Title: The Praised Steward / Luke 16:1-13
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main text ; Luke 16:1-13
I was listening to the Far East broadcast in the car the other day, so which goddess has the text?
When asked the question, "How can you forgive a person who indulged himself
Did you praise him for doing a good job?" So, with the text, once again
I have a heart to preach.
The parables in the Bible are not based on the morality of the parable itself, but rather the
You need to know what key points you want to emphasize. For example, “Jesus is coming again.
When he said, “He comes like a thief,” did you mean that Jesus was a thief or not?
that when Jesus returns, he will come suddenly at an unexpected time
This is for emphasis.
Therefore, the most important lesson in the text is that the steward took the
Knowing in advance that the day will come, I wrote it down in preparation for the future after it was taken away.
It's for teaching. our wealth, our lives, our children,
There will come a day when all my honor will disappear, but before that day comes, I will
He who writes wisely for times and for the kingdom of heaven is also a wise man,
Jesus said that anyone who lays up treasures in this world is a fool.
This is what you emphasized. But in a world where people never know when they will die
Also, when you die, you can't take it with you or take it with you.
He doesn't know how to use it and holds it until he dies.
People who don't believe in it can do it, but most Christians who believe in Jesus
It's really pathetic to buy like that.
1. All humans are stewards.
The word "steward" means "one who takes charge of the things of the master".
The word is a combination of the Greek words for "house" and "to manage".
This is where the word economy comes from.
The first attitude of heart that a steward should have is that wealth is not mine, but the owner
It is the consciousness that I am separate and that I am only in charge of his things. God is
He is the creator and master of all things. Therefore, what I earned is not mine.
Because it was entrusted to me by God, I will please my master and
I use it for the sake of it, and not as if I was the owner.
One thing to note is that while I am in my stewardship,
When used correctly for a purpose, it is mine forever. That
But as long as I have it, it's not mine. When will the owner pick it up
I do not know when I will take my life.
Deuteronomy 8:17-18 "And fear, you say in your heart, My might, and the
lest by my strength I have obtained this riches. Remember the LORD your God.
He has given me the ability to obtain riches," said God.
I misuse it because I think the material will be mine forever,
When you invest in a good business, you fail to invest. to write well
If you look at it, the owner will entrust you with a bigger one, but you can't use it right away and just try to grab it.
This is why God does not entrust us with greater things.
2. It is the fact that the day will come when it will be taken away.
There will be a day when God will take away all our wealth, health, and life.
that there is poetry. Verse 16:2 says, “Count what you have seen, do the stewardship
Just as the master gave the command, "I will not be able to
The day is coming when you will put away all time and stand before the Lord, count the deeds of your life, and be judged.
will be
But just as people will never leave the world and possess wealth forever.
thinking and living.
Alexander the Great had a strange servant for his father, Philip II.
Every morning when I say goodbye, "My lord, don't forget that you must die.
I hope you are jealous" (Remember that you must die).
Forgetting the fact that we have to give up everything in the world and die before God
Lots of people. Romans 14:10 says, “Why do you judge your brother?
No, why do you despise your brother? Let us all stand before the judgment seat of God.
2 Corinthians 5:10 says, “For we must all be Greek.
Appearing before the judgment seat of the Way, each one wants to receive according to what he has done in his body,
Ham," he said. Therefore, our saints are like a mist for a little while.
Do not cling to the material things of the world that disappear,
You have to live with ashes.
Having a deeper interest in being than having
is.
So he commanded Abraham, the father of faith, to leave his native land, his relatives, and his father's house.
In other words, to be free from the bondage of material things.
He was told to drive out Hagar and Ishmael, and to offer his only son Isaac as a burnt offering.
Rely on the one who commands you, the Creator and the Lord of all things.
was training.
When the Israelites living in Egypt were living comfortably, they fell into idolatry.
When he became slaves to Egypt, he hardened the heart of Pharaoh and made them suffer.
Hurry, leave Egypt and take me into the wilderness to set you free from the things of the world.
it was
The wilderness was a symbol of liberation. 40 years of wilderness life
There are no houses, no land, no cities, no banks to save money.
It is only looking to God and living. I don't own anything, I don't care
where there is no
A tent is a tent that can be easily erected and easily demolished. fixed somewhere
It's not a fixed life. Sarah of Israel went from one place to another, herding
They are nomads who do this, but this is also a life that does not stick to one place. only one
It is a life worthy of living only depending on you.
The hearts of our members should be such a life of freedom. frozen
Jenga is not obsessed with things that should disappear, but is brave as its owner pleases
It is something you have to invest in and live with.
3. Wisdom to prepare for the future
Hearing an order from his master to resign his stewardship, this steward said, "My
What are you going to do? Digging is not strong enough. I am ashamed to beg.
I know that if you do this, after you have been taken away from your office, they will take me to your house.
I will welcome you.” After resigning, he is still a steward
In the meantime, I decided to write my heart out.
For those who owe 100 pieces of oil, 50 words will be forgiven, and for those who owe 100 pieces of wheat, 80
It was indemnified with stone. Because after being deprived of his office, he welcomed him
Because I thought it was li.
that the master praised the ungodly steward because he had done wisely,
Investing money for the eternal world after death is truly before God
This is a statement that explains that it is a wise thing to do and that it is a work that is praiseworthy by God.
All.
This steward could not fix the past, but he knew how to prepare for the future.
All.
We can't take our wealth with us when we die, but we can send them away.
As the saying goes, investing in the future is the wisest thing to do.
Conversely, the Bible says that it is foolish to accumulate wealth only in the world.
I am saying In Luke 12, a rich man ran out of grain in a field that yielded abundantly.
Since there was no place to store them, they rebuilt the barns and piled up the grain, saying, "I
He said to my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; be in peace.
Let's rest, eat and have fun."
Then, God saved the world only to the rich man who did not know how to prepare for death.
When he rebuked him for being a fool, God said, "You fool, today
Your soul will be retrieved by night, and whose will your preparations be?
He who lays up wealth for himself, and is not rich toward God
It is like this.”
God is a foolish Pharaoh who lays up for himself wealth only in the world.
He said, like this steward, foreknowing in advance that the day will come when it will be taken away, and the eternal future
He said that a person who invests for money is a wise person. Matthew
In Gospel 6:19, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where
Moth and rust destroy, and thieves break in and steal.
Lay up treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not
It cannot pierce and it cannot steal.”
The material used for the kingdom of heaven is never stolen and never goes bankrupt.
All.
But people love money so much that they don't know how to invest it wisely.
How many people die just because they build things up in the world for their own bodies without knowing it
I do not know. But the material given by the Lord may be used for the glory of the Lord and for the good of the Lord.
You must be able to write. Such a person is a person of true faith.
If God is our master, money will be a good servant, our
Resources will be used according to God's will. But God is our
If you don't join us we will be slaves of money
will be
Henry Fielding said, "Make money your god.
If you do, it will become a tormenting being like the devil."
The following article was published in the Wall Street Journal
There is. “Money is like a passport that can go anywhere in the world.
Aside from that, money is anything you can prepare for except happiness.”
I did.
4. Make friends with unjust wealth
Jesus cares a lot about how money is used. the reason
Because money is evil, not neutral. only God has money
It can be sanctified, and it can be used for good. Paul and Peter
It is said that money is the root of evil (1 Timothy 3:3,8, Titus 1:7-11, 1 Peter 5:2).
In this passage, Jesus also refers to wealth as the mammon of unrighteousness.
said. The Lord is to use this unrighteous wealth to make friends.
All. By leading people who became enemies of the Lord to Christ
If we make friends, they will welcome us the next time we enter heaven.
will be
In Luke 16:9, “I tell you, you make friends by means of unrighteous wealth.
And when they pass away, they will receive you into an eternal dwelling place."
In Co 16:4 it says, “I know what to do; if I do this, after I have been deprived of my office,
They will receive me into their house.”
If people invest for the salvation of souls led by Christ, someday
Heaven will welcome us and we will receive an eternal reward.
- Hallelujah ! -