GOOD NEWS FROM THE CROSS THERE IS VICTORY Colossians 2:15 & Eph. 6

OWNERSHIPVS.STEWARDSHIPHOW TO LIVE WITH THE THINGS WE HAVE AND DONT HAVE!LUKE 12:16-21

INTRODUCTION/REVIEWRIGHT VS. WRONGGOOD VS. BADBELIEF VS. UNBELIEFCARING VS. INDIFFERENCEOWNERSHIP VS. STEWARDSHIP

OWNERSHIPVS.STEWARDSHIPOWNERSHIP: INVOLVES POSSESSSIONS AND POSSESSING-------------------------------STEWARDSHIP: INVOLVES RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Give-O-MeterLUKE 12:16-18

And He told them a story, saying, The land of a certain rich man was very productive. And he began reasoning to himself, saying, What shall I do, since I have no place to store my crops? And he said, This is what I will l do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.LUKE 12:199-21

And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years to come; take you ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said to him, You Fool! This very night your soul is required of you; and now who will own what you have prepared? So is the man who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

SUCCESS AND ABUNDANCE:A GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVE!*more money than you can spend*more food than you can eat*more clothes than you can wear*more TVs than you can watch*more rings than you have fingers*more homes than you can live in*more lawn than you can mow*more yachts than you can sail*more planes than you can flyMore, more, more, more, more

SUCCESS: WHATS THE SECRET?CHARACTER: BEING AN HONORABLE PERSON

MANAGEMENT: BEING A CAREFUL PLANNER

HARD WORK: HAVING A DILIGENT WORK ETHIC

WISDOM: HAVING DISCERNMENT, JUDGEMENT, INSIGHT

KNOWLEDGE: RIGHT INFORMATION

FAILURE: WHAT PEOPLE FAIL TO DOFAIL TO LOOK BEYOND THIS LIFE!FAIL TO INCLUDE GOD IN ALL WE DO!FAIL TO LOOK WITHIN OURSELVES!FAIL TO LIVE WITH HUMILITY!COMPARING OWNERSHP TO STEWARDSHIPTHE ISSUE OF SOURCE: WHERE DID IT ALL COME FROM?OWNERSHIP: MY POSSESSIONS ARE MINE!BECAUSE: I DID IT! I DESERVE IT! IT IS ALL MINE!STEWARDSHIP: EVERYTHING I HAVE IS FROM GOD!EVERYTHING I HAVE BELONGS TO GOD! WHAT I HAVE IS ON LOAN TO ME FOR A SEASON!

COMPARING OWNERSHIP TO STEWARDSHIP

THE ISSUE OF

OWNERSHIP: MY SECURITY IS IN WHAT I HAVE MY SECURITY IS IN WHAT I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED

STEWARDSHIP: MY SECURITY IS IN WHO I KNOW (GOD)MY SECURITY IS IN HAVING GOD IN MY LIFE

COMPARING OWNERSHIP TO STEWARDSHIPTHE ISSUE OF IMPORTANCE

OWNERSHIP: WHAT I HAVE IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ME

STEWARDSHIP: WHO GAVE IT TO ME IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ME

LESSONS FOR MY LIFE TODAYFor what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? What shall a man give in exchange for his soul? Mark 8:36,37#1: BE CAREFUL THAT WE ARE NOT SO FOCUSED ON THE THINGS WE HAVE THAT WE EXCLUDE GOD FROM OUR LIVES!

LESSONS FOR MY LIFE TODAY#2. BE CAREFUL ABOUT MAKING YOUR PLANS FOR TOMORROW WITHOUT ANY REGARD FOR GOD - BE SURE TO CONSIDER HIM!

I will tear down my barns and build greater Luke 12:18

you dont know what your life will be tomorrow. You are like a vapor that appears for a little while and vanishes away. You should say, If the Lord wills, we will do this or that. James 4:14,15LESSONS FOR MY LIFE TODAY#3. BECAREFUL OF BECOMING BLIND THE WORST KIND OF BLINDNESS IS THE EYE PROBLEM OF PRIDE! THE I IS ALWAYS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE!I have no place This is what I will doI will tear down my barns I will build greater onesI will store my grain I will say to my soul

LESSONS FOR MY LIFE TODAY#4. BE CAREFUL TO REMEMBER THAT WE ARE REALLY STEWARDS (MANAGERS OF WHAT REALLY BELONGS TO GOD) AND NOT OWNERS THEREFORE, HOLD WHAT EVER YOU HAVE IN AN OPEN HAND!

HOW SHOULD I LIVE LIFE WITH THE THINGS I HAVE AND DONT HAVE?LIVE WITH APPRECIATION AND THANKSGIVING TO GOD FOR WHAT I HAVE , WHETHER IS BE MUCH OR LITTLE!

I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means and how to live in prosperity. I have learned the secret of having and not having Philippians 4:11,12 HAVE A THANKFUL HEART!

HOW SHOULD I LIVE LIFE WITH THE THINGS I HAVE AND DONT HAVE?USE WHAT EVER I HAVE, WHETHER IT BE MUCH OR LITTLE TO SERVE GOD AND TO HELP OTHERS!

HAVE A SERVING HEART!

HOW SHOULD I LIVE LIFE WITH THE THINGS I HAVE AND DONT HAVE?HOLD WHATEVER I HAVE, WHETHER IT BE MUCH OR LITTLE, IN OPEN HANDS, KNOWING IT IS NOT MINE TO KEEP AND THAT I HAVE TO LET IT GO SOONER OR LATER! YOUR LIFE IS AS A VAPOR THAT APPEARS FOR A LITTLE TIME AND THEN VANISHES AWAY. JAMES 4:14

HAVE A WISE HEART!HOW SHOULD I LIVE LIFE WITH THE THINGS I HAVE AND DONT HAVE!#4. IF I HAPPEN TO HAVE LITTLE INSTEAD OF MUCH, ADMIRE WHAT OTHERS HAVE WITHOUT ENVY, RECOGNIZING THAT THEIR BURDEN IN LIFE IS DIFFERENT FROM MINE!

HAVE A FREE HEART!

HOW SHOULD I LIVE LIFE WITH THE THINGS I HAVE AND DONT HAVE?#5. WHETHER I HAVE MUCH OR LITTLE, I SHOULD NEVER NEGLECT NOR FORGET THE IMPORTANCE OF MY OWN SOUL AND MAKE SURE OF ITS ETERNAL FUTURE.

HAVE A PREPARED HEART!