11-09-08 AM - Vetern's Day 2008 Message

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Stewards of Freedom

Matthew 25:14-19 

    "Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. [15] To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. [16] The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more.

Matthew 25:14-19 

    [17] So also, the one with the two talents gained two more. [18] But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money. 

    [19] "After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 

Veteran’s Day:

Honors all people who honorably served their nation in the military

We are Stewards of America’s Freedom:

• Stewardship is “the careful and responsible management of something entrusted to one's care.”  (Webster)
  
• Everything we have belongs to God--including freedom

Stewardship Requires Sacrifice:

• Moses “chose to share the oppression of God’s people instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin.”
  
• Veterans sacrificed everything for the good of others
  
• November is Military Family Month
  
• Military family members sacrifice, also

Stewardship Requires Accountability:

• God expects us to act ethically and wisely with our freedom
  
• We honor our veterans by living upright before God

Be Faithful Stewards:

• Keep our veterans and their families in prayer
  
• Thank a veteran for their sacrificial service
  
• Live as a God-honoring citizen