Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God s grace in its various forms.

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1 Stewardship Nuggets Short Quotes, and Verses Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God s grace in its various forms. -1 Peter 4:10 Living is giving. We live life best as we give our strengths, gifts, and competencies in the service of God s mission. -Dr. Kennon Callahan ( ), author and teacher, congregational development Don t tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I ll tell you what they are. -James W. Frick ( ), former vice president for public relations, alumni affairs and development, University of Notre Dame The first great gift we can bestow on others is a good example. -Thomas Morell ( ), English librettist, classical scholar, and printer. Since my money is God s money, every spending decision I make is a spiritual decision. -Rev. John Hagee ( ), founder & senior pastor of Cornerstone Church (Texas) and CEO of Global Evangelism Television. God s work done in God s way will never lack God s supply. -J. Hudson Taylor ( ), Christian missionary to China and founder of the China Inland Mission Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. -1 Chronicles 16:34

2 We are surrounded by God s benefits. The best use of these benefits is an unceasing expression of gratitude. -John Calvin ( ), French theologian and pastor Find out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others. -Augustine ( AD), Christian theologian and philosopher Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. -Colossians 3:15 The worship most acceptable to God comes from a thankful and cheerful heart. -Plutarch ( AD), Greek biographer and essayist In our every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations. -Iroquois Confederacy Maxim Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received. -1 Peter 4:10 A thing is bigger for being shared -Gaelic saying Let us be good stewards of the Earth we inherited. All of us have to share the Earth's fragile ecosystems and precious resources, and each of us has a role to play in preserving them. If we are to go on living together on this earth, we must all be responsible for it. - Kofi Annan ( ), Ghanaian diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations Your time is the greatest gift you can give to someone. -Anonymous

3 Consider your possessions loaned to you by God. -St. Catherine of Siena, ( ), philosopher and theologian We give thee but thine own, whate er the gift may be; all that we have is thine alone, a trust, O Lord, from thee. -William Walsham How ( ), bishop, author and hymnwriter The only investment I ever made which has paid consistently increasing dividends is the money I have given to the Lord. -James L. Kraft ( ), entrepreneur, and inventor (patented processed cheese) Stewardship is what we do after we say, We believe. -Anonymous We keep what we give away. -Tim Hiller, ( ), former American football quarterback, author Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name. -1 Chronicles 29:13 Giving frees us from the familiar territory of our own needs by opening our mind to the unexplained worlds occupied by the needs of others. -Barbara Bush ( ), former First Lady of the USA ( ) It is better to return a borrowed pot with a little something you last cooked in it. -Native American proverb No act of kindness no matter how small is ever wasted. -Aesop (c BC), Greek storyteller I will give thanks to you, LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonderful deeds. -Psalm 9:1

4 Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received only what you have given: a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage. -St. Francis of Assisi ( ), Italian Roman Catholic friar and preacher Whatsoever I thankfully receive, as a token of God s love to me, I part with contentedly as a token of my love to Him. -Theophilus Gale ( ), English educationalist, nonconformist and theologian of dissent You may light another's candle at your own without loss. -Puerto Rican proverb It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. -Mother Theresa ( ), Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. -Proverbs 11:25 I never would have been able to tithe the first million dollars I ever made if I had not tithed my first salary, which was $1.50 per week. -John D. Rockefeller, Sr. ( ), American oil industry business magnate and philanthropist For we brought nothing into this world, and we can take nothing out of it. -1st Timothy 6:7 Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and lovingkindness. -Dalai Lama XIV, ( ), Buddhist monk Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. -Luke 6:38

5 Got no checkbooks, got no banks. Still I'd like to express my thanks - I've got the sun in the mornin' and the moon at night. -Irving Berlin ( ), American composer and lyricist It is a powerful practice to be generous when you are the one feeling in need. -Allan Lokos, author, founder of the Community Meditation Centre, NYC The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children. -Dietrich Bonhoeffer ( ), German Lutheran pastor, theologian and anti-nazi dissident For the fruits of all creation, thanks be to God. For the gifts to every nation, thanks be to God. For the ploughing. Sowing. Reaping, silent growth while we are sleeping, future needs in earth s safekeeping, thanks be to God. -Fred Pratt Green, ( ), British Methodist minister and hymnwriter Money often costs too much -Ralph Waldo Emerson ( ), American essayist, lecturer, and poet Every day is a bank account, and time is our currency. No one is rich, no one is poor, we've got 24 hours each. -Christopher Rice ( ), American author To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival. -Wendell Berry ( ), American novelist, poet, environmental activist, cultural critic, and farmer Generosity could be as contagious as the zombie plague as long as enough people were willing to be carriers. -Jonathan Maberry ( ), author, editor, playwright, writing teacher Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. -Colossians 3:15

6 One of the dangers of having a lot of money is that you may be quite satisfied with the kinds of happiness money can give and so fail to realize your need for God. -C.S. Lewis ( ), British novelist, poet, academic, lay theologian, broadcaster, lecturer Give even an onion graciously. -Afghan proverb Do not give, as many rich (people) do, like a hen that lays her eggs and then cackles. -Henry Ward Beecher ( ), American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker I believe that if children fall in love with wildlife they will grow up wanting to protect it. -Imogen Taylor, British children s author and illustrator Generosity is not giving me that which I need more than you do, but it is giving me that which you need more than I do. -Khalil Gibran ( ), Lebanese-American artist, poet For it is in giving that we receive -St. Francis of Assisi ( ), Italian Roman Catholic friar and preacher. A gift opens the way and ushers the giver into the presence of the great. -Proverbs 18:16 You can give without loving. But you cannot love without giving -Amy Carmichael ( ), author, missionary in India