Stewardship: Stewardship: It’s a Matter of It’s a Matter of

CharacterCharacter

Where the Rubber Where the Rubber Meets the RoadMeets the Road

• To understand that faith has To understand that faith has high currency to our Lord high currency to our Lord Jesus and is exercised by Jesus and is exercised by investinginvesting in God’s mission. in God’s mission.

• To be persons who steward To be persons who steward our times, treasures and our times, treasures and talents for the Kingdom of talents for the Kingdom of God at Calvary because we God at Calvary because we will understand the will understand the connection between connection between exercising faith, generosity exercising faith, generosity and mission.and mission.

If we don’t know God’s Character If we don’t know God’s Character … then we don’t have the faith to … then we don’t have the faith to invest in what’s on His heart.invest in what’s on His heart.

““Nothing reveals more forcefully Nothing reveals more forcefully one’s true view of God than the one’s true view of God than the quality of one’s imaginings.” quality of one’s imaginings.”

Janine Langan Janine Langan

““What comes into our minds What comes into our minds when we think about God is when we think about God is the most important thing the most important thing about us.”about us.” A. W. A. W. TozerTozer

““Parable Parable of the of the Bags of Bags of Gold”Gold”

Matthew 25Matthew 25

He exercised no faithHe exercised no faith

Entertained no generosityEntertained no generosity

Engaged in no mission or Engaged in no mission or investmentinvestment

““What comes into our What comes into our minds when we think minds when we think about God is the most about God is the most important thing about important thing about us.”us.” A. W. A. W.

TozerTozer

““Let not the wise boast of their wisdomLet not the wise boast of their wisdom    or the strong boast of their strength    or the strong boast of their strength    or the rich boast of their riches,    or the rich boast of their riches,

  but let the one who boasts boast about this:but let the one who boasts boast about this:    that they have the understanding to know me,    that they have the understanding to know me,that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness,that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness,    justice and righteousness on earth,    justice and righteousness on earth,    for in these I delight,” declares the Lord.     for in these I delight,” declares the Lord.

Jeremiah 9: 23, 24

Think of all the people who Think of all the people who have invested in You...have invested in You...

Good and Faithful:Good and Faithful:

Consider the “Spiritual ROI”Consider the “Spiritual ROI”

““Every Budget is a Every Budget is a moral document.” moral document.”

Jim WallisJim Wallis

Budgeted Expenses for 2013Budgeted Expenses for 2013::

• $268,130 or @ 66% of total budget = People$268,130 or @ 66% of total budget = People Six full time & part time StaffSix full time & part time Staff Seven Missionaries from Calvary.Seven Missionaries from Calvary.

• $61,050 or @15% of budget is for “Initiatives” - ministry $61,050 or @15% of budget is for “Initiatives” - ministry with people.with people.

• $37,000 or @ 9% is for Administrative support.$37,000 or @ 9% is for Administrative support.

• $25,300 or @ 6% is for where we, the people of God $25,300 or @ 6% is for where we, the people of God congregate.congregate.

• 15,000 or @ 4% is for Equipment & Building 15,000 or @ 4% is for Equipment & Building Improvements.Improvements.

How have we been doing in 2013?How have we been doing in 2013?

• 2013 Budget2013 Budget 2013 Actuals as of June 302013 Actuals as of June 30

$406,480.00$406,480.00 $203,240 is what we $203,240 is what we needed to stay on paceneeded to stay on pace

$186,407.53 is what we gave$186,407.53 is what we gave

This is @ $1000/month shortThis is @ $1000/month short

How have we been doing in 2013?How have we been doing in 2013?

• 2013 Budget2013 Budget 2013 Actuals as of June 302013 Actuals as of June 30

$406,480.00$406,480.00 $203,240 is what we $203,240 is what we needed to stay on paceneeded to stay on pace

$186,407.53 is what we gave$186,407.53 is what we gave

This is @ $1000/month shortThis is @ $1000/month short

• To meet this shortfall, it would mean that 200 of us give To meet this shortfall, it would mean that 200 of us give $10/$10/monthmonth more than we “normally” give. more than we “normally” give.

““What comes into our What comes into our minds when we think minds when we think about God is the most about God is the most important thing about important thing about us.”us.” A. W. A. W.

TozerTozer

Where Where

the Rubber the Rubber

meets meets

the Road:the Road:

““I received from the Lord what I received from the Lord what I pass on to you - that on the I pass on to you - that on the evening that Jesus was evening that Jesus was betrayed, He took bread and betrayed, He took bread and gave thanks…”gave thanks…”

““A [person] by his sin may A [person] by his sin may waste himself, which is to waste himself, which is to waste that which on earth is waste that which on earth is most like God. This is man's most like God. This is man's greatest tragedy and God's greatest tragedy and God's heaviest grief.” heaviest grief.”  A. W. Tozer

““We who once took most We who once took most pleasure in the means of pleasure in the means of increasing our own wealth increasing our own wealth and property now bring what and property now bring what we have into a common fund we have into a common fund and share with everyone in and share with everyone in need; we who hated and killed need; we who hated and killed one another and would not one another and would not associate with men of associate with men of different tribes because of different tribes because of their different customs, now their different customs, now after the manifestation of after the manifestation of Christ live together and pray Christ live together and pray for our enemies…” for our enemies…”

Justin MartyrJustin Martyr

@ 155 A.D.@ 155 A.D.