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The Parable of the Talents
Matthew 25:14-30
The Parable of the Talents
• God owns everything
The Parable of the Talents
• God owns everything
‘A person who manages the
property or affairs for another entity’
(Wiktionary)
The Parable of the Talents
• God owns everything
‘The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world and all who live in it’
Psalm 24v1
The Parable of the Talents
The Parable of the Talents
• God is extravagantly generous
The Parable of the Talents
• God is extravagantly generous
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3 v16
The Parable of the Talents
• God is extravagantly generous
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3 v16
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!
1 John 3 v1
The Parable of the Talents
• God loves multiplication
Time
Time
26 years…sleeping
6 months…waiting at traffic lights
8 months…opening junk mail
1 year…on the toilet
4.5 years…eating
1 year…looking for lost items
4 years…getting ready & shopping
Time
26 years…sleeping
6 months…waiting at traffic lights
8 months…opening junk mail
1 year…on the toilet
4.5 years…eating
1 year…looking for lost items
4 years…getting ready & shopping
God owns everything
Time
‘Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom’
Psalm 90 v12
Time
Time
Urgent
AND important
Important
Not urgent
Urgent Not
important
Not important
Not urgent
Urgency LowHigh
Impo
rtan
ce
High
Low
Talents
‘For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do’
Ephesians 2 v10
Talents
Talents
S – Spiritual Gifts
Talents
S – Spiritual Gifts
H – Heart
Talents
S – Spiritual Gifts
H – Heart
A – Abilities
Talents
S – Spiritual Gifts
H – Heart
A – Abilities
P – Personality
Talents
S – Spiritual Gifts
H – Heart
A – Abilities
P – Personality
E - Experiences
Treasure
Treasure
Proverbs 3 v9-10
Honour GOD with everything you own; give him the first and the best.Your barns will burst, your wine vats will brim over.
Treasure
Proverbs 3 v9-10
Honour GOD with everything you own; give him the first and the best.Your barns will burst, your wine vats will brim over.
Exodus 13 v1-2
GOD spoke to Moses, saying, “Consecrate every firstborn to me— the first one to come from the womb among the Israelites, whether person or animal, is mine.”
Treasure
Proverbs 3 v9-10
Honour GOD with everything you own; give him the first and the best.Your barns will burst, your wine vats will brim over.
Exodus 13 v1-2
GOD spoke to Moses, saying, “Consecrate every firstborn to me— the first one to come from the womb among the Israelites, whether person or animal, is mine.”
Exodus 3 v19
Bring the choice first produce of the year to the house of your GOD.
Begin by being honest. Do honest people rob God? But you rob me day after day.
“You ask, ‘How have we robbed you?’
“The tithe and the offering—that’s how! And now you’re under a curse—the whole lot of you—because you’re robbing me. Bring your full tithe to the Temple treasury so there will be ample provisions in my Temple. Test me in this and see if I don’t open up heaven itself to you and pour out blessings beyond your wildest dreams. For my part, I will defend you against marauders, protect your wheat fields and vegetable gardens against plunderers.”
your tithe
Begin by being honest. Do honest people rob God? But you rob me day after day.
“You ask, ‘How have we robbed you?’
“The tithe and the offering—that’s how! And now you’re under a curse—the whole lot of you—because you’re robbing me. Bring your full tithe to the Temple treasury so there will be ample provisions in my Temple. Test me in this and see if I don’t open up heaven itself to you and pour out blessings beyond your wildest dreams. For my part, I will defend you against marauders, protect your wheat fields and vegetable gardens against plunderers.”
your tithe
Begin by being honest. Do honest people rob God? But you rob me day after day.
“You ask, ‘How have we robbed you?’
“The tithe and the offering—that’s how! And now you’re under a curse—the whole lot of you—because you’re robbing me. Bring your full tithe to the Temple treasury so there will be ample provisions in my Temple. Test me in this and see if I don’t open up heaven itself to you and pour out blessings beyond your wildest dreams. For my part, I will defend you against marauders, protect your wheat fields and vegetable gardens against plunderers.”
your tithe
Treasure
Struggling – ‘in financial difficulty’
Stable – ‘doing OK, but no margin’
Solid - ‘on the right track, but not wealthy’
Surplus – ‘wealthy with surplus available’
