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Oakwood Church
Stewards of Grace - 1 Peter 4:10-11
Locations & Times
Oakwood Community Church
11209 Casey Rd, Tampa, FL 33618, USA
Sunday 8:00 AM
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: 11 whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
1 Peter 4:10-11
1 Peter 4:10-11
Keys to Understanding Spiritual Gifts
1st Key: We must first understand that we are stewards of our gifts.
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace."
1 Peter 4:10
1st Key: We must first understand that we are stewards of our gifts.
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace."
1 Peter 4:10
Do we as believers understand that we are stewards?
It seems that many think they are owners of their gifts not stewards.
It seems that many think they are owners of their gifts not stewards.
Stewards vs Owners
Owners: Have full control and authority over their resources/gifts and can use or squander them as they see fit without accountability to anyone.
Owners: Have full control and authority over their resources/gifts and can use or squander them as they see fit without accountability to anyone.
Principles of Stewardship
1. Stewards manage the resources of the master.
1. Stewards manage the resources of the master.
Principles of Stewardship
2. Stewards recognize that their primary goal is to grow and maximize their resources/gifts for the benefit of the master.
2. Stewards recognize that their primary goal is to grow and maximize their resources/gifts for the benefit of the master.
Principles of Stewardship
3. Stewards recognize they are entrusted with the responsibility to use the master's resources wisely and prudently; they are accountable to the master.
3. Stewards recognize they are entrusted with the responsibility to use the master's resources wisely and prudently; they are accountable to the master.
What kind of stewards are we to be?
We are to be good/faithful stewards of our gifts.
We are to be good/faithful stewards of our gifts.
Types of Stewards
Good Stewards – Recognize they are not the owners and seek to bring pleasure to the master by using their gifts as he desires for his benefit.
Good Stewards – Recognize they are not the owners and seek to bring pleasure to the master by using their gifts as he desires for his benefit.
Types of Stewards
Bad Stewards – Think they are the owners and use their gifts as they best see fit hoping the master will be pleased.
Bad Stewards – Think they are the owners and use their gifts as they best see fit hoping the master will be pleased.
Keys to Understanding Spiritual Gifts
2nd Key: We are stewards of multi-faceted divine grace.
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace."
1 Peter 4:10
2nd Key: We are stewards of multi-faceted divine grace.
"As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace."
1 Peter 4:10
"Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 11 All these are empowered by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills."
1 Corinthians 12:4-7, 11
1 Corinthians 12:4-7, 11
Ways We Steward This Grace
1. Each of us are to allow the Spirit of God to use our gifts and skills as instruments of divine grace to others.
1. Each of us are to allow the Spirit of God to use our gifts and skills as instruments of divine grace to others.
Ways We Steward This Grace
2. The good/faithful stewarding of the gifts of the Spirit in the body of Christ results in the maximum display of the multi-faceted grace of God within his body and to the world.
2. The good/faithful stewarding of the gifts of the Spirit in the body of Christ results in the maximum display of the multi-faceted grace of God within his body and to the world.
Speaking and Serving Gifts
"Whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies..."
1 Peter 4:11
"Whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies..."
1 Peter 4:11
The Purpose of Faithful Stewardship
That God may be glorified though Jesus Christ.
"That God may be glorified through Jesus Christ."
1 Peter 4:11
That God may be glorified though Jesus Christ.
"That God may be glorified through Jesus Christ."
1 Peter 4:11
A Closing Doxology
"To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
1 Peter 4:11
"To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen."
1 Peter 4:11