Stewardship (Part 2)

Stewardship by objectives involves:

 -Formulating a purpose for ministry in harmony with that of God.

-Making plans to achieve the purpose.

-Organizing people and procedures to implement the plan (implement means to put it into action).

-Perfecting the plan through evaluation.

Good stewardship planning is hard work. It takes time and effort. Spiritual works of wood, hay, and stubble are easier to produce, but are perishable.  Gold and silver takes more effort, but is lasting.

1 Corinthians 3:12, 13 "Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble; Every man's work shall be made manifest:  for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed by fire; and the fire shall try every man's work of what sort it is."

The ministry of Jesus was one managed by stewardship objectives:
 
-Jesus knew His purpose in God's plan.  He made many statements of purpose during His early ministry-Luke 4:18, 19.

-Jesus had a plan of ministry. He planned to preach and teach the Gospel, heal the sick, cast out demons, and do miracles confirming God's Word.  He would fulfill God's purpose by dying for the sins of all mankind, destroying the works of the enemy, and rising from the dead in power and glory.     

-Jesus used people in His ministry.  He specifically called twelve men to minister with Him.  Later He sent out seventy to minister the Gospel.  He also commissioned all believers to take the Gospel to all nations.
 
-Jesus had a procedure for fulfilling God's plans.  A procedure is a method or way of doing things.  He outlined a procedure for spreading the Gospel in Matthew 10 and Luke 10.

-Jesus evaluated the ministry of His disciples to perfect the plan in Luke 10:17-24.  After the plan was perfected, He commissioned all believers to participate in it according to Matthew 28:19, 20 and Acts 1:8.