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Scripture Reading: Matthew 25:14-30
Opening Prayer
Introduction/Review
I.
The birth and infancy of Jesus (1:1-2:23)
II.
Preliminaries to Jesus’ ministry (3:1-17)
III.
Jesus’ ministry in Galilee (4:12-13:52)
IV.
The end of Jesus’ ministry in Galilee (13:53-18:35)
V. Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem (19:1-20:34)
VI.
Jesus’ ministry in Jerusalem (21:1-25:46)
A. Beginnings (21:1-27)
1. Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem (21:1-11)
2. Cleansing of the temple (21:12-17)
3. The fig tree (21:18-22)
4. The question of authority (21:23-27)
B. Teaching in parables (21:28-22:14)
1.
The parable of the two sons (21:28-32)
2. The parable of the tenants (21:28-32)
3. The parable of the wedding feast (22:1-14)
C. Pharisees and Sadducees (22:15-23:39)
1. Attempts to trap Jesus (22:15-46)
2. Jesus’ denunciation of the pharisees (23:1-39)
D. The Olivet Discourse (24:1-25:46)
1.
The destruction of the temple (24:1–2)
2. The beginning of the troubles (24:3–14)
3. The climax of the troubles (24:15–28)
4. The coming of the Son of Man (24:29–51)
5.
The parable of the ten virgins (25:1–13)
6.
The parable of the talents (25:14–30)
7. The sheep and the goats (25:31–46)
Exposition
“it” ?
Kingdom of God
Talents = “large sum of money” one commentator says it is about equivalent to a laborer’s salary for half a lifetime.
Minimum wage: statewide, 2019, $12/hour
$480/week
x 52 =24,960
based on working full time at minimum wage from age 17 to a retirement age of 67 (50 years), the lifetime wage in 2019 dollars for a minimum wage employee is $1,248,000
half of which is $624,000
a substantial amount of money
Points:
Discourse point:
The Kingdom of Heaven is coming so be watchful...
Passage principle:
Main principle: The Kingdom of Heaven is not “one-size-fits-all”
I.
The Kingdom of Heaven is filled with workers (16-18)
II.
The Kingdom of Heaven will be made complete in “a long time” (19)
Time for “life and trade”
Imminent does not equal Immediate
III.
Kingdom workers are not judged by their fruit but by their faithful work (20-23)
IV.
Kingdom workers work!
(24-30)
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