* Two similar parables about a master giving money to his servants.

* One in Matthew 25 and one in Luke 19.

* They both showed two different aspects of the kingdom.

* Both show the responsibility to be faithful while we wait on the King and the result if we aren’t.

* Context of Matthew - parable of the virgins talking about faithful until He returns.

* Context of Luke - people grumbled as He was with Zacheus, a sinner.

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* The master in Matt was a rich man.

* The master in Luke was a ruler.

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* The money in Matt was talents (bags of minas).

* The money in Luke was minas.

* * A mina was worth about 3 months wages. A talent was 60 minas.

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* The amount of money in Matt was given to three men, each according to their ability.

* The amount of money in Luke was given to ten men all equally - one talent each.

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* The first two men in Matthew doubled what they were given.

* The first two men in Luke increased a lot (1000% & 500%).

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* The third guy in both buried what he was given.

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* The reward in Matthew - the first two were given authority and got to enter the joy of their master.

* The reward in Luke - the first two were given charge over the same amount of cities in which the improved upon their money (the 1000% guy got 10 cities, the 500% guy got 5 cities).

* * in Matt the distribution was according to ability at the beginning.

* * in Luke the distribution was according to ability at the end.

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* The third guy in both was unfaithful.

* His behavior was determined by how he saw his master.

* How do you see God?

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* The ending of Matthew was the unfaithful man lost what he had and was cast out into darkness.

* The ending of Luke was the unfaithful man lost what he had and those who didn’t want the ruler to be king were KILLED!