Radical Commitment, Part 3 –

“Radical Stewardship”
June 28, 2009
 1 Corinthians 3:11
11 For no one can lay any
foundation other than the one
already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
TNIV
 1 Corinthians 2:1-2
1 When I first came to you, dear brothers and
sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and
impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret
plan.2 For I decided that while I was with
you I would forget everything except Jesus
Christ, the one who was crucified. NLT
 Galatians 2:20
20 I have been crucified with Christ and I
no longer live, but Christ lives in me.
The life I now live in the body, I live by
faith in the Son of God, who loved me
and gave himself for me. TNIV
Illustration: “Radical Stewardship”
(Philippians 4:10-19)
Generosity in the Early Church
 Philippians 4:10-13
10 I rejoiced greatly in the Lord that at last you
renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you
were concerned, but you had no opportunity
to show it. 11 I am not saying this because I
am in need, for I have learned to be content
whatever the circumstances. 12 I know what
it is to be in need, and I know what it is to
have plenty. I have learned the secret of
being content in any and every situation,
whether well fed or hungry, whether living in
plenty or in want. 13 I can do all this through
him who gives me strength. TNIV
 Philippians 4:14-16
14 Yet it was good of you to share in my
troubles. 15 Moreover, as you Philippians
know, in the early days of your
acquaintance with the gospel, when I set out
from Macedonia, not one church shared
with me in the matter of giving and
receiving, except you only; 16 for even
when I was in Thessalonica, you sent me aid
more than once when I was in need. TNIV
 Philippians 4:17-19
17 Not that I desire your gifts; what I desire is
that more be credited to your account. 18 I
have received full payment and have more
than enough. I am amply supplied, now that
I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts
you sent. They are a fragrant offering, an
acceptable sacrifice, pleasing to God. 19
And my God will meet all your needs
according to the riches of his glory in Christ
Jesus. TNIV
Radical Stewardship – Luke
18:18-30
 Luke 18:18
18 A certain ruler asked him [Jesus],
“Good teacher, what must I do to
inherit eternal life?” TNIV
 Luke 18:19
19 “Why do you call me good?”
Jesus answered. “No one is
good—except God alone. TNIV
 Luke 18:20-21
20 You know the commandments: ‘You shall
not commit adultery, you shall not murder,
you shall not steal, you shall not give false
testimony, honor your father and mother.’”
21 “All these I have kept since I was a boy,”
he said. TNIV
 Luke 18:22
22 When Jesus heard this, he said to
him, “You still lack one thing. Sell
everything you have and give to the
poor, and you will have treasure in
heaven. Then come, follow me.” TNIV
 Luke 18:23-25
23 When he heard this, he became very sad,
because he was very wealthy. 24 Jesus
looked at him and said, “How hard it is for
the rich to enter the kingdom of God! 25
Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through
the eye of a needle than for the rich to enter
the kingdom of God.” TNIV
 Luke 18:26-27
26 Those who heard this asked, “Who
then can be saved?” 27 Jesus
replied, “What is impossible with
human beings is possible with God.”
TNIV
 Luke 18:28
28 Peter said to him, “We have
left all we had to follow you!”
TNIV
 Luke 18:29-30
29 “Truly I tell you,” Jesus said to them, “no
one who has left home or wife or brothers or
sisters or parents or children for the sake of
the kingdom of God 30 will fail to receive
many times as much in this age, and in the
age to come eternal life.” TNIV
Application:
 Leviticus 27:30
30 “‘A tithe of everything from the
land, whether grain from the soil or
fruit from the trees, belongs to the
Lord; it is holy to the Lord. TNIV
Malachi 3:8-10 (New Living
Translation)
 Malachi 3:8-9
8 “Should people cheat God? Yet you have
cheated me! “But you ask, ‘What do you
mean? When did we ever cheat you?’ “You
have cheated me of the tithes and offerings
due to me.9 You are under a curse, for your
whole nation has been cheating me. NLT
 Malachi 3:10
10 Bring all the tithes into the storehouse so
there will be enough food in my Temple. If
you do,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,
“I will open the windows of heaven for you. I
will pour out a blessing so great you won’t
have enough room to take it in! Try it! Put
me to the test! NLT
Mark 12:41-44 (New Living
Translation)
 Mark 12:41-42
41 Jesus sat down near the collection
box in the Temple and watched as the
crowds dropped in their money. Many
rich people put in large amounts.42
Then a poor widow came and dropped
in two small coins. NLT
 Mark 12:43-44
43 Jesus called his disciples to him and said,
“I tell you the truth, this poor widow has
given more than all the others who are
making contributions.44 For they gave a
tiny part of their surplus, but she, poor as
she is, has given everything she had to live
on.” NLT
2 Corinthians 9:6-7 (New Living Translation)
6 Remember this—a farmer who plants only a
few seeds will get a small crop. But the one
who plants generously will get a generous
crop.7 You must each decide in your heart
how much to give. And don’t give
reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For
God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”
NLT
Conclusion:
 Colossians 3:17
17 And whatever you do, whether in
word or deed, do it all in the name of
the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God
the Father through him. TNIV