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Investing Your Talent
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Your Talent
Matthew 25:14-30
Series Theme
Themes
God's Kingdom Reigns in My Life
Romans 14:17
Romans 14:17
For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Parable of Talents
Things to Know:
- Jesus teaching on what the Kingdom will be like in the future and how to live in it right now!
- Focus is on Jesus second coming and on judgment
- Talent=a unit of measurement in terms of weight
- In this parable talent seems to mean anything Jesus gives us for Kingdom use: spiritual gifts, natural talents, opportunities, relationships and money
What are you going to do with the opportunities, gifts and talents Jesus gives you? Will you waste them or multiply the Kingdom with them?
Big Idea:
Invest Faithfully in God's Kingdom
Invest Faithfully in the Kingdom because Jesus is the master and we are the servants.
Invest in the Kingdom
Who's Your Master?
Who's My Master? Me or Jesus?
Building the Kingdom
Invest faithfully in the Kingdom because God works with us to build His Kingdom--vs.15
Ability =POWER
1 Corinthians 12:11--all these are the work of the one and the same Spirit and he distributes them to each one, as he sees fit.
What am I doing with my talent?
With great power comes great responsibility--with great responsibility comes great expectations.
Risking for the Kingdom
Investing faithfully in the Kingdom means taking risks for the Kingdom--vs.16-19
- Immediate Obedience
- The Master expects a Profit
- If you risk nothing, you achieve nothing.
“you have to be willing to hold everything loosely. You have to resist holding on to things in your grasp because the kingdom is worth everything.” Pg.77 Jennifer Dean “Secrets Jesus Shared”
What am I willing to risk for the Kingdom?
What's the ROI?
Invest faithfully in the Kingdom because the ROI is amazing! --vs.21-23, 28-9
- God's approval for a life well lived
- In charge of many things
- Joy of the Lord
Actions must back up belief!
Whose kingdom am I investing in?
- Investing in God's Kingdom when we put it first...it's our priority!
- When we do everything we do to honour Him!
- When we do God's will in our lives...Your Kingdom Come, Your Will Be Done!
2 Peter 1:3
By His divine power, God has given us everything we need to living a godly life
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