SOW-REAP-GIVE: A Biblical Portrait of Stewardship | Week 5

Matthew and Luke’s gospels both recount one of Jesus’s well-known parables: the parable of the talents. In this story, the master entrusts his workers with his resources, expecting them to be faithful stewards, and upon his return, he commends those who managed his possessions well with these beautiful words: ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ While we typically associate the idea of stewardship with money and finances, when we study the Bible we begin to see that stewardship extends far beyond. It moves us to see that God has not only given us to finances that should produce fruit but also our time, bodies, talents, minds, relationships, work, and even the world. All these and more are gifts from God to be stewarded responsibly. Given that we will be held accountable for how we wisely we use what God has given – all of which ultimately belong to the Lord – shouldn’t we strive to steward them better? Shouldn’t we aim to hear those same commending words spoken of us also? Join us as we search God’s Word together to understand stewardship, to live our lives well for the glory of God, to maximize our lives as they were meant to be lived, to take what God has entrusted to us, to Sow, to Reap, and to Give!