Four Principles of Stewardship:
1. God owns everything, I own nothing.
2. God entrusts you with everything you have.
3. You can either increase or diminish what God has given; He wants you to increase it.
4. God can call you into account at any time, and it may be today.
Ephesians 4:1 - Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called…
Main Idea: We live worthy of the gospel when our behavior is consistent with gospel priorities.
I. Humility
Ephesians 4:2 - …with all humility…
II. Gentleness
Ephesians 4:2 - …with all…gentleness
III. Patience
Ephesians 4:2 - …with patience…
IV. Show Tolerance in Love
Ephesians 4:2 - …showing tolerance for one another in love…
V. Be Diligent to Preserve Unity
Ephesians 4:3 - …being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:4-6 - There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.
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