THE STEWARDSHIP OF THE TWO PLATES Perhaps you cannot give much. But as He did with the widow's mite, God notices and rewards, whether what you give is large or small. Our Lord could take…
Sermon Illustrations
TRAINING The strong man at a circus side show gave an exhibition of his strength by squeezing an orange to pulp, then offered a reward to anybody who could get another drop of juice out…
MONEY MOTTOS Men adopt as their motto, "Win gold." The vain man adds, "And wear it." The miserly man adds, "And spare it." The prodigal adds, "And spend it." The usurer adds, "And lend it."…
MONEY AND THE NEW TESTAMENT Certainly, Jesus didn't avoid the subject of money. Sixteen of His thirty- eight parables deal with how to handle money and possessions. In the Gospels, an unsettling one out of…
CIRRHOSIS OF THE GIVER This disease was discovered in 34 AD by a husband and wife team Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5). It is an acute condition which renders the patient's hand immobile when he/she…
A MEASURE FOR GIVING God judges what we give by what we keep.
RADICAL GIVING One of our newer churches in the Philippines had been established in a small but growing city called Daet. During my first two weeks in the country, I visited the pastor and his…
MONEY IS MY LIFE The true drama of money is that I have traded a part of my life for it. I have given my time, my energy, my skill, my wisdom, my training, my…
STEWARDSHIP IN SUMMARY Stewardship is the acceptance from God of personal responsibility for the faithful management of life; there is no compulsion other than willing and loving loyalty to Christ. The Lord trusts us to…
HOW TO RAISE A BIG OFFERING A minister in a small town was having trouble with his collections. So one Sunday he announced from the pulpit: "Before we pass the collection plate, I would like…
MEASURE OF GIVING By the gates of the treasury still he sits. And watches the gifts we bring. And he measures the gold that we give to Him By the gold to which we cling.…
RHYTHM PARABLE OF THE TALENTS The following is called a Rhythm parable and has been used in such informal settings as with family or youth groups, or as a kickoff for a Stewardship rally or…
TERESA AND COMPANY St. Teresa of Avila used to go walking barefoot across Spain seeking to save the churchwomen of her day from their own too-easy Christian living. Pledged to poverty and obedience, plagued all…
THE STEWARDSHIP OF OPPORTUNITY There was a pastor in Pittsburgh who once a year, for thirty-five years, preached the same sermon in which he said: "There are voices calling out to you today that a…
TAKERS AND GIVERS The world is composed of takers and givers. The takers may eat better, but the givers sleep better. Byron Frederick, in "Ohio Grange Monthly."
THE MAD MAN There was a man, though some did count him mad, The more he cast away, the more he had. John Bunyan.
STEWARDSHIP CHOICES It cannot be disputed that most of us have to restrict life carefully when we begin to tithe our income and time and proceed in the venture of Christian stewardship. No one can…
TURNING WINE INTO WATER A doctor in a small French village was about to retire. He had given himself for many years serving the people. They couldn't afford to pay him much, but he cared…
REGARDING MONEY How should we regard money? Do we swear off the filthy stuff? Take vows of poverty? John Wesley offered a more workable lead when he urged: "Make all you can, save all you…
READ THE SMALL PRINT King Louis XI of France, in a pious moment made a "solemn deed and covenant" giving the French province of Boulogne to the Virgin Mary. IN the treatise's small print he…
