Stewardship is living our faith. It is living faithfully in response to the word of God, especially as it is proclaimed in the corporate worship of the triune God. It is acknowledging that all of creation – the earth, scripture, our time, relationships, talents, possessions – that is, every good thing, comes out of God’s original abundance in creation, and is a gift of which we are caretakers. We are stewards of God’s grace every day. We hope that here, you will be encouraged to practice daily, whole-life stewardship, both in you and in your congregation.

As followers of Christ, we are called to be stewards of the gifts God has generously given. We hope that the scriptures below will encourage and inspire you in your giving. View additional generosity and giving scripture references here.

Exodus 23:19 | “Bring the best of the firstfruits of your soil to the house of the Lord your God.”

Numbers 18:26 | “Speak to the Levites and say to them: ‘When you receive from the Israelites the tithe I give you as your inheritance, you must present a tenth of that tithe as the Lord’s offering.”

1 Chronicles 29:3 | “In my devotion to the temple of my God I now give my personal treasures of gold and silver for the temple of my God,…”

Proverbs 3:9 | “Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops…”

Matthew 10:8b | “Freely you have received, freely give.”

Luke 11:41 | “But now as for what is inside you—be generous to the poor,…”

Luke 12:34 | “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also..”

Acts 2:44 | “All the believers were together and had everything in common.”

James 2:26 | “As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.”