vs. ownership vs. stewardship how to live with the things we have and don’t have! luke 12:16-21
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- VS. OWNERSHIP VS. STEWARDSHIP HOW TO LIVE WITH THE THINGS WE HAVE AND DONT HAVE! LUKE 12:16-21
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- INTRODUCTION/REVIEW RIGHT VS. WRONG GOOD VS. BAD BELIEF VS. UNBELIEF CARING VS. INDIFFERENCE OWNERSHIP VS. STEWARDSHIP
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- OWNERSHIP: INVOLVES POSSESSSIONS AND POSSESSING ------------------------------- STEWARDSHIP: INVOLVES RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
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- LUKE 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.
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- 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.
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- 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 fly More, more, more, more, more
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- SUCCESS: WHATS THE SECRET? 1.CHARACTER: BEING AN HONORABLE PERSON 2.MANAGEMENT: BEING A CAREFUL PLANNER 3.HARD WORK: HAVING A DILIGENT WORK ETHIC 4.WISDOM: HAVING DISCERNMENT, JUDGEMENT, INSIGHT 5.KNOWLEDGE: RIGHT INFORMATION
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- FAILURE: WHAT PEOPLE FAIL TO DO 1.FAIL TO LOOK BEYOND THIS LIFE! 2.FAIL TO INCLUDE GOD IN ALL WE DO! 3.FAIL TO LOOK WITHIN OURSELVES! 4.FAIL TO LIVE WITH HUMILITY!
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- COMPARING OWNERSHP TO STEWARDSHIP THE 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!
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- COMPARING OWNERSHIP TO STEWARDSHIP
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- THE ISSUE OF IMPORTANCE OWNERSHIP: WHAT I HAVE IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ME STEWARDSHIP: WHO GAVE IT TO ME IS MOST IMPORTANT TO ME
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- LESSONS FOR MY LIFE TODAY For 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!
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- LESSONS FOR MY LIFE TODAY
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- #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 do I will tear down my barns I will build greater ones I will store my grain I will say to my soul
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- 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!
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- HOW SHOULD I LIVE LIFE WITH THE THINGS I HAVE AND DONT HAVE?
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- 2.USE WHAT EVER I HAVE, WHETHER IT BE MUCH OR LITTLE TO SERVE GOD AND TO HELP OTHERS! HAVE A SERVING HEART!
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- HOW SHOULD I LIVE LIFE WITH THE THINGS I HAVE AND DONT HAVE!
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- 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.