Titus 1:7a (NKJV)
For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God (Titus 1:7a)
One of the qualifications of a Church elder is he must be a blameless steward of God.
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What is a steward?
A steward is someone who is entrusted with various duties.
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As Christians, we are stewards.
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We've been given stewardship of many things: our talents and time, our money and resources.
The list goes on.
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We can take anything God has given to us and see biblically that it is for the purpose of benefiting others.
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The gifts God has given us are to be used to benefit other people.
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Our time and energy are to be spent serving others instead of ourselves.
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God gives us money to provide for others' needs.
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God gives us resources with the expectation that it will lead to distribution.
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A Church Elder Is Not Self-Willed (1:7a)
A good steward is not self-willed.
It is serving God for the good of others.
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Stewardship is for life.
No longer will we live our lives for ourselves.
We are to give our lives for the service of Christ.
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Church elders are God's stewards.
God has left them in charge of the task of distributing His things, including their lives, for the good of other people.
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The apostle Paul knew that the stewardship from God was given to him not for his own benefit, but for others.
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The stewardship mentioned most often in the New Testament is the stewardship of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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We are stewards of the mysteries of God, entrusted with the task of distributing them.
We have been given the gospel for the purpose of distributing the gospel.
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Our stewardship is to reveal the mystery of the gospel by preaching the Word of God to those who do not know it.
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This stewardship is not suggested; it is commanded.
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This stewardship of preaching the gospel has been entrusted to us.
This great mystery has been given to us so that we in turn will give it to others.
For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God (Titus 1:7a)
One of the qualifications of a Church elder is he must be a blameless steward of God.
*******
What is a steward?
A steward is someone who is entrusted with various duties.
*******
As Christians, we are stewards.
*******
We've been given stewardship of many things: our talents and time, our money and resources.
The list goes on.
*******
We can take anything God has given to us and see biblically that it is for the purpose of benefiting others.
*******
The gifts God has given us are to be used to benefit other people.
*******
Our time and energy are to be spent serving others instead of ourselves.
*******
God gives us money to provide for others' needs.
*******
God gives us resources with the expectation that it will lead to distribution.
*******
A Church Elder Is Not Self-Willed (1:7a)
A good steward is not self-willed.
It is serving God for the good of others.
*******
Stewardship is for life.
No longer will we live our lives for ourselves.
We are to give our lives for the service of Christ.
*******
Church elders are God's stewards.
God has left them in charge of the task of distributing His things, including their lives, for the good of other people.
*******
The apostle Paul knew that the stewardship from God was given to him not for his own benefit, but for others.
*******
The stewardship mentioned most often in the New Testament is the stewardship of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
*******
We are stewards of the mysteries of God, entrusted with the task of distributing them.
We have been given the gospel for the purpose of distributing the gospel.
*******
Our stewardship is to reveal the mystery of the gospel by preaching the Word of God to those who do not know it.
*******
This stewardship is not suggested; it is commanded.
*******
This stewardship of preaching the gospel has been entrusted to us.
This great mystery has been given to us so that we in turn will give it to others.
