The Parable of the Talents

BCS Deaf Church Sermon from September 27th, 2015 covering the parable of the talents from Matthew 25:14-30.

Transcript

2. Children’s Chat Why Do People Work?
3. Why Do People Raise Kids?
4. Why Do People Go To School / College?
5. More Important: How Should People Do These Things? • 1 Corinthians 10:31: “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” • Ecclesiastes 9:10: “Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might…” • Colossians 3:23 “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters…”
6. Worship The Servant Song Mirantha! Praise Band http://viewpure.com/uSG1qm5KT1c
7. Worship Bless the Lord (10,000 Reasons) Matt Redman http://viewpure.com/Yop3kWch1q0
8. Blessings, Talents, Resources • Family Friends • Children Money • House Food • Leadership Ability Health • Athletic Ability Personality • Sense of Humor Freedom
9. Opportunities / Responsibilities • Church • Work / School • Parenting / Family • Friendships / Sports • Organizations / Clubs
10. Matthew 25:14-30
11. What will you be doing when Jesus returns?
12. Parable of the “Talents”
13. The Master Leaves Why does Jesus say the master leaves? What do you learn about the master when he leaves? Have you ever thought about the truth that the Kingdom of God is now our responsibility (Matt 6:19 teaches that the keys to the Kingdom are in our hands!)
14. Dividing the money: Q: How does the master determine which servant gets how much money? - Their gifts. Q: Does that seem fair – some are gifted and talented and given more – while others are not? – look at your list - Maybe not! - But why do you think some have a lot and others little? …The fall! Q: If you have more gifts – what does that mean? - Luke 12:48: From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
15. The Master’s Return Q: In the story are the men awarded or disciplined because of the amount of gifts they have? - No – either way the master is generous with them and gives beyond what they deserve. Q: So the master judged them how? Decided ‘ Good job – or bad? - What they did with their gifts. What did the master tell the servant who gained 5 more and the one who gained 2 more – was he more proud of the one who gained 5?
16. Parable of the Talents The story is about realizing your gifts and blessings and talents – and using them to fulfill the responsibilities and opportunities that God gives us to advance the Kingdom!
19. What is your purpose? • Genesis 1 – Made in God’s Image and made to show God! • Chief end (purpose) of Man (all people) – To Glorify God and Enjoy Him Forever • Ephesians 2:10 “For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.”
20. Analyze Your Life: What are you living for… what are you doing? Are you wasting it?
21. The Lazy Servant Q: What did he do with his money? Q: If he did not lose money – why is this wrong? Q: Why did he not do anything good with the money?
22. How Do You View God? What you think about when you think about God is the most important thing about you. – Tozer
23. Prayer Requests • Mel – experiencing a lot of back pain. Pray for healing • Jena – experiencing difficult relationships in her program, looking for a volunteer opportunity. Pray for healthy relationships and healing of relationships in her program, as well as the right volunteer position to open up for her. • Liz and Neal – Trying to graduate. Pray for Neal’s professors to be accessible, helpful. Pray for Liz to finish strong, for strength as she deals with health issues, for her health issues not to interfere with her school work. • Faulkner Family – Brock is in Houston for 100 days undergoing Leukemia treatment; his family is in College Station.
24. Announcements • Sundays at 3:30 in front hallway – Join Glena for ASL Bible Study, "The Story of God.” It’s never too late to start coming! • Sundays at 3:30 in church room – ASL lessons for anyone wishing to practice & learn more signs, gain a better understanding of Deaf Culture. All are welcome, regardless of previous signing experience. • October Deaf Social with Deaf Aggies – October 16th, 6:00- 9:00pm, Central Park. Food provided by Abuelo’s. Raise money to support the new Fun For All Park, a new park in College Station that will be fully accessible for the deaf, blind, and disabled! Please be sure to RSVP by Monday, Oct. 12th!