2015 MARCH WEEK TWO LESSON

SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 8, 2015.

WEEK 10

WHAT ARE THE TALENTS?

Main text:  Matt.  25:14-27

Memory Verse: Matt. 25:14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them”

Introduction

Every individual is born with an innate ability to perform certain specific actions and duties. When an individual is born again, there is a regeneration of his/her spirit which becomes reconnected to the Spirit of God. For Christians, a talent is more than money or any other special ability.

Formal education equips us with additional abilities to work more efficiently. As Christians, God has given us special insights into the nature and purpose of his Kingdom. We need therefore to use these insights to glorify Him as we draw on the various talents he has given us freely.

Discussion questions

1.   What was entrusted to the servants? Matt. 25:14

2.   Why was each servant given a different talent? Matt. 25:15

3.   How were the talents put to use by the servants? Matt. 25:16-18

1.      Why did the master settle accounts with the servants?

2.      What are some of the talents God gives to His church?

3.      How are you using the talents God has given you for the benefit of the church?

Conclusion

It is easy to conclude from the parable that Jesus was just talking about money. However, this is not true. Jesus used money to draw the attention of his listeners to the need to make profit even with their talents.

Christians like the servants of the man in the parable, are endowed with numerous talents some of which we take for granted. Some of the talents are:

a.      The knowledge of God (2 Tim. 3:15)

b.      The spiritual gifts and all the graces in the Holy Spirit (Rom. 6:23; 1Cor.  12:8-11)

c.       The knowledge of God’s kingdom

God has entrusted his salvation, spiritual gifts, ministerial gifts, grace gifts among others unto us. We have the mandate therefore as Christians to put these talents to good use.

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