I Am A Servant, Now What? Last week, we concluded the lesson with the question, “Are you a servant?” You either answered, “Yes, I am a servant,” or “No, I am not a servant.” Today, we shall start our journey on the responsibilities of servants. If you discovered you are not a servant, don’t worry, Read More
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Are You a Servant? The Parable of the Talents is anchored on the relationship between the master and his servants. We have uncovered the master and understood who He is and what He does. We now want to uncover the servants and discover who they are. And so I ask you, “Are you a servant?” Read More
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8. Keep Your Focus We have come to the end of the ‘Obligations of the Master’…for now at least. And what better way to finish this part of the series than with the reminder the Lord gave to the apostles- keep your focus on higher things. The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even Read More
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7. Empowerment From Above There is a story told of the life of John Wesley, a holiness preacher. In his attempts to please God, He made sure he lived right. Yet, in all his goodness, he still felt unfulfilled. That is, until he met His Saviour and realized that salvation is by grace and not Read More
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6. Judgement is for the Lord As you walk on your wealth journey, you will need to remember that judgement is for the Lord. What is He judging? From the parable of talents we know that He judges your work and determines whether or not you have been a good and faithful servant. This is Read More
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5. Provider Will the Lord send you and not provide for you? By the very fact that He is your master, then He is your provider. If He did not do this, He would not be righteous, and Psalm 145:17 would be a lie. Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do Read More
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4. The Power in Direction There is power in direction. There is power in knowing why, where, how and when without having to figure it all out on your own. At the core of the direction given to you is a problem the master wants to solve. All the instructions he shall give you are Read More
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3. The Magic of Partnerships There are very few times, if any, where we walk alone. We all need each other. If you are going to be fruitful in the area you have been appointed and sent, you will need other people. There is a certain magic of partnerships that helps propel you from where Read More
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2. He Sends You To recap, we have turned on the spotlight on the master in the Parable of the Talents. We learnt that the master represents God and that as the master, God has certain obligations to His servants. We turned to Luke 10:1-21 to identify these obligations. Last week we learnt that it Read More
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The Master’s Obligations Last week we saw that the master in this parable represents God. And because God is Love, He is no ordinary master. He does not demand from you what you cannot supply. In fact, He does not force His lordship over you. Instead, He makes you an offer and you decide if Read More