FROM MINA LEAGUE TO MAJOR LEAGUE (6 OF 6)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: Luke 19:11, Luke 19:20-27
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From Mina League to Major League (6 of 6)
Series: Luke's Parables
Keith Krell
Luke 19:11-27
Have you ever had a recurring dream that was a bit like a nightmare? I've dreamed that it's the end of my senior year of college and I suddenly realize that I haven't been attending a class that I'm registered for. The final exam is looming ahead of me and I'm panicked because I haven't done any class work. Thankfully, I usually wake up at this point and realize that it was only a dream. Whew!
But what if such a scenario were true for you and me? What if it wasn't a college class, but the judgment seat, and the examiner was Christ? What if we realized too late that we must give an account to Him, and we haven't been doing what we're supposed to do. What if it was a cumulative exam from the time you first became a Christian to the time of your death or Christ's return. That would be an awful nightmare from which you wouldn't wake up!
In Luke 19:11-27 Jesus tells a parable to warn us about the upcoming exam. This parable should affect how we live in light of that day of final accounting. Interestingly, most Bibles have a title across the top of this parable like, ''The Parable of the Ten Minas, '' which is a quantity of money. Yet, this parable isn't primarily about Christian giving, but rather Christian living. Jesus is going to tell us how to live during the delay between His first and second comings. He wants us to invest our time, talents, treasure, truth, and relationships in His kingdom.
But, first, let's set the context. In 19:1-10 Jesus has been traveling around proclaiming good news. On His way to Jerusalem, He passes through Jericho and encounters a chief tax collector. Zacchaeus is rich, short, and empty. He longs to see Jesus, so he climbs up in a sycamore tree to catch sight of Jesus as He comes through town. Upon His arrival, Jesus immediately calls Zacchaeus down from the tree and says, ''Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay ...
Series: Luke's Parables
Keith Krell
Luke 19:11-27
Have you ever had a recurring dream that was a bit like a nightmare? I've dreamed that it's the end of my senior year of college and I suddenly realize that I haven't been attending a class that I'm registered for. The final exam is looming ahead of me and I'm panicked because I haven't done any class work. Thankfully, I usually wake up at this point and realize that it was only a dream. Whew!
But what if such a scenario were true for you and me? What if it wasn't a college class, but the judgment seat, and the examiner was Christ? What if we realized too late that we must give an account to Him, and we haven't been doing what we're supposed to do. What if it was a cumulative exam from the time you first became a Christian to the time of your death or Christ's return. That would be an awful nightmare from which you wouldn't wake up!
In Luke 19:11-27 Jesus tells a parable to warn us about the upcoming exam. This parable should affect how we live in light of that day of final accounting. Interestingly, most Bibles have a title across the top of this parable like, ''The Parable of the Ten Minas, '' which is a quantity of money. Yet, this parable isn't primarily about Christian giving, but rather Christian living. Jesus is going to tell us how to live during the delay between His first and second comings. He wants us to invest our time, talents, treasure, truth, and relationships in His kingdom.
But, first, let's set the context. In 19:1-10 Jesus has been traveling around proclaiming good news. On His way to Jerusalem, He passes through Jericho and encounters a chief tax collector. Zacchaeus is rich, short, and empty. He longs to see Jesus, so he climbs up in a sycamore tree to catch sight of Jesus as He comes through town. Upon His arrival, Jesus immediately calls Zacchaeus down from the tree and says, ''Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for today I must stay ...
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