THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS (6 OF 7)
by Joey Rodgers
Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30
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The Parable of the Talents (6 of 7)
Series: The Red Letters
Joey Rodgers
Matthew 25:14-30
Living prepared? Are any of us ever truly prepared for the next corner of life? Is anyone truly ready to get married? Graduate from school and begin a career? Drive a car for the 1st time? Here's one for you... Is any parent ever ready let their 15 yr. old take them for a spin around the block in their car? I THINK NOT! Or how about having a child? Prepared? Nope! Living in a consistent state of preparedness is no easy task. In thinking about living prepared, I came across a humorous article offering a 14-step test to determine if a person is ready to become a parent. (Insert - Article)
For several weeks we've been sitting at the feet Jesus as He's been sharing through parables some of His most prolific teachings. A parable is nothing more than a story w/ a point - an earthly lesson w/ a spiritual punchline.
It is important to remember that in many instances, a parable will have a primary lesson and a secondary lesson. Thus, the key to understanding a parable is to understand the context in which it is being shared or else you might default to the secondary lesson and miss the primary lesson. And honestly, it is very easy to miss the primary lesson for the secondary lesson b/c we are so easily drawn into the story being shared.
For example - in the parable of the Lost Sons - it's easy to focus in on the younger brother who left his father and squandered his inheritance. Yet in his plight, we learn the valuable lesson of the Biblical process of repentance (2nd lesson). The context of the parable was Jesus speaking to the Pharisees and confronting them about being close to the Father yet so far from a relationship like the older brother who was upset w/ the Father's grace for the younger brother.
Or consider the Good Samaritan. The context is Jesus answering the question about how to have the eternal life. Yet, if not careful, we can miss the point of the p ...
Series: The Red Letters
Joey Rodgers
Matthew 25:14-30
Living prepared? Are any of us ever truly prepared for the next corner of life? Is anyone truly ready to get married? Graduate from school and begin a career? Drive a car for the 1st time? Here's one for you... Is any parent ever ready let their 15 yr. old take them for a spin around the block in their car? I THINK NOT! Or how about having a child? Prepared? Nope! Living in a consistent state of preparedness is no easy task. In thinking about living prepared, I came across a humorous article offering a 14-step test to determine if a person is ready to become a parent. (Insert - Article)
For several weeks we've been sitting at the feet Jesus as He's been sharing through parables some of His most prolific teachings. A parable is nothing more than a story w/ a point - an earthly lesson w/ a spiritual punchline.
It is important to remember that in many instances, a parable will have a primary lesson and a secondary lesson. Thus, the key to understanding a parable is to understand the context in which it is being shared or else you might default to the secondary lesson and miss the primary lesson. And honestly, it is very easy to miss the primary lesson for the secondary lesson b/c we are so easily drawn into the story being shared.
For example - in the parable of the Lost Sons - it's easy to focus in on the younger brother who left his father and squandered his inheritance. Yet in his plight, we learn the valuable lesson of the Biblical process of repentance (2nd lesson). The context of the parable was Jesus speaking to the Pharisees and confronting them about being close to the Father yet so far from a relationship like the older brother who was upset w/ the Father's grace for the younger brother.
Or consider the Good Samaritan. The context is Jesus answering the question about how to have the eternal life. Yet, if not careful, we can miss the point of the p ...
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