Christian stewardship begins with the correct understanding that everything we have belongs to the Lord.

Stewardship, then, is not just a focus on money or material things, but also encompasses every spiritual blessing. In this study, making the most of all God

has given, Scott Pauley teaches biblical principles for Christian stewardship. One day, we will meet God

and give an account of how we have handled all of the resources he has put in our hands. Let's listen intently to learn how God expects us to steward his resources.

Every man has two names.

He has the name he was given, and then he has the name that he's earned. Many people

are given a certain family name. It may be a name that is associated with good things. It could

be a name associated with bad things, but all of us have the opportunity and the obligation

to develop our own testimony, what some people refer to as reputation.

In fact, Proverbs chapter 20, verse number 11 says that even a child is known by his doings,

whether his work be pure, whether it be right.

In other words, from the early days of your life, you begin building a name, building a testimony, and a reputation.

And someone rightly said that it takes a lifetime to build a good name and only a few moments

to tear it down. We've been talking about the principles of Christian stewardship, the stewardship

of our time and the stewardship of our talent, and the stewardship of the temple or the body that God has given us.

In our last study, we talked about the stewardship of treasure, and I think it is a very apt place to come now to Proverbs chapter 22 in verse number one,

where the Bible says a good name is rather to be chosen than great riches and loving favor

rather than silver and gold. I want to consider with you today the stewardship of our testimony.

You see, there is a treasure greater than money. What is it?

It's a good name.

You can have all the riches in the world.

But if you don't have a reputation for righteousness, what good does it do you in the end?

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