4 years ago

3/21/2021
In the third part of a three-part series, Pastor Gary unpacks the Parable of the Talents. A “talent” in the Bible is not what we might commonly think. It has nothing to do with human ability, but rather is a unit of measurement. A biblical talent weighed about 75 pounds and was used in the Bible as a value for money—either a talent of silver or a talent of gold. In the parable, Jesus is teaching us about how we should manage well what He has entrusted to us while He is away. But it has more to do with the ETERNAL than the PRACTICAL. Find out the meaning of this parable as Pastor Gary shares from Matthew 25:14-30.

00:00 - Welcome
00:42 - Introduction
01:11 - Signs of the Times before the Return of Christ
01:54 - Matthew 24:44
23:31 - Practical applications from the Parable of the Talents
23:59 - 1) Jesus (the Master) owns everything; we (the servants) only manage it.
24:09 - 2) Jesus expects us to use whatever He has entrusted to us for His glory.
24:26 - 3) Don't be an idle person; we should be busy during the time of waiting and faithful during the delay.
24:36 - 4) A misunderstood view of God is no excuse for poor stewardship.
24:55 - 5) Where there is no risk for God, there will be no reward from God.
25:35 - Misuses of the parable of the Talents
27:07 - Eternal significance of the parable of the Talents