BIG IDEA: OUR FUTURE IS FOUND IN OUR INVESTMENT NOW
Matthew 25:14-15 (NLT)
Again, the Kingdom of Heaven can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long
trip. He called together his servants and entrusted his money to them while he was
gone. He gave five bags of silver to one, two bags of silver to another, and one bag of
silver to the last - dividing it in proportion to their abilities. He then left on his trip.
Our future is found in our
Matthew 25:16-23 (NLT)
The servant who received the five bags of silver began to invest the money and
earned five more. The servant with two bags of silver also went to work and earned
two more. But the servant who received the one bag of silver dug a hole in the ground
and hid the master’s money.
After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an
account of how they had used his money. The servant to whom he had entrusted the
five bags of silver came forward with five more and said, “Master you gave me five
bags of silver to invest, and I have earned five more.” The master was full of praise.
“Well done my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small
amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!”
The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, “Master,
you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.’ “The master
said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this
small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate
together!”
We become
Matthew 25:24-30 (NLT)
Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, “Master, I knew you were a
harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate.
I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money
back.’ But the master replied, “You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten interest on it.”
Then he ordered, “Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the
ten bags of silver. To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given,
and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they
have will be taken away. Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where
there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
1 Timothy 6:20 (ESV)
“O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and
contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge.”
Ephesians 5:15-17 (NLT)
“So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.”
Matthew 22:37-39
“You must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all
your mind. This is the first and the greatest commandment. A second is equally
important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.”
An Obedient Servant Does Two Things
1-Invests in their
2-Invests in the
A Disobedient Servant
1 - Invests in the
2 - Invests only in their own
Cultural Christian vs Resilient Disciple
Matthew 25:29-30 (NLT)
“To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will
have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be
taken away. Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be
weeping and gnashing of teeth.”