Into Our Hands…. Luke 16:1-8 “And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man,...

Into Our Hands…

Luke 16:1-8 “And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had

wasted his goods. And he called him, and said unto…

Luke 16:1-8 …him, How is it that I hear this of thee? give

an account of thy stewardship; for thou mayest be no longer steward. Then

the steward said within himself, What shall I do?...

Luke 16:1-8 …for my lord taketh away from me the

stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. I am

resolved what to do, that, when I am put out of the stewardship, they may…

Luke 16:1-8 …receive me into their houses. So he called

every one of his lord's debtors unto him, and said unto the first, How much

owest thou unto my lord? And he said, An hundred…

Luke 16:1-8 …measures of oil. And he said unto him, Take

thy bill, and sit down quickly, and write fifty. Then said he to

another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An

hundred measures…

Luke 16:1-8 …of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy

bill, and write fourscore. And the lord commended the

unjust steward, because he had done wisely: for the children of this world…

Luke 16:1-8 …are in their generation wiser than the

children of light”

Luke 16:10 “He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in

much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also

in much.”

1 Cor 1:9 “God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son

Jesus Christ our Lord”

WHAT HAS GOD PLACED INTO OUR HANDS? CAN HE TRUST US AS FAITHFUL STEWARDS?

God has placed the Gospel in OUR hands…

Rom 1:9 “For God is my witness, whom I serve with

my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I

make mention of you always in my prayers;”

Rom 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of

Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every

one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek”

Rom 15:20 “Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel, not where

Christ was named, lest I should build upon

another man's foundation”

A gospel hymn writer, the late Tillit S. Teddlie: “Swiftly we're turning life's daily pages, Quickly the hours are changing to years; How are we using God's golden moments? Shall we reap…

…glory? Shall we reap tears? CHORUS: Into our hands the gospel is given, Into our hands is given the light; Hast let us carry God's precious message Guiding the erring back to the right”

1 Tim 1:11 “According to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my

trust.”

1 Cor 4:1-2 “Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and

stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be

found faithful”

1 Rom 10:13-15 “For whosoever shall call upon the

name of the Lord shall be saved. How then shall they

call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall

they believe…

1 Rom 10:13-15 …in him of whom they have not heard?

and how shall they hear without a preacher?”

Gal 1:6-9 “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him

that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:

Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert…

Gal 1:6-9 …the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have

preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said…

Gal 1:6-9 …before, so say I now again, If any man preach

any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let

him be accursed”

1 Cor 9:16-17 “For though I preach the gospel, I have

nothing to glory of: for necessity is laid upon me;

yea, woe is unto me, if I preach not the gospel! For if I

do this thing willingly…

1 Cor 9:16-17 …I have a reward: but if against my will, a dispensation of the gospel

is committed unto me”

God has placed the RESOURCES OF LIFE into our

hands…

James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from

above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness,

neither shadow of turning.”

1 Tim 5:8 “But if any provide not for his own,

and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel”

Eph 4:28 “Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his

hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth”

Heb 13:16 “But to do good and to

communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”

God has given us MANY

ABILITIES and TALENTS…

Rom 12:6-8 “Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us

prophesy according to the proportion of faith; Or

ministry, let us wait on…

Rom 12:6-8 …our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let

him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that

sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness”

Luke 12:46-48 “The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not

aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him

his portion with the…

Luke 12:46-48 …unbelievers. And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared

not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But

he that knew not, and did…

Luke 12:46-48 …commit things worthy of stripes, shall be

beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men

have committed much, of him they will ask the more”

1 Pet 4:10-11 “As every man hath received the gift, even so

minister the same one to another, as good stewards of

the manifold grace of God.•11 If any man speak, let him

speak as the oracles…

1 Pet 4:10-11 …of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of

the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be

glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and

dominion for ever and ever. Amen”

God places into our hands

OPPORTUNITIES…

Gal 6:10 “As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who

are of the household of faith.”

Eph 4:29 “Let no corrupt communication proceed out

of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying,

that it may minister grace unto the hearers”

Matt 27:24-25 “When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, but that rather a tumult was made, he took

water, and washed his hands before the multitude, saying, I

am innocent of the blood…

Matt 27:24-25 …of this just person: see ye to it. Then

answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and

on our children”

God has placed into our hands

TIME…

2 Pet 3:9 “The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as

some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish,

but that all should come to repentance”

Eph 5:15-17 “See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as

fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days

are evil. Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding

what the will of the Lord is.”

Matt 6:33 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and

his righteousness; and all these things shall be

added unto you”

We each have 60 minutes per hour, 24 hours per day, 7 days

per week, 52 weeks per year.

The question is not: “what do I have time to do?” The question is what will I do with the

time I have?

God has placed into our hands

TRUST…

We know we can trust

God.

Can God trust us?

1 Peter 3:5 “For after this manner in the old time the holy

women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves,

being in subjection unto their own husbands”

2 Cor 3:1-5 “Do we begin again to commend ourselves? or need we, as some others, epistles of commendation to

you, or letters of commendation from you? Ye

are our epistle written in…

2 Cor 3:1-5 …our hearts, known and read of all men:

Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by

us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living…

2 Cor 3:1-5 …God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart. And such trust have

we through Christ to God-ward: Not that we are sufficient of

ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency

is of God”

Proverbs 3:5 “Trust in the LORD with all thine

heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding”

Psa 40:4 “Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD

his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as

turn aside to lies”

Psalms 13:5 “But I have trusted in thy mercy;

my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation”

2 Corinthians 5:1 “For we know that if our earthly house

of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building

of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the

heavens”

Eph 4:28 “Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his

hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth”

1 Thess 4:11 “And that ye study to be quiet, and to

do your own business, and to work with your own

hands, as we commanded you”

Hebrews 10:31 “It is a fearful thing to fall

into the hands of the living God”

Jam 4:8 “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh

to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye

double minded”

Into Our Hands…

Rom 10:17 “So then faith cometh by

hearing, and hearing by the word of God”

Luke 13:3 “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish”

Acts 2:38 “Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be

baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the

Holy Ghost”

Mark 16:16 “He that believeth and is

baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not

shall be damned”

Hear Believe Repent ConfessBaptized

Into our hands…