Matt. 25:14-30

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Matt. 2514-30
Pt. 1 The Opportunity Of An Eternity
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I. Gifts/Talents
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A. The Master Owns Everything
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.
Matthew 25
Moses
29 Moses replied, When I have gone out of the
city, I will spread out my hands in prayer to the
LORD. The thunder will stop and there will be no
more hail, so you may know that the earth is the
LORDs. Ex 9
5.Although the whole earth is mine, 6 you will
be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy
nation. These are the words you are to speak to
the Israelites. Ex 19
Question What do we have of our own?
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A. The Master Owns Everything
B. God's Ownership Enhances Our Relationship with
Him
1. Always Reminded It Is His
- Car, Bodies, Garden, Thoughts, DVDs, Time
Rather than, How much of my _______ should I
give to God?' we learn to ask, How much of God's
______should I keep for myself?'
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A. The Master Owns Everything
B. God's Ownership Enhances Our Relationship with
Him
1. Always Reminded It Is His
19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples
of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have
received from God? You are not your own 20 you
were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with
your bodies. 1 Cor 6
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A. The Master Owns Everything
B. God's Ownership Enhances Our Relationship with
Him
1. Always Reminded It Is His
2. Trust and Grace
20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor
God with your bodies.
1 Cor 6
6 We have different gifts, according to the grace
given to each of us.
Rom. 12
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A. The Master Owns Everything
B. God's Ownership Enhances Our Relationship with
Him
C. He Handpicked Talents/Gifts For Me
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. Matthew 25
To Think God Gave This To Us
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A. The Master Owns Everything
B. God's Ownership Enhances Our Relationship with
Him
C. He Handpicked Talents/Gifts For Me
Solomon
16This also is a grievous evil just as he came,
so shall he go, and what gain is there to him who
toils for the wind?
18Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting
is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the
toil with which one toils under the sun the few
days of his life that God has given him, for this
is his lot.
Eccl 5
19 Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and
possessions, and the ability to enjoy them, to
accept their lot and be happy in their toilthis
is a gift of God. Eccl 5
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II. Settled Account
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A. The Misuse of Talents
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent
in the ground Matthew 25

• Wasted Potential
• - Saul

- Father who was a mighty man of valor (1 Samuel
91). - When "worthless" sons of Belial men
insulted him at his inauguration, Saul was silent
(1 Samuel 1027). - Saved these men's lives (1
Samuel 1112, 13). - Choose by God to be
Israel's first king (1 Samuel 915-17) - Given
God's Spirit (1 Samuel 106)
What Saul became was not at all what God knew
Saul had the potential to be.
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A. The Misuse of Talents
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent
in the ground Matthew 25
Lets Ask Ourselves Tough Questions.

• What Have I Lost Because Of My Apathy
• What Am I Failing To Do
• Are We Just Playing It Safe Spiritually?
• If I Stood Before God Would He Be Let Down

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A. The Misuse of Talents
25 And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent
in the ground Matthew 25

1. Wasted Potential
2. Doesnt expect us to do the impossibleonly what
   we can do

13 but God is faithful, who will not allow you
to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with
the temptation will also make the way of escape,
that you may be able to bear it.
1 Cor 10
- Mk 1241-44
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A. The Misuse of Talents
B. The Use of Talents
1. Didnt Make Excuses
24 Then he who had received the one talent came
and said, Lord, I knew you to be a hard man,
reaping where you have not sown, and gathering
where you have not scattered seed. 25 And I was
afraid, and went and hid your talent in the
ground. Look, there you have what is yours.
Matthew 25
Only one bag of gold, Two bags of gold isnt
have as much as five!! Five bags of gold isnt
really that much?
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A. The Misuse of Talents
B. The Use of Talents
1. Didnt Make Excuses
2. Realized They Didnt Have Forever
19 After a long time the lord of those servants
came and settled accounts with them. Matt
25
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III. Reward
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1. Everlasting Regret (v30)

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1. Everlasting Regret (v30)
2. No Comparison If Faithful (v29)

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23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and
faithful servant you have been faithful over a
few things, I will make you ruler over many
things. Enter into the joy of your lord.
Matthew 25