Emphasis Preaching Journal

It often seems as if this old creedal formula from the people of Israel has no merit in the modern age of money and stocks and salaries. Although the people of Israel were called to bring the best of their flock and produce to God, it seems that the new systems of numbers and cash flow stand in the way of really understanding giving to the ministry of God. This text begs to be preached as stewardship, but how are we to do it in our time? One way is to remind people that the gifts of their time, their thoughts, their hands, and their presence is all part of 'their stewardship to God's realm.