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+Shrewd Stewardship
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+## Big Idea
+Money holds no virtuous value, it simply is a means to an end. Money should not control our
+hearts and lives but rather God should. Money then is a temporary gift that God gives us to serve him to
+the absolute fullest measure we can in this life. We should steward our resources and money and use
+them to serve others, the church, and the mission of the church is to further the kingdom of God.
+
+## Read
+Luke 16:1-16
+
+## Discussion Questions
+1. The parable that Jesus gives is really a shocking parable, because Jesus seems to praise a
+dishonest man. But it is not the dishonesty that Jesus praises him but rather his shrewdness in
+dealing with temporal money. Why do you think we as Christians struggle to have the same attitude
+toward eternal “return on investment”?
+2. Shrewd by definition is sharp powers of judgment or wisdom in circumstance. What does a shrewd
+Christian do with his money? Is giving only 10% really a shrewd way to give our money to the
+church?
+3. What are some ways we can take our money and build relationships with unbelievers, so they might
+hear the Word of God and the gospel? Are there current things that we could do right now in our
+community to strengthen those relationships no matter what the cost?
+4. Read Acts 5:1-11 Dishonesty in giving is a dangerous heart attitude before an all knowing God, how
+do we develop faithful giving practices that would please God?
+5. Being a slave carries such a bad stigma in US culture, but the people in Jesus’s day would have
+understood the significance of the defining principle Jesus gave. Talk about the dangers of being a
+slave to money. In the quietness of your own heart, do you think your giving habits show a love for
+Christ and his church?
+
+## Prayer Focus 
+Pray that God will give us a renewed focus with the money that he gives us. Pray God
+will take our money and use it to win souls into the kingdom of God, train teachers and preachers, and
+equip missionaries to spread the truth of God and disciple believers.
+## Next Steps 
+Read Psalm 37 and Revelation 21. Ask yourself which category are you in? The one that is
+faithful to God and are blessed and rewarded or those who are not and are punished and destroyed?
+Chose to use your money to serve God and advance the kingdom. Be faithful sons of light with all that is
+entrusted to you.