†CALL TO WORSHIP:  
One: Come, children of light- not to hide in comfort, but to live with holy boldness. Not to hoard what we have, but to invest in grace.
All: We come to worship the God who entrusts us with mercy, who calls us to be stewards of justice, generosity, and joy.
One: Let us be shred - not for self-preservation, but for kingdom transformation.
All: Let us worship with imagination, urgency, and faithfulness.
†OPENING HYMN: Blue # 422     “God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending ”
CALL TO CONFESSION:                                                                      
PRAYER OF CONFESSION:                                                                          
Merciful God, we confess that we have not always been faithful stewards. We’ve clung to comfort instead of acting with holy boldness. We’ve withheld forgiveness , waiting for perfect motives. We’ve used our gifts to protect ourselves, not to bless others. Forgive us. Redeem our creativity. Repurpose our urgency. Make us shrewd for love’s sake, and faithful in small things.
SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION: In Jesus’ name, Amen
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS:  
†PASSING OF THE PEACE:
†CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE: Blue# 579     “Gloria Patri”
TIME FOR ALL GOD’S CHILDREN:                                                
A MOMENT FOR STEWARDSHIP
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION:
Spirit of wisdom, disrupt our assumptions. Challenge our complacency. Open our hearts to your word, that we may hear not just a parable, but a summons. Amen.
SCRIPTURE READINGS:           1 Timothy 2: 1-7   Luke 16: 1-13
One: This is the word of God for the people of God.
All: Thanks be to God.
MESSAGE: “Being Shrewd for God!” David Sadler, CRE
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: Blue pg. 14     “The Apostles’ Creed”
SPECIAL MUSIC
A MOMENT FOR STEWARDSHIP
CALL FOR GOD’S TITHES AND OUR OFFERINGS:      
PASTORAL PRAYER AND LORD’S PRAYER:
†CLOSING HYMN: Insert             “Give Your Best to the Master”
†BENEDICTION:            
†MUSICAL DISMISSAL WITH BLESSING:        “Let There Be Peace on Earth”