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8 Aspects of Stewardship

Note: I have a 4x4x4 Cube stewardship sermon. This is expands on the aspects.

8 Aspects of life for which which we need to be good stewards:

  1. Time – Stewarding your time well means using it purposefully, prioritizing time for worship, service, rest, and relationships.
  2. Talents and Gifts – Using your abilities, skills, and spiritual gifts to serve others and glorify God is an important part of stewardship.
  3. Relationships – How you nurture and care for your relationships, both in your family and community, reflects stewardship of the people God has placed in your life.
  4. Health and Body – Taking care of your physical and mental well-being through healthy living, rest, and proper care reflects stewardship of the body God has given you.
  5. Creation and Environment – Stewardship of the earth involves caring for and preserving the environment, being mindful of the resources you use, and reducing waste.
  6. Knowledge and Learning – Growing in knowledge, especially in understanding Scripture, and using what you learn for the benefit of others is part of being a steward.
  7. Opportunities and Influence – Stewarding the opportunities and positions of influence you have to make a positive impact in the world, further God’s kingdom, and help others.
  8. Money – This involves how you manage financial resources, being generous, avoiding debt, and supporting the work of God’s kingdom.

May I be a good steward of all that God has given and entrusted to me.

From Ligonier:

Fundamentally, stewardship is about exercising our God-given dominion over His creation, reflecting the image of our creator God in His care, responsibility, maintenance, protection, and beautification of His creation.

Bible Passages for Each

For memorization purposes, I have reordered the 8. 5/2/1: 5 aspects of ourselves and our possessions; 2 aspects that involve ourselves and others; 1 aspect that it outside of us.

Here are two Bible passages (NIV) for each aspect of stewardship from the list:

1. Time

  • Ephesians 5:15-16 – “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.”
  • Psalm 90:12 – “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

2. Talents and Gifts

  • 1 Peter 4:10 – “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”
  • Matthew 25:14-30 (The Parable of the Talents) – A story illustrating the importance of using one’s gifts and abilities responsibly.

3. Money

  • Matthew 6:19-21 – “Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth… But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven… For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
  • 1 Timothy 6:17-19 – “Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth… but to put their hope in God… Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.”

4. Knowledge and Learning

  • Proverbs 2:6 – “For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.”
  • Proverbs 4:7 – “The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.”

5. Health and Body

  • 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit… Therefore honor God with your bodies.”
  • 3 John 1:2 – “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.”

6. Relationships

  • John 13:34-35 – “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
  • Ephesians 4:32 – “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

7. Opportunities and Influence

  • Colossians 4:5 – “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity.”
  • Matthew 5:14-16 – “You are the light of the world… let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”

8. Creation and Environment

  • Genesis 2:15 – “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.”
  • Psalm 24:1 – “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.”

These passages provide biblical grounding for the idea that we are called to steward each of these aspects of life faithfully.