"Parable of the Stealing Steward" (Luke 16:1-13)

"Parable of the Stealing Steward"

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

He also said to His disciples: "There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was [a]wasting his goods. 2 So he called him and said to him, ''What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.''

3 "Then the steward said within himself, ''What shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg. 4 I have resolved what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.''

5 "So he called every one of his master''s debtors to him, and said to the first, ''How much do you owe my master?'' 6 And he said, ''A hundred [b]measures of oil.'' So he said to him, ''Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.'' 7 Then he said to another, ''And how much do you owe?'' So he said, ''A hundred [c]measures of wheat.'' And he said to him, ''Take your bill, and write eighty.'' 8 So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light.

9 "And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous [d]mammon, that when [e]you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home. 10 He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. 11 Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? 12 And if you have not been faithful in what is another man''s, who will give you what is your own?

13 "No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."

Sermon Notes:

1. God ______ everything

2. Humans are ________ ___________ stewards

3. We will all be _______ ____________ for our stewardship

4. Only ___________ investments ultimately matter

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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.


"The Third Day" (Luke 24:1-11)

"The Third Day"

Scripture: Luke 24:1-11

24 Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. 2 But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. 3 Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments. 5 Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, "Why do you seek the living among the dead? 6 He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee, 7 saying, ''The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.'' "

8 And they remembered His words. 9 Then they returned from the tomb and told all these things to the eleven and to all the rest. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them, who told these things to the apostles. 11 And their words seemed to them like idle tales, and they did not believe them.

Sermon Notes:

1. Three completely ____________ days

2. The promise of the _________ ______

3. Living in our ______________

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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.



"Who Is This?" (Matthew 21:1-11)

"Who Is This?"

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

21 Now when they drew near Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, "Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her. Loose them and bring them to Me. 3 And if anyone says anything to you, you shall say, ''The Lord has need of them,'' and immediately he will send them."

4 All this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying:

5 "Tell the daughter of Zion,

''Behold, your King is coming to you,

Lowly, and sitting on a donkey,

A colt, the foal of a donkey.'' "

6 So the disciples went and did as Jesus commanded them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt, laid their clothes on them, and set Him on them. 8 And a very great multitude spread their clothes on the road; others cut down branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying:

"Hosanna to the Son of David!

''Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!''

Hosanna in the highest!"

10 And when He had come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, "Who is this?"

11 So the multitudes said, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee."

Sermon Notes:

1. Jesus is the ____________

2. Jesus is the ________

3. Jesus is the ________

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