E toatele ua tala'iina, ae toaitiiti e ua filifilia.

Faataoto / Parable:

o le tala e faamalamalama se mea lilo.

O le malo o le lagi, e iai se mea e faatusa iai.

O le tupu ua na faia le tausamaaga (feast celebration) mo lona atalii.

1. The Invitation / O le Valaaulia.

An invitation was sent out, (command) to those who were invited to come to the feast.

E le i o mai e na valaaulia.

Servants was sent out for the second time, to those invited to come, but still did not.

Mt 11:28-30

Rev 3:20

2. The Excuse / Ua le o mai.

1st call: ua le mafai ona o mai. (o loo pisi, etc.)

2nd call: ua latou faatala ese mai.

ua o i o latou fanua. (doing their own thing)

ma le tasi i lana faatau (on with their business)

o isi ua pupue auauna, fasiotia ma faaleaga i latou.

Matthew 25: 14-30

Auauna & Taleni 5, 2, 1

Excuses are normal, but don’t let our excuses determined our future.

3. The End / O le Iuga.

v.11 “Ua ulufale le tupu i le tausamaaga, ua iloa le tagata ua le ofu i le ofu o le tausamaaga.

v.13 - Na faatonuina e le tupu ana auauna e fusifusi ia te ia ma lafo i fafo.

i le mea o loo iai le taufaitagiaue ma le lilivau o nifo.

Interpretation: E faatatau i faitaulaga ma le au faresaio;

faatamala i le avanoa

le faamaoni

le mulimuli i tulafono, ae pule lava i latou

fai lava la latou amiotonu, e le o le amiotonu a le Atua

Application:

aua le faatamala i le avanoa ua tatou maua

fai le amiotonu a le Atua