Genesis 1:26 KJV

26. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Psalms 24:1 KJV

1. The earth is the LORD’s, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein.

Psalms 24:1 NLT

1. The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him.* Nothing or no one belongs to me (expound)

Empowerment Keys:

• Nothing is earned everything is given (dispel the world concept)

James 1:17

17. Whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down to us from God our Father, who created all the lights in the heavens. He never changes or casts a shifting shadow.

Psalms 75:6-7

6. For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south.

7. But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another.

• God created us to entrust us with his creation (Expound)

• Stewardship calls for accountability

• Stewardship calls for grace and mercy