“Talents” represent the opportunities that God gives to us. What does that mean?
We are given the opportunities to invest and use our natural abilities, not for ourselves, but for Jesus Christ.
PURPOSE: To have listeners realize and apply how opportunities work out their commitment.
“Talents” represent the opportunities that God gives to us. What does that mean?
“Talents” represent the opportunities that God gives to us. What does that mean?
We are given the opportunities to invest and use our natural abilities, not for ourselves, but for Jesus Christ.
PURPOSE: To have listeners realize and apply how opportunities work out their commitment.
“Talents” represent the opportunities that God gives to us. What does that mean?
God holds us responsible for those opportunities that, with our abilities, we can use for His benefit
PURPOSE: To help listeners think about the relationship between their abilities and their opportunities.
I. The talents in the parable refer to the opportunities that God gives us to use our natural abilities for the sake of Christ.
In Matthew 25:14-18, Jesus talks about “talents.”
PURPOSE: To have listeners understand the great value of opportunities in our lives.
When you’re reading a mystery, aside from enjoying the story, what are you trying to do?
The use of God’s gifts is not an option but an obligation.
PURPOSE: To help listeners understand that the use of God’s gifts is not an option but an obligation.
We may read about a lonely recluse who died and his body was found in a shack filled with garbage and clutter. Used paper pizza trays are stacked in the kitchen and newspapers are stacked in the living room. Only some old cats kept him company. Then, after his death, the police find a very large sum of money stashed in the closet or buried under the floor boards of the house or stuffed in a mattress.
Have you ever been in a talent show? Where? What was it like? For some of us, it was always part of being at summer camp.
PURPOSE: To help listeners think about what Jesus means when He talks about “talents.”
Have you ever been in a talent show? Where? What was it like? For some of us, it was always part of being at summer camp.
From the Old Testament to the New Testament, God uses men and women in the Bible to speak words of wisdom to His followers. To discover how these age-old stories…
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