Stewardship is the free
and joyous activity of the child of God and God’s family,
the church, in managing all of life and life’s resources
for God’s purposes. As Paul said to Timothy "Command
them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous
and willing to share. In this way they will lay up treasure
for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age"
(I Timothy 6:18-19).
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to read the October 2007 Stewardship newsletter.
It takes a great deal of time and talent to operate our
church. The more individuals who help, the more is accomplished.
The Stewardship board has a goal of 100% memeber involvement.
For further details, please contact Jeanne Barette.
2 Corinthians 8:1-9, 13-14: The stewardship
of the Macedonian Christians served as an encouragement
and example for the Corinthian Christians and still serves
as an encouragement for us modern day stewards. "They
gave themselves first to the Lord"-that's the mark of
Christian stewards who are willing to give themselves
first to the Lord and then to His work in the church for
the glory of God and the welfare of others.
GOD'S STEWARDS ARE GOD'S STEWARDS.
God's stewards are stewards by virtue of creation and their
re-creation in Holy Baptism; therefore, they belong to the
Lord.
GOD'S STEWARDS ARE MANAGERS, NOT
OWNERS.
God's stewards have been entrusted by God with life and
life's resources and given the privilege of responsibly
and joyfully managing them for Him.
GOD'S STEWARDS ARE SAINTS AND SINNERS.
God's stewards rejoice in and live out what God has declared
them to be through the cross. At the same time His stewards
recognize they are sinners who fight sin and its consequences
each day.
GOD'S STEWARDS ARE UNIQUELY SINGULAR,
YET PROFOUNDLY PLURAL.
God's stewards recognize that their lives are not solo performances
but are personal responses to God, lived out within the
community of faith to benefit the whole world.
GOD'S STEWARDS ARE IN THE WORLD,
BUT NOT OF THE WORLD.
God's stewards recognize that the Lord sets them apart from
the world and by the transforming power of the Gospel sends
them into the world to live out the Gospel.
GOD'S STEWARDS ARE LOVED AND LOVING.
God's stewards recognize that their stewardship flows out
of God's act of love for them in Christ which empowers then,
in turn, to love others in acts of Christ-like love.
GOD'S STEWARDS ARE SERVED AND SERVING.
God's stewards recognize that their stewardship involves
a Gospel-powered style of life which is demonstrated in
servanthood within all the arenas of life.
GOD'S STEWARDS LIVE WITH AN AWARENESS
OF THE PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF TIME AND ETERNITY.
God's stewards live intentionally in the light of God's
eternal purpose while being firmly committed to His rule
in the here and now.
St. Paul Lutheran Church
3329 Harrison Blvd. Ogden, Utah 84403
church: 801.392.6368 | child development center: 801.392.3512
| fax: 801.392.7562
