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"The Parable of the Talents"

Pastor Duane Cross |  02.08.09

Matthew 25:14-30

I. GOD IS THE GIVER

"You may say to yourself, "My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me. "But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your forefathers, as it is today."

                                                                        ( Deuteronomy 8:17-18 NIV)

II. GOD GIVES DIFFERENT PEOPLE DIFFERENT GIFTS

III. THE GIFTS GOD GIVES WE ARE TO USE

DON'T STAND PAT TAKE RISKS!

"When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus."                (Acts 4:13 NIV)

IV. THE MASTER IS COMING BACK                                                                   

"After a long time their master returned from his trip and called them to give an account of how they had used his money."    (Matthew 25:19 TEV)

USE WITH GRACE WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN GIVEN BY GOD.                    

"You will bring them in and plant them on your own mountain--the place you have made as your home, O LORD, the sanctuary, O Lord, that your hands have made.  The LORD will reign forever and ever!"

(Exodus 15:17-18, NLT)