Bible Verses for Stewardship Msg

"" 'Take the thousand and give it to the one who risked the most. And get rid of this "play-it-safe" who won't go out on a limb."

"The requirements for a good guide are reliability and accurate knowledge."

"I'm so grateful to Christ Jesus for making me adequate to do this work. He went out on a limb, you know, in trusting me with this ministry."

"Pay attention, come close now, listen carefully to my life-giving, life-nourishing words. I'm making a lasting covenant commitment with you, the same that I made with David: sure, solid, enduring love."

""Who here qualifies for the job of overseeing the kitchen? A person the Master can depend on to feed the workers on time each day."

"But if he does a poor job through ignorance, he'll get off with a slap on the hand. Great gifts mean great responsibilities; greater gifts, greater responsibilities!"

""You're hopeless, you religion scholars and Pharisees! Frauds! You keep meticulous account books, tithing on every nickel and dime you get, but on the meat of God's Law, things like fairness and compassion and commitment—the absolute basics!—you carelessly take it or leave it. Careful bookkeeping is commendable, but the basics are required."

"It's important that a church leader, responsible for the affairs in God's house, be looked up to—not pushy, not short-tempered, not a drunk, not a bully, not money-hungry."

""Our lives for yours!" said the men. "But don't tell anyone our business. When God turns this land over to us, we'll do right by you in loyal mercy.""

""Fear nothing in the things you're about to suffer—but stay on guard! Fear nothing! The Devil is about to throw you in jail for a time of testing—ten days. It won't last forever. "Don't quit, even if it costs you your life. Stay there believing. I have a Life-Crown sized and ready for you."

"You don't need to get a receipt for the money you give them—they're all honest men.""

"The best of everything grown, plus all special gifts, comes to the priests. All that is given in worship to God goes to them. Serve them first. Serve from your best and your home will be blessed."

"I also give you all the best olive oil, the best new wine, and the grain that is offered to God as the firstfruits of their harvest—"

"But Amaziah said to the holy man, "But what about all this money—these tons of silver I have already paid out to hire these men?" "God's help is worth far more to you than that," said the holy man."

"Solomon said, "You were extravagantly generous in love with David my father, and he lived faithfully in your presence, his relationships were just and his heart right. And you have persisted in this great and generous love by giving him—and this very day!—a son to sit on his throne."