Take 'N Be Faithful

TAKE ‘n BE FAITHFUL Matthew 25:14-30 Take stock of your God-given abilities Take stock of your God-given abilities Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find? Proverbs 20:6 Take stock of your God-given abilities Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail. Lamentations 3:22 Take stock of your God-given abilities Matthew 25:14-15 Take stock of your God-given abilities Matthew 25:16-18 It’s not how much or what kind of abilities - rather It’s how you use them to glorify God and help others Take advantage of God-given opportunities Take advantage of God-given opportunities Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise, but as wise, making the most of every opportunity Ephesians 5:15-16 Take advantage of God-given opportunities The man who had received the 5 talents brought another five. “Master, you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.” Mat. 25:19-20 Take advantage of God-given opportunities The man with the two talents also came. “Master, you entrusted me with two talents. See, I have gained two more.” Mat. 25:21 Take advantage of God-given opportunities Then man who had received the one talent came. “Master,” he said, “I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown, gathering… Take advantage of God-given opportunities …where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid, and went out and hid the talent. See here is what belongs to you. Matthew 25:24-25 Take confidence in God-given ability Take confidence in God-given ability “Well done, good and faithful servant! I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” Take confidence in God-given ability How God responds to faithlessness Take confidence in God-given ability Matthew 25:26-30 Take confidence in God-given ability The reward was not based on amount or comparisons, but whether or not each servant was faithful Take confidence in God-given ability All three stewards knew the master’s expectations Two were confident and invested their talents One was fearful, uncertain and made excuses TAKE ‘n BE FAITHFUL Matthew 25:14-30