God Has Invested In You Series

TEXT: MATTHEW 25:14-30

Mat 25:14 "Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them.

Mat 25:15 To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey.

Mat 25:16 The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more.

Mat 25:17 So also, the one with the two talents gained two more.

Mat 25:18 But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.

Mat 25:19 "After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.

Mat 25:20 The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.'

Mat 25:21 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'

Mat 25:22 "The man with the two talents also came. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.'

Mat 25:23 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's happiness!'

Mat 25:24 "Then the man who had received the one talent came. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.

Mat 25:25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.'

Mat 25:26 "His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?

Mat 25:27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.

Mat 25:28 " 'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents.

Mat 25:29 For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.

Mat 25:30 And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

TITLE:

GOD HAS INVESTED IN YOU!

PRAYER

I. INTRODUCTION

- Magandang umaga mga kapatid at higit sa lahat sa ating Diyos na buhay.

- (say something about the passage)

- When we say parable, mga kapatid, it means, a short story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle or moral lesson.

- And the same thing as per the meaning na binasa natin, the Lord is also conveying a message, a principle, a lesson, a truth sa pamamagitan ng parable na ibinahagi Niya sa Kanyang mga alagad na applicable din po sa buhay natin sa kasalukuyan.

- *Literal points/meaning of the parable

a. A certain man (master) owns properties.

b. The man (master) entrusted his properties to his servants, each according to their abilities.

c. Upon receiving, each servant went on his way, and did what he decided to do with the properties.

d. After a long time, the master returned and asked his servants to report on what happened to his properties.

e. The master took away the property that was not invested and threw the servant who did nothing, out of his house.

II. MESSAGE

- There are two things we can do with our life, we can invest it or we can waste it.

- It is up to us kung paano natin gagamitin ang buhay na ipinagkatiwala ng Panginoon sa bawat isa sa atin.

- And through this Parable of the Talents, mabubuksan ang ating kaisipan patungkol sa mga bagay na tinanggap natin mula sa Panginoon.

- Nabanggit po dito sa parable ang word or yung object na talent.

- What is a talent?

- Sabi po, it is a commercial weight or a unit of mass or timbang and it is usually use sa timbang ng mga precious metals during ancient times.

- Example: a talent of gold or a talent of silver.

- Depende ito sa bansang gumagamit pero it could be equivalent from 26 to 60 kgs.

- Pero ang malinaw ay ang isang talent ay katumbas ng napakalaking halaga.

- But for this particular message, a talent symbolizes many things.

- And if we are going to carefully study and spiritualize this Bible passage/parable, there are several truths/principles tayong makikita.