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Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ. The Importance of Being Faithful Matthew 25:14-30. Jesus has revealed to His disciples signs that will precede His coming to establish His kingdom

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Grace Bible Church Glorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

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  1. Grace Bible ChurchGlorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

  2. The Importance of Being FaithfulMatthew 25:14-30 Jesus has revealed to His disciples signs that will precede His coming to establish His kingdom Like in the days of Noah, most will ignore the signs of coming judgment and continue normal life

  3. The Importance of Being FaithfulMatthew 25:14-30 Others recognize the potential of His return but are complacent lacking knowledge of the hour of his return Some will be diligent while Jesus is away while others will be evil thinking His return is a long time away

  4. The Importance of Being FaithfulMatthew 25:14-30 Like the 10 virgins awaiting the bridegroom, some will be well prepared for Jesus’ return and others will not Salvation is by God’s grace alone by faith alone in Christ alone - but belief is demonstrated by action

  5. The Importance of Being FaithfulMatthew 25:14-30 Slaves Entrusted (vs 14-15) Slaves Perform (vs 16-18) Good Slaves Praised (vs 19-23) Wicked Slaves Judged (vs 24-28) The Lesson Taught (vs 29-30)

  6. Slaves EntrustedMatthew 25:14-15 This parable of a master entrusting his slaves while he is away is about the kingdom of heaven These are slaves ( dou:loV / doulos), not servants - Christians are bought by Christ (1 Cor. 6:20; Acts 20:28)

  7. Slaves EntrustedMatthew 25:14-15 Each slave is entrusted with an amount according to the master’s evaluation of their ability The man’s going on a journey is analogous to Jesus currently being in heaven while we wait for His return

  8. Slaves EntrustedMatthew 25:14-15 The visible church has always been a mixture: believers & deceivers; wheat & tares; wolves & sheep The good & wicked slaves in the parable are analogous to true and false Christians in the visible church

  9. Slaves PerformMatthew 25:16-18 The first two slaves invested what they received and gained a return on their investments The third slave simply hid the money in the ground to protect it

  10. Good Slaves PraisedMatthew 25:19-23 The first two slaves would have been excited to see their master return and report to him what they had done Their excitement is in pleasing their master, not in expectation of a reward (Luke 17:10)

  11. Good Slaves PraisedMatthew 25:19-23 Both slaves received their master’s praise and a promotion of greater responsibility God rewards faithfulness by granting greater responsibility - Luke 16:10; Revelation 2:26

  12. Wicked Slave JudgedMatthew 25: 24-28 The wicked slave is called to account and he begins with accusations against his master He calls him “hard” - unrelenting, harsh, merciless, stern, exacts more than he should

  13. Wicked Slave JudgedMatthew 25: 24-28 He insinuates his maters gained unjust profits The master had properly assessed the slaves ability and gave him little, so expected little Matthew 25:26-30 - the master confronts and justly condemns the slave

  14. Wicked Slave JudgedMatthew 25: 24-28 The master uses the slave’s excuses and accusations as against evidence that the slave was wicked and lazy The master’s judgment: The slave would lose what he had and would be cast into the outer darkness

  15. The Lesson Taught Matthew 25:31-46 is the application of the parable to people - there will be a future judgment God gives every Christian gifts, abilities and possessions He expects us to faithful use to serve Him

  16. The Lesson Taught God supplies, equips and gives the increase (1 Cor. 3:6-7), we are to trust His ability to work through us The true Christian really believes what God has said which will result in spiritual fruit

  17. The Lesson Taught God rewards the true Christian in the present and the future according to our faithfulness True Christians who do not live up to their abilities will suffer loss, but will still be saved (1 Cor. 3:15)

  18. The Lesson Taught The self-deceived will be rejected because Jesus does not know them & they practice lawlessness We serve God by believing Him and obeying His commands to do His will, not our own will The place of outer darkness, weeping and gnashing of teeth is Hell

  19. Repent! If you are not serving the Lord as you should, do not know Christ or your profession is false The true Christian will rejoice at Jesus’ return - and even death will bring joy of being with Him (Phil. 1:21)

  20. Grace Bible ChurchGlorifying God by Making Disciples of Jesus Christ

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