Theological Proposition/Focus: God, as creator and sustainer of creation has exclusive right to determine how creation functions.

Homiletical Proposition/Application: God created man to be steward of his creation and as such everything man does should reflect the will of God as owner and operator of creation.

Introduction:

Image: The One Minute Manager

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Subject:

Text: Gen. 1:1, 26-31.

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Setting the Stage:

In 1982 Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson made waves in the world of Business with their book The One Minute Manager. The book quickly became a New York Times best seller and has sold over 15 mission copies. Within the book a few key ideas stand out.

Body

God: God owns and operates it all because God made it all.

Creator: God created it all (1:1)

Operator: God sustains it all (Col. 1:17)

MTR: Do I recognize that everything belongs to God?

Man: Man was created to manage everything God created.

Purpose: God’s purpose in creating man in his image is stewardship (1:26).

Description: God’s description of man’s role in his creation is one of dominion. (1:28)

Extant: All means all (1:29-30)

Ecology

Physical Health

Intellectual Health

MTR: Do I accept God’s purpose in creating man in his image is stewardship?

Us: God values good management (Matthew 25:14-30).

Good management brings opportunity

Poor management brings loss

MTR: Am I managing God’s property well?

Conclusion:

Image: Even a family heirloom is just in the care of the owner.

Genesis 1: The Manager

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