![]() Talent was a measure (6,000 Denari) worth about several thousand dollars then, today a small fortune. These servants were given special responsibility by having control over wealth of their master. This master promotes these servants to stewards. 15To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability and he went on his journey. 14-15ġ4For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. Parable of The Talents - Matthew 25:14-30 Master Entrust His Possessions - vs. First, we'll study the parable itself and then try to draw some of the conclusions it teaches in Matthew 25. And so this morning I want us to study a parable that provides us with some general principles that Jesus taught concerning good stewardship. You could say that if we learned how to be good stewards in the general sense, it would guide us in the specific area of giving to the Lord in the assembly. ![]() In other words there's more to stewardship than what you put in the plate. He managed everything the giving of the first portion was only part of his stewardship, not the whole of it. For example, Adam was the steward of all that God gave him and was taught to return the first portion to God. Basically, stewardship is the management of what God has given us to His glory and the edification of others and ourselves. Stewardship is the broad heading, giving in church is a sub-heading under stewardship. Usually, the sermon that talks about "good stewardship" describes the idea of stewardship in terms of our offering at church:Īll good and Biblical but I believe too narrow an approach to stewardship. It's a theme that preachers usually hit on at the beginning of the year when budgets are being formed and plans drawn for the work of the church for the upcoming year. One of the most important themes in the Bible is that of Stewardship.
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