Stewardship and the Universal Church pt2
Ephesians 3:1-21
The Method (Matt 28, Eph 4, 1 Cor 9, Acts 17)
Strategy – Empower Disciples (Matt 28)
Tactics – Equip Them for Ministry (Eph 4, 1 Cor 9)
Logistics – Embrace Demographics as Ordained by God (Acts 17, 1 Cor 9)
The Map
The Management (1 Pet 2.1-9)
Cause – Prophet (the Word, Truth)
Concern – Priest (Compassion, Love)
Corporate – King (Stewardship, Integrity, Transparency, Judgment)
The Mess (1 Pet 2.11-12)
See ourselves as pilgrims passing through
Accept that we are the strangers
Deal truthfully with our desires
Embody “beautiful goodness” in the daily grind