Saturday: 21st Week in Ordinary Time-B
I Reading: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12: Young have learnt from God
yourselves to love one another.
Gospel: Matthew 25:14-30: You have shown you can be faithful in small things, come and
join in your master’s happiness.
The Parable of the Talents: The Believer’s Duty to Work
Jesus was teaching a much needed lesson: we must be faithful and
diligent.
1. The Lord went on a journey (v.14)
2. The Lord entrusted his property to his servants (v.14-15)
a. Called his servant
b. Gave each servant a different portion
c. Gave each servant according to his ability
3. The servants treated the Lord’s goods differently (v.16-18)
a. Two were responsible: Immediately worked
1) Were faithful
and diligent
2) Were successful
b. One was irresponsible: Did not try
4. The day of settling accounts came (v.19)
a. After a long time
b. The Lord returned
5. The reward for work well done: More work to do (v.20-23)
a. The first servant
1) Acknowledged
God’s gifts and grace
2) Laboured 100%
for the Lord
3) Was commended
and given a great reward: Rulership and joy
b. The second servant
1) Acknowledged
God’s gifts and grace
2) Laboured 100%
for the Lord
3) Was commended
and given a great reward: Rulership and joy
6. The punishment for work not done: Stripping and separation
(v.24-30)
a. The servant’s reasons for not working
1) He misunderstood
God: Thought God was too demanding
2) He feared loss
while on earth
b. God’s reasons for condemning the servant
1) He was wicket
and lazy
2) He was
inconsistent
3) He failed to use
his gift
c. The judgement
1) He was stripped
of what he had
2) He was thrown
into the darkness
Thought:
Every person or believer has at least one gift (1Cor 12:11; Rom 12:4-9; 1Cor
12:4-30). We must always remember this and must work hard faithfully and
diligently.
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