Focus: How are you stewarding your God-given resources? Are you taking steps to multiply them, or are you hiding them away?
Main Text:Matthew 25:14-30
In a culture that often promotes self-centered gain, the Parable of the Talents pushes back by focusing on the divine expectations of how we should manage our talents, time, and treasures.
Study Discussion:
- What is the difference between Risk Taking and acting in faith?
- Read Matthew 24:15. What is the meaning of Ability?
- Why did each servant receive talents according to their several abilities?
- Why did one of the servant bury the talent given rather than trade it like the other servants?
- What is the relationship between Quality and Quantity?
- Can you identify what you are good at? How easy do you do what you are good at?
- How much external help do you require to do what you are good at?
- Do you compare your skills with other people? What are advantages and disadvantages of comparing yourself with others?
- Read Luke 12:47-48 :What do the quote “to who much is given much is expected” mean to you?
