Stewardship is about our time, talents, and treasure. We've all heard sermons about stewardship that are Law: do this and don't do that. How about one based on Gospel. Because of God's great love for us, this is how we can respond and say thanks.--
1 Chronicles 29:10-13
David’s Prayer
10 David praised the Lord in the presence of the whole assembly, saying,“Praise be to you, Lord,
the God of our father Israel,
from everlasting to everlasting.
11 Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power
and the glory and the majesty and the splendor,
for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
Yours, Lord, is the kingdom;
you are exalted as head over all.
12 Wealth and honor come from you;
you are the ruler of all things.
In your hands are strength and power
to exalt and give strength to all.
13 Now, our God, we give you thanks,
and praise your glorious name.
v10. a.It is late in David's reign. He's handing the baton to Solomon, who will be allowed to build the Temple.
b.The gifts for the building of the Temple are from the people. Yet, David praises God--the true source of all gifts.
v11. Everything belongs to God. That's Gospel. We, as individuals, were bought by God with a great price--Christ's blood. And validated by His resurrection.
v12. "Wealth and honor come from You." All our time, talents, and treasure ultimately come from God.
Celebrate belonging to God. Stewardship is the response of a believing heart to God. God's love is pure enough, powerful enough. He created man perfect--which man rebelled against. In eternity, God saw fit to fix this chasm. "Behold the lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world."