Make Your Life Count For The Kingdom

Make your life count for the Kingdom

Paul Trulock - 5/28/2023

Key Passage: Matthew 25:14-30

What is the Kingdom like?

  • Matthew 25:14-30

The Master

  • God. The creator and sustainer of all things.

    • Sovereign over all things.

The Servants

  • You and me.

    • Entrusted with responsibility

The Talents

  • The responsibilities God has entrusted us with.

    • Time 

    • Talent/Gifting/Spiritual Gifts

    • Treasures (material resources)

      • Matt 25:14 - all things belong to God and have been given to us to steward.

First & Second Servants

  • Matthew 25:15 - …according to their ability.

  • Luke 16:10 - faithful with little…

  • They took what they were given and “Immediately put it to work”

    • Delayed obedience is disobedience

Third Servant

  • Matthew 25:18 - He dug a hole and hid his money.

    • Our lives will never count for the kingdom if we live a hidden life.

First & Second Servants Received:

  • Praise

    • Praise for their faithfulness, not their fruitfulness.

    • The fruit is the product of the Holy Sprit.

      • Our job is to be faithful. The results are up to God.

  • More responsibility 

  • Invitation of special fellowship

The Third Servant

  • Matthew 25:25 - I was afraid

    • The opposite of faith is not doubt. God can work with our doubt. The opposite of faith is fear.

      • Hebrews 11:6

  • He is described as: Wicked, Lazy, Worthless.

Attend your own funeral

  • Galatians 2:20 - Die to self. Live by faith.