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Therefore he said, “A nobleman traveled to a far country to receive for himself authority to be king and then to return. 13 He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and told them, ‘Engage in business until I come back.”
Luke 19:12-13 (CSB)
1. The Message of the Benevolent King – I must use my time, talent and treasure for the kingdom.
‘Engage in business until I come back.’
Luke 19:12-13 (CSB)
…for every animal of the forest is mine, the cattle on a thousand hills. I know every bird of the mountains, and the creatures of the field are mine.
Psalm 50:10-11 (CSB)
2. The Message of the Faithful Servants – I must invest my treasure wisely.
“At his return, having received the authority to be king, he summoned those servants he had given the money to, so that he could find out how much they had made in business. 16 The first came forward and said, ‘Master, your mina has earned ten more minas.’17 “‘Well done, good servant!’ he told him. ‘Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over ten towns.’”
Luke 19:15-17 (CSB)
Four Types of Biblical Giving You Should Practice This Week…
Tithe
“Every tenth of the land’s produce, grain from the soil or fruit from the trees, belongs to the Lord; it is holy to the Lord.”
Leviticus 27:30 (CSB)
Alms
Offering
Sacrificial Giving
2. The Message of the Faithful Servants – I must invest my treasure wisely.
3. The Message of the Disobedient Servant – I Must Overcome Fear and Trust God.
“And another came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina. I have kept it safe in a cloth 21 because I was afraid of you since you’re a harsh man: you collect what you didn’t deposit and reap what you didn’t sow.’22 “He told him, ‘I will condemn you by what you have said, you evil servant! If you knew I was a harsh man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow, 23 why, then, didn’t you put my money in the bank? And when I returned, I would have collected it with interest.’ 24 So he said to those standing there, ‘Take the mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’”
Luke 19:20-24 (CSB)
Give, and it will be given to you; a good measure — pressed down, shaken together, and running over — will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.”
Luke 6:38 (CSB)
‘I tell you, that to everyone who has, more will be given; and from the one who does not have, even what he does have will be taken away.
Luke 19:26 (CSB)
“‘Well done, good servant!’ he told him. ‘Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, have authority over ten towns.’
Luke 19:17 (CSB)
“And another came and said, ‘Master, here is your mina. I have kept it safe in a cloth 21 because I was afraid of you since you’re a harsh man: you collect what you didn’t deposit and reap what you didn’t sow.’
Luke 19:20-21 (CSB)