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Managing Me

Managing Me

Bishop Terry L. Hill, Jr.Sunday, September 6, 20261130am
📖 1CO.6.19-1CO.6.20
Stewardship begins by recognizing that we belong to God. First Corinthians 6:19–20 teaches us that the Holy Spirit lives within us and that being bought with a price changes how we handle our bodies, choices, and priorities. We are responsible for managing ourselves before we can faithfully manage anything else God entrusts to us. Following Christ means yielding our agenda to God and honoring Him in the ordinary decisions of daily life.
Key Points
1.
Stewardship begins with acknowledging God’s ownership of your life: you do not belong to yourself.
2.
The Holy Spirit lives in believers as God’s regulating presence, guiding and convicting without removing personal responsibility.
3.
Because God bought you at a high price, honoring God with your body is a required response, not an optional add-on.
4.
If you do not manage yourself, you will eventually mismanage whatever God entrusts to you.
5.
Living as if you are in control contradicts the Christian claim of following God’s agenda and priorities.

From the Series

Managing Me

📖 1CO.6.19-1CO.6.20
[19] What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? [20] For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
Sermon Summary

Stewardship begins by recognizing that we belong to God. First Corinthians 6:19–20 teaches us that the Holy Spirit lives within us and that being bought with a price changes how we handle our bodies, choices, and priorities.

We are responsible for managing ourselves before we can faithfully manage anything else God entrusts to us. Following Christ means yielding our agenda to God and honoring Him in the ordinary decisions of daily life.

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