According To Luke: Powerfully Productive or Passively Passionless

 According To Luke: Powerfully Productive or Passively Passionless


Today Story... Duplication or Discipline, It’s Our Decision!

Luke 19:11-27 ESV


I. Today’s Characters Include...


A. The Master vs. 12


B. The Minions vs. 13


C. The Malcontents vs. 14


“We can take no credit for our gifts. It's what we do with them that matters.” 

Mary Louise Cook


II. Today We Learn About...


A. Allowances vs. 13 and 15

I Peter 4:10-11 ESV

As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies—in order that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.


B. Accounting vs. 16-19

Romans 14:12 NLT

Yes, each of us will give a personal account to God.


Matthew 12:36 ESV

I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak...


C. Admonishment vs. 22 and 27

Matthew 25:45-46 ESV

[45] Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly, I say to you, as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.' [46] And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."


D. Award vs. 17

Matthew 25:21 ESV

His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’


Glorify God By Deploying Your Gifts!

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