Stewardship Messages in the Liturgy

Scriptural References Relating Christian Scriptures to Stewardship  Mt 6:19-21 – store treasure in heaven

Learning about stewardship is a year round opportunity  Mt 6:25-34 – do not worry about what to eat or wear to grow in faith and service. Take time to pray the Stewardship Prayer when you gather and reflect on  Mt 23:23-24 – hypocrite tithers are not just passages of scripture related to stewardship.  Lk 6:38 – give and it will be given Hebrew Scriptures  Lk 15:11-32 – prodigal son story  Lv 27:30 – tithing  Lk 16:19-31- Lazarus and the rich man  Dt 14:22-29 – tithing  Acts 4:34 – there were no needy  Dt 15:7-8 – generosity to the poor  Acts 20:35 – more blessed to give than to receive  Dt 26:1-4 – first fruits  Rom 12:6-8 – we each have different gifts  1 Chr 29:14-16 – all belongs to God  1 Cor 4:1-2 – we are entrusted with God’s mystery  Ps 24:1 – the earth is the Lord’s  1 Cor 16:1 – early church collections  Prv 3:9 – honor the Lord with your wealth  2 Cor 8 – give first to the Lord  Prv 11:24 – disparities of rich and poor  2 Cor 9:6-12 – reap and sow,  Prv 28:27 – give to the poor God loves a cheerful giver

and lack nothing, but cursed if  Phil 4:11-12 – being content with little or plenty

you do not  1 Tm 6:7-9 – we enter and leave the world with nothing  Eccl 5:9-16 – the vanity of money  Jas 2:14-17 – need faith and works  Sir 35:7-10 – offering and sacrifice  Jas 4:2-3, 13-15 – ask and spend wrongly,  Mal 3:8-10 – robbing God seek the Lord’s will

 1 Pt 4:8-10 – love covers a multitude of sins

 1 Jn 3:17-18 – love in action and truth Parables of Jesus that deal with (Mt 22:15-22) money and possessions

 The Two Debtors (Lk 7:41-43)

 The Hidden Treasure (Mt 13:44)

 The Costly Pearl (Mt 13:45-46)

 The Unmerciful Servant

(Mt 18:23-35)

 The Good Samaritan

(Lk 10:29-37)

 The Friend at Midnight (Lk 11:5-8)

 The Rich Fool (Lk 12:16-21)

 The Barren Fig Tree (Lk 13:6-9)

 The Tower Builder (Lk 14:28-30)

 The King Contemplating a Campaign (Lk 14:31-33)

 The Lost Sheep (Lk 15:3-7)

 The Lost Coin (Lk 15:8-10)

 The Prodigal Son (Lk 15:11-32)

 The Unjust Steward (Lk 16:1-9)

 The Rich Man and Lazarus

(Lk 16:19-31)

 The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Lk 18:9-14)

 The Generous Employer

(Mt 20:1-16)

 The Wicked Tenants (Mk 12:1-12, Mt 21:33-46, Lk 20:9-19)

 The Servant Entrusted with Supervision (Mt 24:45-51, Lk 12:42-48)

 The Talents

(Mt 25:14-30, Lk 19:12-27)

 Sheep and Goats (Mt 25:31-46)

 Render Unto Caesar