That Faithful and Wise Steward by Randy Collins

Everything you hold, you're holding for someone else. The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it.

That Faithful and Wise Steward is a 13-lesson Bible study by Randy Collins, who spent more than four decades in accounting and finance before writing on what Scripture says about money, time, and ability.

How This Study Helps

Most of us have heard an occasional sermon on giving and filed it away as stewardship. Meanwhile the paycheck, the calendar, the credit card statement, and abilities we've never used all go on as though they belonged to us.

This study starts with the Psalmist's claim that the earth is the Lord's and follows it into ordinary life. It covers ownership and identity, the Old Testament tithe and what replaced it, the parables of the talents and the shrewd steward, the love of money, contentment, saving and debt, the use of time, hidden potential, care of creation, and the day the master comes home to settle accounts. "There is no room in our Christian life for a live-as-you-please attitude," Collins writes, and the lessons show why.

What's Inside

• The Earth Is the Lord's
• I Am Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
• One Tenth Shall Be Holy to the Lord
• You Cannot Serve God and Mammon
• The Sons of This World Are More Shrewd
• Stewards of the Mysteries of God
• Love of Money Is a Root of All Kinds of Evil
• One's Life Does Not Consist of Things
• The Ants Prepare Their Food in Summer
• What Is Your Life? A Vapor for a Little Time
• Everyone Who Has Shall Be Given
• God Saw Everything He Made Was Good
• Enter the Joy of Your Lord

Format & Features

Every lesson closes with thought questions and ruled space to write. Scripture is quoted from the New King James Version, and Greek terms such as oikonomos are explained where they matter. Reference schedules in the back cover the seven deadly sins, how to get your free annual credit report, and how long trash lingers in a landfill, followed by a 28-topic index of stewardship Scriptures and full footnotes. The 89-page, 6 x 9 spiral binding lies flat for writing. It's also available as a PDF eBook for individual or class use.

Who It's For

Adult Bible classes and their teachers, small groups working through money and contentment, elders and preachers looking for a full quarter on stewardship, and any Christian who feels the pressure finances put on a household.

Common Questions

Can I use it to teach a class?
Yes. Its 13 lessons fit a quarter of weekly classes. Order a workbook for each student, or choose the class-use PDF.

Is it only about money?
No. Money is a large part of it, but it also covers time, abilities, and the care of creation.

About the Author

Randy Collins spent twenty-nine years with IBM in accounting and finance, then fifteen more in small business consulting. He became a Christian in 1958 and served thirteen years as an elder with the church in Greencastle, Indiana. He began writing adult Bible study guides in 2010 and has since written several books, including Jewish Culture and Customs and Allow Your Goodness to Thrive. A certified Purdue Master Gardener, he lives in Avon, Indiana.

Product Details

• Author: Randy Collins
• Publisher: Spiritbuilding Publishers
• Lessons: 13
• Pages: 89
• Translation: NKJV
• Format: 6 x 9 spiral-bound workbook; PDF eBook (individual or class use)
• ISBN: 9781964805948