must be managed
wisely
•If you don’t manage
your time -
someone else will
manage it for you
ENJOY
•Say NO to family
time-robbers
•SayYES to happy
memories
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37. THOUGHTS
“Time is a resource that is nonrenewable and
nontransferable.You cannot store it, slow it up,
hold it up, divide it up or give it up.You can’t
hoard it up or save it for a rainy day–when it’s
lost it’s unrecoverable.When you kill time,
remember that it has no resurrection.”
A.W TOZER
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38. THINK ABOUT HOW YOU ARE SPENDINGTODAY !
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39. KEYTAKE AWAY
 Time is apportioned equally to the living in each day. Only
those who maximise it reap its full benefits
 Your understanding of time influences your behaviour
towards it .
 What you need to do about time :
 T-Treasure
 I-Investment
 M-Management
 E-Enjoy
Yesterday is gone .Tomorrow has not yet come .We only have today . Let us now
begin.
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40. STEWARDSHIP
OF TALENT
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41. WHAT IS ATALENT/GIFT ?
ATalent is a natural
aptitude or skill.
 Share with us one unique talent or ability
you have
 What kind of ability might it be?
 What do you do with it?
The most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve
found a way to take advantage of their natural talents in the
course of their daily activities.

42. FEATURES OF ATALENT- MATTHEW 25:14-30
Raw ability
Naturally good at
something, but has
not developed their
ability yet
Unique ability
Superior ability that other
people notice and value;
second, we love doing it and
want to do it as much as
possible; third, it is
energizing both for us and
others around us; and, fourth,
we keep getting better, never
running out of possibilities for
further improvement.”
Gifted
Evidence of high
achievement capability
in many areas as
intellectual,creative,
artistic,or leadership
capacity,or in specific
academic fields,they
need no formal
processes to enhance or
develop this ability
Skill
The ability to do
something well;
expertise
Skill:
vrs 16-Raw ability
:vrs 14
Unique
ability :
vrs 15
Gifted :
vrs 16

43. CLASSIFICATIONS OFTALENTS/GIFTS INTHE BIBLE
1 Corinthians 12:4-11Authorized (King James) Version (AKJV)
4 Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit.
5 And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.
6 And there are diversities of operations, but it is the same God which worketh all
in all.
FATHER
Romans 12 : 6-8
•PESTGLM
SON
Ephesians 4:11
•APEPT
SPIRIT
1 Corinthians 12: 8-10
• VRP
• WISHDM-PKF

44. MOVING FROMTALENTTO VALUE ADD
• There is a correlation between your talent and your God-given mission.Consider
David ,1 Samuel 17:34
MissionAlignment
• A talent is a good starting point for anything,but the advantage only lasts for a
short while. Consider Samson Judges 16:20
Skill Development
• The most successful and highest paid performers are often people who are
continuously perfecting their craft by practice,rehearsals and incessant
improvement.Consider Jesus from baptism to Death
Continuous Improvement
• A person preparing to compete in the Olympic Games will go to greater extents
than if he or she were preparing for a local athletic meet. Consider Jesus ,
Matthew 4,Luke 4
Global Perspective

45. INCREASINGYOUR PIE
10%
30%
60%
Performance Image Exposure
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46. APPROACHTO
TALENT
DEVELOPMENT
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47. LET’S PAUSE ANDTHINK !

48. 5 KEYTAKE AWAYS
 Everyone is gifted with talents , but not everyone
learns to appreciate to use them.
 The trinity has packaged a set of gifts for you in your
service in the Kingdom.(APEPT,WISHDM-PKF,PESTGLM)
 Your talent must grow from raw to value add.
 God will require a profitable account from you.
 A man’s gift makes room for him and brings him
before great men.Where you appear depends on how
you invest your Talent!
Decide to work on your talent to become the strong version of WHO GOD MADEYOU!