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Matt 25:14 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a man

traveling to a far country, who called his own servants

and delivered his goods to them. 15 And to one he gave

five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each

according to his own ability; and immediately he went

on a journey. 16 Then he who had received the five

talents went and traded with them, and made another

five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two

gained two more also. 18 But he who had received one

went and dug in the ground, and hid his lord’s money.

19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and

settled accounts with them.

This parable teaches us about the following:

● Success is a product of our work

● We have everything we need to get the job done

● We have different abilities.

● The effort & payout are equivalent.

We will be accountable for our stewardship

● The unfaithful steward didn’t waste his master’s

money...he wasted an opportunity.

● What has the Lord given us that we aren’t doing

something with?

● Rom 5:17 For if by the one man’s offense death

reigned through the one, much more those who

receive abundance of grace and of the gift of

righteousness will reign in life through the One,

Jesus Christ

○ Don’t waste an opportunity to reign in life

● Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the

Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be

witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and

Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

○ Don’t waste an opportunity to be a witness

● 1 Thes 2:13 For this reason we also thank God

without ceasing, because when you received the

word of God which you heard from us, you

welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in

truth, the word of God, which also effectively

works in you who believe.

○ Don’t waste an opportunity to be a doer of

the Word.

● Rom 5:5 Now hope does not disappoint, because

the love of God has been poured out in our hearts

by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

○ Don’t waste an opportunity to walk in love

We were created to produce, been given everything

necessary to be productive, and are expected to do so.