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Robinson, Haddon - The Shewrd Steward (Part 4)

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The Shrewd Steward (Part 4)

A seven-part sermon series exploring how we can change the way we think about money.

By Haddon Robinson, senior editor of PreachingToday.com; Harold John Ockenga Distinguished Professor of Preaching at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; radio teacher on "Discover the Word"; and author of "Biblical Preaching."

Sermon 1: A New Way of Thinking About the Cash in Your Pocket
Big Idea: Because we cannot keep money, we ought to exchange it for what we can keep.
Purpose: To help listeners realize that we can’t keep money, and to encourage them to take action to exchange it for what we can keep..
Text:Luke 16:10-12

Sermon 2: The Parable of the Shrewd Steward
Big Idea: Money is not ours to keep; it is only ours to invest.
Purpose: To recognize that money is transient, and we need to keep that in mind as we use it.
Text: Luke 16:12

Sermon 3: How Easy It Is for “Change” to Sneak into Our Lives
Big Idea: Our decision to serve money is usually seen in lesser choices, just as our decision to trust ourselves to Jesus Christ is reflected in smaller choices.
Purpose:To evaluate what is reflected in the choices we make.
Text: Luke 16:13

Sermon 4: The Talk Jesus Gave About “Warning”
Big Idea:We are mastered by someone or something.
Purpose: To understand that God and money represent two separate centers for our lives.
Text:Luke 16:13

Sermon 5: Why We Need to Take Seriously the Choices We Make with Our Money
Big Idea: There are some hard questions that will reveal who or what masters you.
Purpose: To move listeners to take seriously what Jesus says about money.
Text:Luke 16:13

Sermon 6: Money and Possessions: A New Way of Thinking
Big Idea: If we say of what we own, “This is God’s,” it can change our perspective.
Purpose: To make a theological truth about possessions practical.
Text:Luke 16:11-13

Sermon 7: A Principle That Says You Can’t Serve God and Money
Big Idea: The Pharisees may have reacted as we might react to Jesus’ teaching.
Purpose: To explore why Jesus said what he did about religious leaders.
Text: Luke 16:14


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