15 Dimensions of Stewardship
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Dimensions of Stewardship
By Pr. Abimael Manzano González - Pacific South Association
April 13, 2019
Purpose
Emphasize that stewardship (management) encompasses all of life, and that all of life becomes the
result of the same.
Suggestions
Put the title of the program in large at the back of the platform. Also, put the following
images that are visible in the background of the platform:
1. A human body - That represents the stewardship of the body
An image that shows people from various occupations - That represents stewardship.
of the capabilities
3. A clock -That represents the stewardship of time
4. Dollar sign - To represent the stewardship of material possessions.
5. The planet Earth - That represents the stewardship of our planet.
Singing service
Himnos #1“Cantad Alegres al Señor”; #65“El mundo es de mi Dios”; #496“Sus manos somos”.
a) CONGREGATIONAL ACTIVITY: 9:00-9:30.
Introduction
To understand stewardship, one must first understand what a steward is. "A steward is
a person whose job is to manage and be responsible for the property or affairs of
business of another" (Charles E. Bradford, "Stewardship", inTheology: biblical foundations of our
faith, 9 vols). Now, stewardship is the work that the steward does, that is, to administer.
and to be responsible for the property and business affairs of another.
Welcome.
One of the distinguishing characteristics of a good steward is that he does not manage carelessly.
It is just as good as if the owner himself were managing it, or as if the steward himself were.
the owner of what he manages.
I extend a warm welcome to each one of you. Let us all stand up to greet each other and
wish us a happy Saturday.
Hymn of praise.
Hymn #77 "Be Exalted"
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Bible Reading.
The doctrine of stewardship originates in creation. God is the owner of everything that exists,
Well, he was the creator, the initiator of this world (Gen. 1:1; Ps. 24:1).
God created man in his image (Gen. 1:27) '... so that they could fulfill their commission to have'
dominion. He created Adam and Eve with a specific task: to be stewards of creation. So that
they could do their task, he richly blessed them" (Bradford, "Stewardship", 182).
I invite you to open your Bibles to Genesis 1:28, which is the biblical reading for today.
Kneeling prayer.
God, being the owner of this world, of human beings, has appointed us as his stewards.
Now, if we are his stewards, what do we manage? What has he left us?
What has God entrusted to each of us? We will get to know the answer to these questions in the program.
Today. I invite you to pray on your knees.
New horizon.
We are stewards of God. God has given us gifts, that is, gifts; the body, the abilities, the
time, material possessions, and also the world in which we live. Of those 5 gifts each one
of us, individually, God has made him his steward. Therefore, as good
stewards of God, we must wisely manage each of those gifts, for God also
He will ask us for an account of our stewardship. Let us listen this morning to the New Horizon.
Hymn of praise or special.
Stewardship of the body. "The body is the temple of the Holy Spirit." "Or do you not know that your body is...
temple of the Holy Spirit, which is in you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?
Cor. 6:19). Christians, therefore, practice the habits of good health (e.g., getting enough
water, exercise, rest 7-8 hours, consume more fruits and vegetables than animal products
animal, etc.) in order to protect the mind, the place where the Spirit of Christ dwells.
Let us sing the hymn #502 Shine in the place where you are
World Missionary.
Stewardship also encompasses the wise use of the abilities that God gives us (1 Cor. 12:8-11).
example: teach, design, heal, preach, manage, lead, be hospitable, etc. Be good
Stewards of our abilities means using our abilities, with love, for service.
of God and for the service of our neighbor. "Our first duty towards God and our
similar is individual development. Each faculty with which the Creator has endowed us must
to cultivate it to the highest degree of perfection, in order to achieve the greatest sum of good of which
let us be capable” (Advice on the dietary regimen, p. 15)
Let's listen to the missionary testimonies from distant lands through the missionary letter.
Repetition of the verse for memorization.
Stewardship of time. The stewardship of time encompasses:
1) Obey the command of God to sanctify the seventh day and rest it for Jehovah our God.
(Ex. 20:8-11)
2) Set aside quality time daily to have communion with God, both personally and with family.
(Deut. 6:4-7), through His Word, in meditation and in prayer.
It also includes dedicating time to the preaching of the gospel and service to God in His church.
(Matt. 28:18-20)
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And it also includes the wise use we give to the rest of the time we have left (Eccl. 3:1-8;
Psalm 90:12
(Recite the verse from memory).
Secretarial report.
Stewardship of material possessions.
King David expressed: 'everything is yours, and of what we have received from your hand we give to you' (1 Chron. 29:14). We are
administrators of the finances that God has given us. The stewardship of material possessions
it can be summarized in two points:
Faithfulness in the giving back of our tithes and offerings to God (Gen. 14:18-20; Lev. 27:30; Mal.
3:10; etc.).
God has ordained that the task of sharing the good news of salvation must depend on the
efforts and offerings of his people. By giving him their tithes and offerings, he calls us to become
in selfless collaborators with him" (Advice on the diet, p.15).
2) Wise use of the remaining money.
Money is a blessing when those who use it consider themselves the stewards.
of the Lord, who are managing the capital of the Lord, and who will one day have to give an account of it.
" stewardship" (Our Elevated Calling, p. 194). Let’s listen to the secretarial report.
b) GP ACTIVITY - 9:30-10:35.
09:30-09:35 Welcome and fellowship
09:35-10:05 Review of the lesson
10:05-10:25 Missionary activity
10:25-10:35 10 minutes of Integral Growth
c) CONGREGATIONAL ACTIVITY: 10:35-10:50.
Final hymn.
Stewardship of our planet.
We are administrators of this world and we must do everything possible to maintain life in
all aspects, preserving the ecological balance intact... Christian stewards are
responsible not only for their own possessions, but for the world around them" (Beliefs of the
Seventh-day Adventists, 308). Let's sing hymn # 500 Make me your servant.
Conclusion
We are stewards of God. He has entrusted us with time, abilities, material possessions, the
blessings of the earth and its resources, and He has given us a body. And we are responsible to Him for
the proper use of all those gifts.
Final prayer.
Let us remember that stewardship encompasses all of life, and all of life becomes a result of this.
great principle…(Pray)
