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SSTTEEWWAARRDDSSHHIIPP 
IISS AA MMAATTTTEERR 
OOFF FFAAIITTHH 
EErriikkaa FF PPuunnii,, PPhhDD 
SStteewwaarrddsshhiipp MMiinniissttrriieess DDiirreeccttoorr 
GGeenneerraall CCoonnffeerreennccee
TTHHEE BBIIBBIILLIICCAALL TTEEXXTT 
1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to 
him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then 
God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, 
whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. 
Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the 
mountains I will tell you about.” Genesis 22:1,2 (NIV)
THE LLIITTEERRAARRYY CCOONNTTEEXXTT 
God, the I AM, called Abraham out of his home 
and people, and told him to go to another place. 
By FAITH, Abraham went. God promised to bless 
Abraham, and to create out of his body a people – 
God’s nation, and He did. By FAITH, Abraham 
believed the promise. Now Abraham was tested 
again, and this time God called for Abraham’s best 
– his only son Isaac. By FAITH, Abraham gave his 
all.
 STEWARDSHIP iiss AALLLL ooff mmee iinn rreessppoonnssee 
ttoo AALLLL ooff GGoodd.. IItt’’ss ttoottaall ccoommmmiittmmeenntt.. 
 FFAAIITTHH ““iiss bbeeiinngg ssuurree ooff wwhhaatt wwee hhooppee 
ffoorr aanndd cceerrttaaiinn ooff wwhhaatt wwee ddoo nnoott sseeee..”” 
AAbbrraahhaamm hhaadd bbootthh,, hhee lliivveedd sstteewwaarrddsshhiipp 
tthhrroouugghh ffaaiitthh:: ((1)) FFaaiitthh ttoo GGoo;; ((22)) FFaaiitthh ttoo 
RReecceeiivvee;; aanndd ((33)) FFaaiitthh ttoo GGiivvee hhiiss bbeesstt..
II.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO GGOO 
8 By FAITH Abraham, when called to go to a place 
he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed 
and went, even though he did not know where he 
was going. 9 By faith he made his home in the 
promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; 
he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were 
heirs with him of the same promise. 
Hebrews 11:8,9 (NIV)
II.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO GGOO 
11.. WWHHEERREE??:: AA PPllaaccee 
WWhhiillee tthhee ssppeecciiffiiccss ooff tthhiiss nneeww ppllaaccee 
wweerree nnoott cclleeaarr ttoo AAbbrraahhaamm aatt tthhee ttiimmee,, 
GGoodd kknneeww eevveerryy ddeettaaiill ooff tthhee llaanndd;; aanndd 
hhee ssaaiidd ttoo AAbbrraahhaamm –– ggoo!! TThheerree’’ss aa 
bbeetttteerr ppllaaccee.. 
SSoo AAbbrraamm lleefftt [[hhee wwaass 7755]],, aass tthhee LLoorrdd hhaadd ttoolldd hhiimm;; 
…… TThhee LLoorrdd aappppeeaarreedd ttoo AAbbrraamm aanndd ssaaiidd,, ““TToo 
yyoouurr ooffffsspprriinngg II wwiillll ggiivvee tthhiiss llaanndd..”” GGeenneessiiss 1122::44,,77 
((NNIIVV)
II.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO GGOO 
22.. WWHHYY??:: TToo bbee aa BBlleessssiinngg ttoo OOtthheerrss 
WWhhiillee tthhee ssppeecciiffiiccss ooff tthhiiss 
bblleessssiinngg wwaass nnoott cclleeaarr ttoo AAbbrraahhaamm aatt 
tthhaatt ttiimmee,, GGoodd kknneeww wwhhaatt hhee wwaass 
ddooiinngg;; aanndd hhee ssaaiidd ttoo AAbbrraahhaamm –– ggoo!! 
TThheerree aarree bbeetttteerr bblleessssiinnggss ((nnoott 
nneecceessssaarriillyy mmoonneeyy)).. 
““II wwiillll mmaakkee yyoouu iinnttoo aa ggrreeaatt nnaattiioonn aanndd II wwiillll bblleessss 
yyoouu;; II wwiillll mmaakkee yyoouurr nnaammee ggrreeaatt,, aanndd yyoouu wwiillll bbee 
aa bblleessssiinngg .. .. .. aanndd aallll ppeeoopplleess oonn eeaarrtthh wwiillll bbee 
bblleesssseedd tthhrroouugghh yyoouu..”” GGeenneessiiss 1122::22,,33 ((NNIIVV)
IIII.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO RREECCEEIIVVEE 
11 By FAITH Abraham, even though he was past 
age—and Sarah herself was barren—was enabled 
to become a father because he considered him 
faithful who had made the promise. 12 And so from 
this one man, and he as good as dead, came 
descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky 
and as countless as the sand on the seashore. 
Hebrews 11:11,12 (NIV)
IIII.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO RREECCEEIIVVEE 
11.. WWHHAATT??:: TThhee CCoovveennaanntt 
GGoodd iinniittiiaatteedd aa ssppeecciiaall ccoovveennaanntt wwiitthh 
AAbbrraahhaamm;; iitt wwaass aabboouutt HHiiss pprreesseennccee 
aanndd rreeiiggnn oovveerr AAbbrraahhaamm’’ss lliiffee.. GGoodd 
wwaanntteedd ttoo bbee tthhee ssoovveerreeiiggnn rruulleerr,, tthhee 
LLoorrdd ooff aallll ffoorr AAbbrraahhaamm.. 
AAfftteerr tthhiiss,, tthhee wwoorrdd ooff tthhee LLoorrdd ccaammee ttoo AAbbrraamm iinn aa 
vviissiioonn:: ““DDoo nnoott bbee aaffrraaiidd,, AAbbrraamm.. II aamm yyoouurr 
sshhiieelldd,, yyoouurr vveerryy ggrreeaatt rreewwaarrdd..”” GGeenneessiiss 1155::11 ((NNIIVV))
IIII.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO RREECCEEIIVVEE 
22.. WWHHAATT??:: TThhee PPrroommiissee 
TThhee rreeaalliizzaattiioonn ooff tthhee pprroommiissee wwaass nnoott 
ddeeppeennddeenntt oonn AAbbrraahhaamm’’ss aabbiilliittiieess,, bbuutt 
oonn GGoodd’’ss ccrreeaattiivvee ppoowweerr aanndd uunnlliimmiitteedd 
ggrraaccee.. AAbbrraahhaamm rreecceeiivveedd wwhhaatt hhee wwaass 
pprroommiisseedd –– GGoodd iiss ffaaiitthhffuull.. 
11 TThhee LLoorrdd ddiidd ffoorr SSaarraahh wwhhaatt hhee hhaadd pprroommiisseedd.. 22 
SSaarraahh bbeeccaammee pprreeggnnaanntt aanndd bboorree aa ssoonn ttoo 
AAbbrraahhaamm iinn hhiiss oolldd aaggee [[hhee wwaass 110000]],, aatt tthhee vveerryy 
ttiimmee GGoodd hhaadd pprroommiisseedd hhiimm.. GGeenneessiiss 2211::11,,22 ((NNIIVV))
IIIIII.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO GGIIVVEE 
17 By FAITH Abraham, when God tested him, 
offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received 
the promises was about to sacrifice his one and 
only son, 18 even though God had said to him, “It is 
through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” 
19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the 
dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive 
Isaac back from death.” Hebrews 11:17-19 (NIV)
IIIIII.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO GGIIVVEE 
11.. WWHHAATT??:: TThhee bbeesstt –– IIssaaaacc hhiiss ssoonn 
TThhee uullttiimmaattee ffaaiitthh tteesstt ffoorr 
AAbbrraahhaamm,, wwaass hhiiss wwiilllliinnggnneessss ttoo 
rreelleeaassee IIssaaaacc ttoo hhiiss CCrreeaattoorr aanndd OOwwnneerr.. 
WWiitthh tthhiiss tteesstt,, AAbbrraahhaamm kknneeww tthhaatt GGoodd 
eexxppeeccttss nnootthhiinngg lleessss bbuutt hhiiss bbeesstt.. 
TThheenn GGoodd ssaaiidd,, ““TTaakkee yyoouurr ssoonn,, yyoouurr oonnllyy ssoonn,, 
IIssaaaacc,, wwhhoomm yyoouu lloovvee,, aanndd ggoo ttoo tthhee rreeggiioonn ooff 
MMoorriiaahh.. SSaaccrriiffiiccee hhiimm tthheerree aass aa bbuurrnntt 
ooffffeerriinngg……..”” GGeenneessiiss 22::22 ((NNIIVV))
IIIIII.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO GGIIVVEE 
22.. WWHHAATT??:: WWhhaatt GGoodd pprroovviiddeess 
IItt wwaass nnoott aabboouutt IIssaaaacc;; iinn ffaacctt,, iitt 
wwaass nnoott aabboouutt AAbbrraahhaamm eeiitthheerr.. IItt wwaass 
aabboouutt GGoodd wwhhoo aallwwaayyss pprroovviiddeess.. GGoodd 
wwaanntteedd AAbbrraahhaamm ttoo ttrruusstt HHiimm iinn aallll 
tthhiinnggss.. 
AAbbrraahhaamm llooookkeedd uupp aanndd tthheerree iinn aa tthhiicckkeett hhee ssaaww aa 
rraamm ccaauugghhtt bbyy iittss hhoorrnnss.. HHee wweenntt oovveerr aanndd ttooookk 
tthhee rraamm aanndd ssaaccrriiffiicceedd iitt aass aa bbuurrnntt ooffffeerriinngg 
iinnsstteeaadd ooff hhiiss ssoonn.. GGeenneessiiss 2222::1133 ((NNIIVV))
SSTTEEWWAARRDDSSHHIIPP GGEEMMSS 
11.. GGoodd iiss iinn ccoonnttrrooll -- aallll tthhee ttiimmee 
22.. GGoodd wwaannttss uuss ttoo hhaavvee aa rreellaattiioonnsshhiipp 
wwiitthh HHiimm 
33.. GGoodd wwaannttss uuss ttoo bbee aa bblleessssiinngg ttoo 
ootthheerrss,, tthhiiss iiss ttrruuee sstteewwaarrddsshhiipp 
44.. GGoodd wwaannttss uuss ttoo bbee HHiiss pprreesseennccee iinn 
ccoommmmuunniittyy;; iitt’’ss aabboouutt mmiissssiioonn 
55.. GGoodd iiss ggrraacciioouuss aanndd ffaaiitthhffuull 
66.. IInn ggiivviinngg oouurr OOFFFFEERRIINNGGSS,, GGoodd 
eexxppeeccttss tthhee bbeesstt 
77.. GGoodd wwiillll pprroovviiddee,, HHee iiss JJeehhoovvaahh--JJiirreehh
FFAAIITTHH && SSTTEEWWAARRDDSSHHIIPP 
11.. WWhheenn GGoodd ssaayyss ggoo,, wwee ggoo;; bbeeccaauussee 
ffaaiitthh iiss bbeelliieevviinngg tthhaatt GGoodd iiss lleeaaddiinngg.. 
22.. WWhheenn GGoodd pprroommiisseess,, wwee ccllaaiimm aanndd 
aacccceepptt;; bbeeccaauussee ffaaiitthh iiss rreecceeiivviinngg ffrroomm 
GGoodd.. 
33.. WWhheenn GGoodd iinnvviitteess uuss ttoo ggiivvee,, wwee ggiivvee 
HHiimm oouurr bbeesstt;; bbeeccaauussee ffaaiitthh iiss ggiivviinngg 
aallll tthhaatt wwee aarree aanndd aallll tthhaatt wwee hhaavvee ttoo 
tthhee OOwwnneerr.. IItt’’ss aallll ooff mmee ffoorr GGoodd..

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Stewardship Is A Matter of Faith

  • 1. SSTTEEWWAARRDDSSHHIIPP IISS AA MMAATTTTEERR OOFF FFAAIITTHH EErriikkaa FF PPuunnii,, PPhhDD SStteewwaarrddsshhiipp MMiinniissttrriieess DDiirreeccttoorr GGeenneerraall CCoonnffeerreennccee
  • 2. TTHHEE BBIIBBIILLIICCAALL TTEEXXTT 1 Some time later God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” “Here I am,” he replied. 2 Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.” Genesis 22:1,2 (NIV)
  • 3. THE LLIITTEERRAARRYY CCOONNTTEEXXTT God, the I AM, called Abraham out of his home and people, and told him to go to another place. By FAITH, Abraham went. God promised to bless Abraham, and to create out of his body a people – God’s nation, and He did. By FAITH, Abraham believed the promise. Now Abraham was tested again, and this time God called for Abraham’s best – his only son Isaac. By FAITH, Abraham gave his all.
  • 4.  STEWARDSHIP iiss AALLLL ooff mmee iinn rreessppoonnssee ttoo AALLLL ooff GGoodd.. IItt’’ss ttoottaall ccoommmmiittmmeenntt..  FFAAIITTHH ““iiss bbeeiinngg ssuurree ooff wwhhaatt wwee hhooppee ffoorr aanndd cceerrttaaiinn ooff wwhhaatt wwee ddoo nnoott sseeee..”” AAbbrraahhaamm hhaadd bbootthh,, hhee lliivveedd sstteewwaarrddsshhiipp tthhrroouugghh ffaaiitthh:: ((1)) FFaaiitthh ttoo GGoo;; ((22)) FFaaiitthh ttoo RReecceeiivvee;; aanndd ((33)) FFaaiitthh ttoo GGiivvee hhiiss bbeesstt..
  • 5. II.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO GGOO 8 By FAITH Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going. 9 By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. Hebrews 11:8,9 (NIV)
  • 6. II.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO GGOO 11.. WWHHEERREE??:: AA PPllaaccee WWhhiillee tthhee ssppeecciiffiiccss ooff tthhiiss nneeww ppllaaccee wweerree nnoott cclleeaarr ttoo AAbbrraahhaamm aatt tthhee ttiimmee,, GGoodd kknneeww eevveerryy ddeettaaiill ooff tthhee llaanndd;; aanndd hhee ssaaiidd ttoo AAbbrraahhaamm –– ggoo!! TThheerree’’ss aa bbeetttteerr ppllaaccee.. SSoo AAbbrraamm lleefftt [[hhee wwaass 7755]],, aass tthhee LLoorrdd hhaadd ttoolldd hhiimm;; …… TThhee LLoorrdd aappppeeaarreedd ttoo AAbbrraamm aanndd ssaaiidd,, ““TToo yyoouurr ooffffsspprriinngg II wwiillll ggiivvee tthhiiss llaanndd..”” GGeenneessiiss 1122::44,,77 ((NNIIVV)
  • 7. II.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO GGOO 22.. WWHHYY??:: TToo bbee aa BBlleessssiinngg ttoo OOtthheerrss WWhhiillee tthhee ssppeecciiffiiccss ooff tthhiiss bblleessssiinngg wwaass nnoott cclleeaarr ttoo AAbbrraahhaamm aatt tthhaatt ttiimmee,, GGoodd kknneeww wwhhaatt hhee wwaass ddooiinngg;; aanndd hhee ssaaiidd ttoo AAbbrraahhaamm –– ggoo!! TThheerree aarree bbeetttteerr bblleessssiinnggss ((nnoott nneecceessssaarriillyy mmoonneeyy)).. ““II wwiillll mmaakkee yyoouu iinnttoo aa ggrreeaatt nnaattiioonn aanndd II wwiillll bblleessss yyoouu;; II wwiillll mmaakkee yyoouurr nnaammee ggrreeaatt,, aanndd yyoouu wwiillll bbee aa bblleessssiinngg .. .. .. aanndd aallll ppeeoopplleess oonn eeaarrtthh wwiillll bbee bblleesssseedd tthhrroouugghh yyoouu..”” GGeenneessiiss 1122::22,,33 ((NNIIVV)
  • 8. IIII.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO RREECCEEIIVVEE 11 By FAITH Abraham, even though he was past age—and Sarah herself was barren—was enabled to become a father because he considered him faithful who had made the promise. 12 And so from this one man, and he as good as dead, came descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as countless as the sand on the seashore. Hebrews 11:11,12 (NIV)
  • 9. IIII.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO RREECCEEIIVVEE 11.. WWHHAATT??:: TThhee CCoovveennaanntt GGoodd iinniittiiaatteedd aa ssppeecciiaall ccoovveennaanntt wwiitthh AAbbrraahhaamm;; iitt wwaass aabboouutt HHiiss pprreesseennccee aanndd rreeiiggnn oovveerr AAbbrraahhaamm’’ss lliiffee.. GGoodd wwaanntteedd ttoo bbee tthhee ssoovveerreeiiggnn rruulleerr,, tthhee LLoorrdd ooff aallll ffoorr AAbbrraahhaamm.. AAfftteerr tthhiiss,, tthhee wwoorrdd ooff tthhee LLoorrdd ccaammee ttoo AAbbrraamm iinn aa vviissiioonn:: ““DDoo nnoott bbee aaffrraaiidd,, AAbbrraamm.. II aamm yyoouurr sshhiieelldd,, yyoouurr vveerryy ggrreeaatt rreewwaarrdd..”” GGeenneessiiss 1155::11 ((NNIIVV))
  • 10. IIII.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO RREECCEEIIVVEE 22.. WWHHAATT??:: TThhee PPrroommiissee TThhee rreeaalliizzaattiioonn ooff tthhee pprroommiissee wwaass nnoott ddeeppeennddeenntt oonn AAbbrraahhaamm’’ss aabbiilliittiieess,, bbuutt oonn GGoodd’’ss ccrreeaattiivvee ppoowweerr aanndd uunnlliimmiitteedd ggrraaccee.. AAbbrraahhaamm rreecceeiivveedd wwhhaatt hhee wwaass pprroommiisseedd –– GGoodd iiss ffaaiitthhffuull.. 11 TThhee LLoorrdd ddiidd ffoorr SSaarraahh wwhhaatt hhee hhaadd pprroommiisseedd.. 22 SSaarraahh bbeeccaammee pprreeggnnaanntt aanndd bboorree aa ssoonn ttoo AAbbrraahhaamm iinn hhiiss oolldd aaggee [[hhee wwaass 110000]],, aatt tthhee vveerryy ttiimmee GGoodd hhaadd pprroommiisseedd hhiimm.. GGeenneessiiss 2211::11,,22 ((NNIIVV))
  • 11. IIIIII.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO GGIIVVEE 17 By FAITH Abraham, when God tested him, offered Isaac as a sacrifice. He who had received the promises was about to sacrifice his one and only son, 18 even though God had said to him, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” 19 Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death.” Hebrews 11:17-19 (NIV)
  • 12. IIIIII.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO GGIIVVEE 11.. WWHHAATT??:: TThhee bbeesstt –– IIssaaaacc hhiiss ssoonn TThhee uullttiimmaattee ffaaiitthh tteesstt ffoorr AAbbrraahhaamm,, wwaass hhiiss wwiilllliinnggnneessss ttoo rreelleeaassee IIssaaaacc ttoo hhiiss CCrreeaattoorr aanndd OOwwnneerr.. WWiitthh tthhiiss tteesstt,, AAbbrraahhaamm kknneeww tthhaatt GGoodd eexxppeeccttss nnootthhiinngg lleessss bbuutt hhiiss bbeesstt.. TThheenn GGoodd ssaaiidd,, ““TTaakkee yyoouurr ssoonn,, yyoouurr oonnllyy ssoonn,, IIssaaaacc,, wwhhoomm yyoouu lloovvee,, aanndd ggoo ttoo tthhee rreeggiioonn ooff MMoorriiaahh.. SSaaccrriiffiiccee hhiimm tthheerree aass aa bbuurrnntt ooffffeerriinngg……..”” GGeenneessiiss 22::22 ((NNIIVV))
  • 13. IIIIII.. TTHHEE FFAAIITTHH TTOO GGIIVVEE 22.. WWHHAATT??:: WWhhaatt GGoodd pprroovviiddeess IItt wwaass nnoott aabboouutt IIssaaaacc;; iinn ffaacctt,, iitt wwaass nnoott aabboouutt AAbbrraahhaamm eeiitthheerr.. IItt wwaass aabboouutt GGoodd wwhhoo aallwwaayyss pprroovviiddeess.. GGoodd wwaanntteedd AAbbrraahhaamm ttoo ttrruusstt HHiimm iinn aallll tthhiinnggss.. AAbbrraahhaamm llooookkeedd uupp aanndd tthheerree iinn aa tthhiicckkeett hhee ssaaww aa rraamm ccaauugghhtt bbyy iittss hhoorrnnss.. HHee wweenntt oovveerr aanndd ttooookk tthhee rraamm aanndd ssaaccrriiffiicceedd iitt aass aa bbuurrnntt ooffffeerriinngg iinnsstteeaadd ooff hhiiss ssoonn.. GGeenneessiiss 2222::1133 ((NNIIVV))
  • 14. SSTTEEWWAARRDDSSHHIIPP GGEEMMSS 11.. GGoodd iiss iinn ccoonnttrrooll -- aallll tthhee ttiimmee 22.. GGoodd wwaannttss uuss ttoo hhaavvee aa rreellaattiioonnsshhiipp wwiitthh HHiimm 33.. GGoodd wwaannttss uuss ttoo bbee aa bblleessssiinngg ttoo ootthheerrss,, tthhiiss iiss ttrruuee sstteewwaarrddsshhiipp 44.. GGoodd wwaannttss uuss ttoo bbee HHiiss pprreesseennccee iinn ccoommmmuunniittyy;; iitt’’ss aabboouutt mmiissssiioonn 55.. GGoodd iiss ggrraacciioouuss aanndd ffaaiitthhffuull 66.. IInn ggiivviinngg oouurr OOFFFFEERRIINNGGSS,, GGoodd eexxppeeccttss tthhee bbeesstt 77.. GGoodd wwiillll pprroovviiddee,, HHee iiss JJeehhoovvaahh--JJiirreehh
  • 15. FFAAIITTHH && SSTTEEWWAARRDDSSHHIIPP 11.. WWhheenn GGoodd ssaayyss ggoo,, wwee ggoo;; bbeeccaauussee ffaaiitthh iiss bbeelliieevviinngg tthhaatt GGoodd iiss lleeaaddiinngg.. 22.. WWhheenn GGoodd pprroommiisseess,, wwee ccllaaiimm aanndd aacccceepptt;; bbeeccaauussee ffaaiitthh iiss rreecceeiivviinngg ffrroomm GGoodd.. 33.. WWhheenn GGoodd iinnvviitteess uuss ttoo ggiivvee,, wwee ggiivvee HHiimm oouurr bbeesstt;; bbeeccaauussee ffaaiitthh iiss ggiivviinngg aallll tthhaatt wwee aarree aanndd aallll tthhaatt wwee hhaavvee ttoo tthhee OOwwnneerr.. IItt’’ss aallll ooff mmee ffoorr GGoodd..