Jesus tells us that we can’t serve both God and money. And we want to serve God. But how can we tell if we’re on the right track? Evaluate key characteristics and practices to understand whether you’re serving God or money.
Stewardship practices and habits are important. But at its core, stewardship is more about who we are than about what we do. Faithful stewards reflect both the characteristics and the practices of stewardship.
Giving Tuesday has become, for many, part of the noise of the holiday season. How can we approach the opportunities for generosity on this day and in this season without being overwhelmed with the barrage of requests?
The world leads us to extremes when it comes to how we handle money. And sometimes, the church reinforces those extremes with an unbalanced approach to Scripture. God calls some people to extremes, but he leads most of us to balanced, Biblical stewardship.
Stewardship. It feels like an awkward topic. As a result, most pastors hold back from teaching it. But our congregations are learning about money, and if they’re not learning about it in church, then their values will be shaped by the world. Learn how to teach stewardship holistically and effectively – without conflict of interest.
Saving isn’t exciting. In fact, our culture would say it isn’t even a thing. But the Bible encourages us to save wisely for the future. The first step in this process is building an Emergency Fund – and it’s a key step toward financial freedom.
Most of us have some goals in mind for our stewardship – they might be vague ideals or more specific objectives. But many of us struggle to achieve those stewardship goals. Learn some important practices and habits to help you pursue and achieve your financial stewardship goals!
Giving is important. But not all giving is pleasing to God. From the rejected offerings of Cain to the fatal deception of Ananias and Sapphira, Scripture gives many examples of giving that doesn’t please God. What can we learn from these examples and how can we ensure that our giving is a “fragrant offering”?
We’d all like to be financially free. But what does that really look like? Does financial freedom look different for the believer than for the world? Discover 5 key elements of the financial freedom that comes to the Biblical steward.
Generosity. We know it’s important, but what does it really accomplish? And how do we grow in generosity? We need a framework of stewardship, and a heart-mind-hands approach to travel the road of generosity.
Storing up treasure in heaven. Running the race with perseverance. Fixing our thoughts and minds on things above. Scripture is full of exhortations to focus on the eternal rather than the earthly; in fact, this is how we best fit into God’s purpose.
Our culture looks to lead us astray when it comes to handling money. Unfortunately, our own misunderstanding of Scripture contributes to our confusion. What the Bible actually says about money can be surprising.
