Trust Fund, Part 1: The Name on the Title
September 27, 2026 / Pastor Tom Van Kempen / Oxford Assembly of God1 Chronicles 29:11-12 (NLT) Everything in the heavens and on earth is yours, O Lord, and this is your kingdom…. Wealth and honor come from you alone.
1 Chronicles 29:14 (NLT) Everything we have has come from you, and we give you only what you first gave us!
I. Resolve the Question
1. Our claim of ownership is
• I it
Deuteronomy 8:17-18 (NIV) You may say to yourself, ‘My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.’ But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth.
• I it
Proverbs 23:5 (NLT) In the blink of an eye wealth disappears, for it will sprout wings and fly away like an eagle.
1 Corinthians 4:7 (NLT) “What do you have that God hasn’t given you?”
2. God’s claim of ownership is
• The claim
Psalm 89:11 (NLT) The heavens are yours, and the earth is yours; everything in the world is yours—you created it all.
• The claim
Colossians 1:17 (NLT) He holds all creation together.
• The claim
1 Peter 1:18–19 (TLB) God paid a ransom to save you…. And the ransom he paid was not mere gold or silver. It was the precious lifeblood of Christ.
II. Regard with the Proper
1. mindsets regarding money
Proverbs 13:4 (NLT) Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper
2 Thessalonians 3:10 (NKJV) For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.
Galatians 6:4 (NLT) Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else.
Philippians 4:6 (NLT) Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
Ephesians 5:5 (NLT) For a greedy person is an idolator
1 Timothy 6:10 (NLT) For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.
2. mindsets regarding money
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT) Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:11 (NLT) I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.
Philippians 4:19 (NKJV) And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 9:7 (NLT) You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.
III. Recognize Your Calling
1. We were created to be
Gen 2:15 (HCSB) The Lord God took the man and placed him in the garden of Eden to work it and watch over it.
2. Jesus the stewardship calling
Matthew 25:14 (NKJV) For the kingdom of heaven is like a man traveling to a far country, who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them.
3. Stewards focus on not
Matt 25:15 (NKJV) And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey.
4. Stewards focus on not
Matt 25:16, 17 (NKJV) Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. And likewise he who had received two gained two more also.
5. The owner holds the stewards
Matt 25:27, 28 (NKJV) So you ought to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I would have received back my own with interest. So take the talent from him, and give it to him who has ten talents.