Stewardship Principles: Seed, Work, Accountability, Take Territory

I remember when I first started coming here, the first time I had lunch with pastor Jeff, we spoke and before we left, he he looked at me and he said, what can I do for you? And I told pastor Jeff, I said, I'm no longer pastoring a church. I'm still ministering all over the world, but I need accountability. Why? It's because accountability protects us. The bigger you get, the more accountability you need. [01:15:17] (34 seconds)  #AccountabilityMatters

So stewardship, the first principle to understand is that God has given you, each of you specific ministry, specific gift. And it's very important that you find out what it is, come to the place where you know how to deploy that gift. Otherwise, you're gonna live, unfortunately, and die with that gift. And my plea to you this morning for Resonators, please don't die with your gift. You got something I need, and I have something you need. [01:07:23] (35 seconds)  #DeployYourGift

Work is running up your sleeves and getting involved. Work is finding how best to use the gift god has given you in the house. It doesn't have to be praying here in the morning, but there are things you could do that you could do so well. And you're saying, god, I'm a servant. This is what I'm gonna do. I've been called to do this. And, you know, one of the things I've learned is that when you actually get in and you begin to do the work, God begins to bless certain other areas of your life. [01:11:42] (31 seconds)  #ServeWithAction

See, that is the first qualification for ministry. When god calls anybody for ministry, the first question is, why me? Because god does not call the qualified. He qualifies the called. And so god was talking to him and he said, but but god I mean I mean, if I go and they said, who sent you? What should I say? And you he said, god said, you tell them I am that I am has sent you. And then he puts another question to god. He says, god, what if they don't believe me? Now watch this. God says to him, what do you have in your hand? Now how many of you know when God ask you a question, he's not looking to be educated? [00:58:11] (43 seconds)  #GodQualifiesTheCalled

I remember when I first started coming here, the first time I had lunch with pastor Jeff, we spoke and before we left, he he looked at me and he said, what can I do for you? And I told pastor Jeff, I said, I'm no longer pastoring a church. I'm still ministering all over the world, but I need accountability. Why? It's because accountability protects us. The bigger you get, the more accountability you need. [01:15:17] (34 seconds)  #GuardTheVision

So stewardship, the first principle to understand is that God has given you, each of you specific ministry, specific gift. And it's very important that you find out what it is, come to the place where you know how to deploy that gift. Otherwise, you're gonna live, unfortunately, and die with that gift. And my plea to you this morning for Resonators, please don't die with your gift. You got something I need, and I have something you need. [01:07:23] (35 seconds)  #BewareBalaamSpirit

Work is running up your sleeves and getting involved. Work is finding how best to use the gift god has given you in the house. It doesn't have to be praying here in the morning, but there are things you could do that you could do so well. And you're saying, god, I'm a servant. This is what I'm gonna do. I've been called to do this. And, you know, one of the things I've learned is that when you actually get in and you begin to do the work, God begins to bless certain other areas of your life. [01:11:42] (31 seconds)  #StandAgainstAbsalom