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Watch & Listen Sermon Audio Change Series 11/22/2009 "Invest Well"
Watch & Listen Sermon Audio Change Series 11/22/2009 "Invest Well" | Change Series 11/22/2009 "Invest Well" |
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Invest Well Matthew 25:14-30 The Parable of the Talents 14"Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. 15To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. 16The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more. 17So also, the one with the two talents gained two more. 18But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money. 19"After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. 20The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.' 21"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!' 22"The man with the two talents also came. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.' 23"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!' 24"Then the man who had received the one talent came. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. 25So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.' 26"His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? 27Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest. 28" 'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. 29For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. 30And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.' God's Word – Jesus tells a parable about a man who left town and gives talents to three of his servants. What the servants do with their talents is up to them. But there is an expectation that the talents will be invested for the owner. It all blongs to him anyway. Two of the three invest well. The third man, however, doesn't do what the owner wants. He is lazy and it ends up costing him far more than he could imagine. Obviously God is the owner, we are the servants. God expects us to invest all the things that already belongs to him. Our lives, our money, our possessions, everything is His - will we invest well? Video – A person or family from the church to talk about learning what God says to them about money and finances. Practical Ideas – Your four walls. Quit digging. Trust God, even test God, in your giving. right click > "save as.." to download the audio file |
