STEWARDS
and their
REWARDS
1 Cor 3:11-14
11For no other foundation can anyone
lay than that which is laid, which is
Jesus Christ.
12 Now if anyone builds on this
foundation with gold, silver, precious
stones, wood, hay, straw,
1 Cor 3:11-14
13 each one’s work will become
clear; for the Day will declare it,
because it will be revealed by fire;
and the fire will test each one’s work,
of what sort it is.
14 If anyone’s work which he has
built on it endures, he will receive a
reward.
1 Cor 3:11-14
13 each one’s work will become
clear; for the Day will declare it,
because it will be revealed by fire;
and the fire will test each one’s work,
of what sort it is.
14 If anyone’s work which he has
built on it endures, he will receive a
reward.
1 Corinthians 3:11-15
Key verse: 13
“of what sort it is”
quality not quantity
1 Cor 4:1-2
Let a man so consider us, as
servants of Christ and
stewards of the mysteries of
God. Moreover it is required
in stewards that one be found
faithful.
1 Cor 4:1-2
Let a man so consider us, as
servants of Christ and
stewards of the mysteries of
God. Moreover it is required
in stewards that one be found
faithful.
I. The
Character of a
steward
I.
The Character of a Steward
The difference
between a servant and
a steward:
rLet a man so consider us, as SERVANTS of Christ
and STEWARDS of the mysteries of God.
1 Cor 4:1-2
servants
Let a man so consider us, as
of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.
Moreover it is required in stewards that one be
found faithful.
1 Cor 4:1-2
Let a man so consider us, as servants of
Christ and
stewards of the
mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in
stewards that one be found faithful.
Stewards
I.
The Character of a Steward
The difference
between a steward and
a servant:
The level of
responsibility
I.
The Character of a Steward
The primary
qualification of a
steward:
pistos
I.
The Character of a Steward
Pistos –
First aspect:
1. Full of Faith
I.
The Character of a Steward
What faith is not:
1. A MAGIC
LANTERN
I.
The Character of a Steward
What faith is not:
2. Hoping really
hard
I.
The Character of a Steward
What faith is not:
3. Positive
thinking
I.
The Character of a Steward
What faith is:
Faith is hearing God speak
and responding to Him with
actions of obedience and
attitudes of dependence
on Him
I.
The Character of a Steward
Pistos –
Second aspect:
2. Dependable
I.
The Character of a Steward
How do we develop?
II. The
Responsibility
of a Steward
4:1 Let a man so consider us,
as servants of Christ and stewards
of the MYSTERIES of God.
II.
The Responsibility of a Steward
The “mysteries of God” =
New Covenant truth
4:1 Let a man so consider us,
as servants of Christ and stewards
of the MYSTERIES of God
WHAT IS MYSTERY?
Colossians. 1:26
The MYSTERY
which has been hidden
from ages
and from generations,
but now has been revealed
to His saints.
WHAT IS MYSTERY?
Romans 16:25
Now to Him who is able to establish
you according to my gospel
and the preaching of Jesus Christ,
according to the revelation
of the MYSTERY kept secret
since the world began.
WHAT IS MYSTERY?
Ephesians 3:4,5.
by which, when you read,
you may understand my knowledge
in the of Christ), 5 which
in other ages was not made
known to the sons of men,
as it has now been revealed
by the MYSTERY of the Spirit
to His holy apostles and prophets:
Mystery
Examples
The Kingdom of God
Mark 4:11
And He said to them,
“To you it has been given to know
the MYSTERY of the KINGDOM OF GOD;
but to those who are outside,
all things come in parables,
Gentiles are fellow heirs
Eph. 3:2-6
3 He made known to me the MYSTERY
6 that the Gentiles should be fellow heirs,
of the same body,
and partakers of His promise in Christ
through the gospel,
Church as bride of Christ
Eph. 5:25-32
Eph. 5:32 This is a great MYSTERY,
but I speak concerning
Christ and the church.
The indwelling Christ
Col. 1:27
to make known
what are the riches of the glory
of this MYSTERY among the Gentiles:
which is Christ in you, the hope of glory
The ministry of the Holy Spirit
1 Cor 2:6-16
7 But we speak the wisdom of God
in a MYSTERY
10 But God has revealed them to us
through His Spirit.
The church raptured
1 Cor 15:51,52
51 Behold, I tell you a MYSTERY:
We shall not all sleep,
but we shall all be changed—
The blindness of he Gentiles
until the fullness of the Gentiles
Rom. 11:25
For I do not desire, brethren,
that you should be ignorant of this MYSTERY,
lest you should be wise in your own opinion,
that blindness in part has happened to Israel
until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in.
II.
The Responsibility of a
Steward
1. Understanding
II.
The Responsibility of a
Steward
2. Teaching
III. The Role
of a Steward
III. The Role of a Steward
REMEMBER:
The steward is not the head
of the church
Jesus is
III.
The Role of a Steward
BUT the steward has . . .
Great
responsibility
for the church
The steward cannot
function well with
great authority, if he
has not learned to
serve…
…and to be
FAITHFUL
IV. The
Judgment of a
Steward
The Judgment of a
Steward
Not what people think 4:3
.
3 But with me it is a very small thing that I
should be judged by YOU or by a HUMAN
COURT. In fact, I do not even judge myself.
The Judgment of a
Steward
Not what I think about myself
4:4
.
4a For I know of nothing against MYSELF,
yet I am not justified by this
The Judgment of a
Steward
BUT what the Lord thinks 4:4
.
4b but He who judges me is the Lord.
1 Cor 4:5
Therefore judge nothing before
the time, until the Lord comes,
who will both bring to light the
hidden things of darkness and
reveal the counsels of the hearts;
and then each one’s praise will
come from God.
Reward is on the basis
of faithfulness
to one’s stewardship