VOUS Church Sermon: Entrusted Speaker: Rich W. Main Scripture: Matthew 25:13–30 The Heart of Stewardship 1 Timothy 6:10 The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. It’s not about having money. It’s about money having you. Stewardship: - Stewardship has to do with your money, but it isn’t limited to just your money. - God won’t bless a poor steward. - Stewardship is carefully managing the finances and resources that have been entrusted to your care. What you do with what God gave you says a lot about what you believe about God. - Our faith is most clearly seen in our stewardship. Matthew 6:21 “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” - Your heart leaves receipts. - We can say one thing, but our stewardship reveals what we truly believe. 1. Stewardship Is Not Ownership. It’s a Loan. Matthew 25:14 Everything you have is on loan from God. Psalm 24:1 Everything in this world came from God. It’s not, “God, what do You want me to do with my money?” It’s, “God, what do You want me to do with Your money?” It’s not, “God, what do You want me to do with my time?” It’s, “God, what do You want me to do with Your time?” It’s not, “God, what do You want me to do with my talents?” It’s, “God, what do You want me to do with the talents You gave me?” There’s a difference between being entitled and being entrusted. - You handle things differently when you realize who they belong to. 2. Equal Value Doesn’t Mean Identical Assignment Matthew 25:15 - Scripture says the master gave to each servant according to their ability. - Equal value doesn’t mean identical assignment. - We tend to compare what was given to us with what was given to others. - You won’t be judged by what God placed in someone else’s hands, but by what He entrusted to yours. Comparison will make you despise what you should be stewarding. - God doesn’t reward those who have the most, but those who have been faithful. - There will always be someone who has more or someone who is better at something. - You have to take your eyes off other people and focus on what God has given you.

VOUS Church Sermon: Entrusted Pastor: Rich W. Main Scripture: Matthew 25:13–30 The Heart Behind Stewardship 1 Timothy 6:10 “The love of money is the root of all evil.” - It’s not about having money. It’s about money having you. Stewardship - Stewardship has to do with your money, but it isn’t limited to just your money. - God won’t bless a poor steward. - Stewardship is carefully managing the finances and resources that have been entrusted to your care. What you do with what God gave you says a lot about what you believe about God. - Our faith is most clearly seen in our stewardship. Matthew 6:21 “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” - Your heart leaves receipts. - We can say one thing, but our stewardship reveals what we truly believe. 1. Stewardship Is Not Ownership. It’s a Loan. Matthew 25:14 Everything you have is on loan from God. Psalm 24:1 Everything in this world belongs to God. It’s not: - “God, what do You want me to do with my money?” It’s: - “God, what do You want me to do with Your money?” It’s not: - “God, what do You want me to do with my time?” It’s: - “God, what do You want me to do with Your time?” It’s not: - “God, what do You want me to do with my talents?” It’s: - “God, what do You want me to do with the talents You’ve given me?” There’s a difference between being entitled and being entrusted. - You handle things differently when you realize who they truly belong to. 2. Equal Value Doesn’t Mean Identical Assignment Matthew 25:15 - Scripture tells us that the master gave to each servant according to their ability. - Equal value doesn’t mean identical assignment. - We tend to compare what was given to us with what was given to others. - You won’t be judged by what God placed in someone else’s hands, but by what He entrusted to yours. Comparison will make you despise what you should be stewarding. - God doesn’t reward those who have the most. He rewards those who have been faithful. - There will always be someone who has more or someone who does something better. - You have to take your eyes off other people and focus on what God has placed in your hands.