Introduction:

Jesus Demands Productivity: How to Make Your One Shot Count (Matthew 25:14-30):

1. I must to see myself as a Manager . (Matthew 25:14)

   1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - You are not your own, for you were bought with a price.

   Matthew 16:24 - Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."

   Matthew 16:25 - For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.

2. Must make the Most of what God Entrusted to me. (Matthew 25:15-17)
3. I must show Jesus what I Produced for Him. (Matthew 25:21,23,26)

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Small Group Discussion
Read Matthew 25:14-30

1. What was your big take-away from this passage / message?
   

2. What do the talents represent (Matt 25:15)? What determines how the Master distributes the talents?
   

3. Why was the Master not pleased with the man who buried, and returned, the Master’s talent? What did that servant’s response reveal about that servant’s heart?
   

4. Is this parable teaching that you are saved by works? Why or why not?
   

5. How are you using what has been given to you by Jesus FOR Jesus?

Breakout
Pray for one another.

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