God gives each of special abilities and expects us to be faithful in using what we’ve been given. Instead of “hiding” our gifts we’re to invest them in kingdom service. There’s no getting around the fact that we are responsible for what we’ve been given

1. TalentsMathew 25: 14-30
The Parable of

3. In this Story….
Master called his servants, and then entrusted
them with – ‘according to their ability’ (not
ethnicity; not status) given and recognised by God
According to the ability– God knew us
even before we were born; because He
made us ‘fearfully and wonderfully’
(Ps 139: 14); God knew us by name, and
knows who we are going to be!
Many of us want to do things that
others are doing – things that God
did not entrust us with, and are not
according to our ability.

4. You may have
fewer or less
valuable
resources; but
don’t find
excuses to use
them
Not as per our
wish or desire,
but as per God’s!
There is no
unfairness in
differential
talents or gifts
Resources –
opportunities
were given to
every one
Key Principles…

5. David
as a young man, used
pebbles (stones)
to fight the Goliath;
David used both
pebbles and God
(I Samuel 17: 50) –
triumphed with
a sling and stone!
Do you Remember?

6. So, why were you created? So,
what is the purpose of our life?
God has given EACH OF US
some talents or resources, and
how do we use them?
TIME
ABILITY
SKILLS
MONEY
RESOURCES

7. …to ask God, ‘to find our abilities and
resources’ and find ways to put them to
use. The SOURCE of these resources is
God Himself.
Remember! The servant
with 5-talents put them to
work ‘at once’; that is our
responsibility too.
What is Our Response?

8. The person with 5-talent returned that
which was entrusted and 5 more - did not
feel proud or great.
The person with 2-talent person reports
back to the master in the same way:
returned that was entrusted and 2 more.
Sadly, the servant with 1-talent did not
even try! He wasted opportunity and
wasted time.
When Settling Time Came…
1
2
3

9. The first & the second
received similar
commendation / reward
they were found to be
equally responsible
When Settling Time Came…
God honoured their
faithfulness & allowed them
to enter ‘His joy’

10. If anyone builds on this
foundation using gold, silver,
costly stones, wood, hay or
straw
I Corinthians 3: 12-13 says
their work will be shown for what it is
because the Day will bring it to
light. It will be revealed with fire,
and the fire will test the quality
of each person’s work.

11. What about us? Our talents / resources? How do
we use them? Are we using them at all?