Stewardship - A New Lifestyle
Stewardship - A New Lifestyle ( Luke 12:13-48) Collin Leong. February 3, 2017 I. Introduction When a pastor says "we ought to be good stewards", our immediate impression is that we should be prudent in managing our possessions and to ensure we are generous in giving to those in need. That may be true, but stewardship is more than just what we do or how we do it. Stewardship is a unique, alternative lifestyle. Pastor Edmund Chan said real "success" is spelled "STEWARDSHIP." What do we steward? Our whole life. What is the objective of stewarding our life? It is to "walk in the manner worthy of the Lord" (Col 1:10). In other words, stewardship is a new way in which we live in relation to the temporal world, after having been redeemed by the blood of Christ into an eternal kingdom. Pastor Edmund expounded on this concept basing on Colossians 1:9-14. If you read this passage backwards, this is the flow of message: v14: We receive...