Have you ever wondered why obedience to God so often feels like a neverending chore we engage in just to somehow prove our faith is "real"? Today our lofty goal is to, by the end of this sermon, discover how we can obey God with joy. We will do that by learning how the ancient Jews accused God of divine nepotism, how Jesus was made perfect, and what the parable of the Ten Minas is actually about.