Everything you have is rooted in something God provided.

Dr. Tony Evans talks about what can happen when we become too self-sufficient for our own good.

God knows our propensity to forget.

We are dependent on him, and so he sets up wilderness reminders.

This is the alternative broadcast featuring the timeless biblical teachings

from the archives of Dr. Tony Evans. Believers are often quick to remember that God provides,

but slow to remember that he provides for a purpose. Today, Dr. Evans takes us to Deuteronomy Chapter 8, as he describes

the kind of managers God wants us to be and what can happen when we stray from that plan. Let's join

him. If you are an American citizen, then you live here under a kingdom covenant. The kingdom, the country of America, has a

covenant. It's called a constitution. It's the overarching governing definition of who we are or who we are to be as a nation.

It has a very specific goal, life, liberty, and the freedom to pursue happiness.

God has a kingdom, and that kingdom is controlled by a covenant.

And the covenant of his kingdom is to be managed by his stewards.

His stewards are to pledge allegiance to the covenant that belongs to the kingdom.

When there are people in the kingdom who rebel against the covenant,

then they are in opposition to the king.

Our series is called kingdom stewardship.

We have defined that a steward is a believer who is responsible to manage, not own,

what has been entrusted to them by God

for them to oversee on his behalf.

Every believer is called a steward, a manager, or a caretaker of that which is entrusted to them in terms of time, talents, and treasures.

The purpose of your stewardship, your managerial responsibility is stated in verse 18.

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