21. Stewardship

We are God’s stewards, entrusted by Him with time and opportunities, abilities and possessions, and the blessings of the earth and its resources. We are responsible to Him for their proper use. We acknowledge God’s ownership by faithful service to Him and our fellow human beings, and by returning tithe and giving offerings for the proclamation of His gospel and the support and growth of His church. Stewardship is a privilege given to us by God for nurture in love and the victory over selfishness and covetousness. Stewards rejoice in the blessings that come to others as a result of their faithfulness.

Gen. 1:26-28; 2:15; 1 Chron. 29:14; Haggai 1:3-11; Mal. 3:8-12; Matt. 23:23; Rom. 15:26, 27; 1 Cor. 9:9-14; 2 Cor. 8:1-15; 9:7

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2. The Trinity

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3. Father

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4. The Son

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5. The Holy Spirit

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6. Creation

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7. Nature of Humanity

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8. The Great Controversy

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9. The Life, Death and Resurrection of Christ

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10. The Experience of Salvation

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11. Growing in Christ

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12. The Church

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13. The Remnant and its Mission

The universal church is composed of all who truly believe in Christ, but in the last days, a time of widespread apostasy, a remnant has been called out to keep...

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14. Unity in the Body of Christ

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15. Baptism

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16. The Lord’s Supper

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17. Spiritual Gifts and Ministries

God bestows upon all members of His church in every age spiritual gifts that each member is to employ in loving ministry for the common good of the church and...

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18. The Gift of Prophecy

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19. The Law of God

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20. The Sabbath

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21. Stewardship

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22. Christian Behavior

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23. Marriage and the Family

Marriage was divinely established in Eden and affirmed by Jesus to be a lifelong union between a man and a woman in loving companionship. For the Christian a marriage commitment...

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24. Christ’s ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary

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25. The Second Coming of Christ

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26. Death and Resurrection

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27. The Millennium and the End of Sin

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28. The New Earth

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