1. I AM A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE
LORD
Matthew 25:14-30
2. Matthew 25:14-30
v.14 "Again, it will be like a man going
on a journey, who called his servants and
entrusted his property to them.
v.15 To one he gave five talents[1] of
money, to another two talents, and to
another one talent, each according to his
ability. Then he went on his journey.
3. Matthew 25:14-30
v.16 The man who had received the five
talents went at once and put his money
to work and gained five more.
v.17 So also, the one with the two
talents gained two more.
4. Matthew 25:14-30
v.18 But the man who had received the one
talent went off, dug a hole in the ground
and hid his master's money.
v.19 "After a long time the master of those
servants returned and settled accounts with
them.
5. Matthew 25:14-30
v.20 The man who had received the five
talents brought the other five. 'Master,' he
said, 'you entrusted me with five talents.
See, I have gained five more.‘
v.21 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and
faithful servant! You have been faithful with a
few things; I will put you in charge of many
things. Come and share your master's
happiness!‘
6. Matthew 25:14-30
v.22 "The man with the two talents also came.
'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with two
talents; see, I have gained two more.‘
v.23 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and
faithful servant! You have been faithful with a
few things; I will put you in charge of many
things. Come and share your master's
happiness!'
7. Matthew 25:14-30
v.24 "Then the man who had received the one
talent came. 'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you
are a hard man, harvesting where you have not
sown and gathering where you have not
scattered seed.
v.25 So I was afraid and went out and hid your
talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs
to you.‘
8. Matthew 25:14-30
v.26 "His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy
servant! So you knew that I harvest where I
have not sown and gather where I have not
scattered seed?
v.27 Well then, you should have put my money
on deposit with the bankers, so that when I
returned I would have received it back with
interest.
9. v.28 " 'Take the talent from him and give it to
the one who has the ten talents.
v.29 For everyone who has will be given more,
and he will have an abundance. Whoever does
not have, even what he has will be taken from
him.
v.30 And throw that worthless servant outside,
into the darkness, where there will be weeping
and gnashing of teeth.'
10. WE ARE ALL CALLED SERVANTS
OF THE LORD
THE GREEK WORD PAIS MEANS
AND TRANSLATED SON AND
SERVANT
ILLUS: COIN -
11. Hebrews 9:14
How much more, then, will the blood of
Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered
himself unblemished to God, cleanse our
consciences from acts that lead to death, so
that we may serve the living God!
Romans 1:1
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an
apostle and set apart for the gospel of God--
12. James 1:1
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus
Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among
the nations: Greetings.
2Peter 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus
Christ, To those who through the righteousness
of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have
received a faith as precious as ours:
13. Jude 1:1
Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of
James, To those who have been called, who
are loved by God the Father and kept by[1]
Jesus Christ:
14. 1. A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE LORD IS USEFUL TO HIM
Matthew 25:16
The man who had received the five talents went at once
and put his money to work and gained five more.
Matthew 25:17
So also, the one with the two talents gained two more.
Matthew 25:18
But the man who had received the one talent went off,
dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money.
15. 1. A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE LORD IS USEFUL TO HIM
NOTE: UNFAITHFUL SERVANTS ARE
WORTHLESS, ( WALANG SILBI )
Matthew 25:30
And throw that worthless servant outside, into the
darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of
teeth.‘
OUR PURPOSE IN LIFE IS TO BE USED BY GOD.
WE DONT USE GOD. GOD USES US.
16. 2. A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE LORD IS A JOY TO HIM
v.20 The man who had received the five talents brought the
other five. 'Master,' he said, 'you entrusted me with five
talents. See, I have gained five more.‘
v.21 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful
servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put
you in charge of many things. Come and share your
master's happiness!‘
v.22 "The man with the two talents also came. 'Master,' he
said, 'you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained
two more.'
17. 2. A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE LORD IS A JOY TO HIM
v.23 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful
servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put
you in charge of many things. Come and share your master's
happiness!‘
note: Unfaithful servants are disappointments to the Lord
v.26 "His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So you
knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I
have not scattered seed?
18. 2. A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE LORD IS A JOY TO HIM
v.27 Well then, you should have put my money on deposit
with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have
received it back with interest.
v.28 " 'Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has
the ten talents.
v.29 For everyone who has will be given more, and he will
have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has
will be taken from him.
19. 3. A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE LORD IS NOT LAZY
Matthew 25:26
"His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant!
So you knew that I harvest where I have not
sown and gather where I have not scattered
seed?
note: late in God's work is a sign of laziness
20. 3. A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE LORD IS NOT LAZY
1Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let
nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully
to the work of the Lord, because you know that
your labor in the Lord is not in vain
.
ILLUS; istorbo ang trabaho/ school sa ministry
( blessing yan but shows your passion
for Lord's work.)
21. 3. A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE LORD IS NOT LAZY
Ecclesiastes 1:1-3
v.1 Everything Is Meaningless
The words of the Teacher, [1] son of David, king in Jerusalem:
v.2 "Meaningless! Meaningless!"
says the Teacher.
"Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.“
v.3 What does man gain from all his labor
at which he toils under the sun?
22. 1Timothy 4:1
The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon
the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by
demons.
2Timothy 4:3
For the time will come when men will not put up with sound
doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather
around them a great number of teachers to say what their
itching ears want to hear.
2Timothy 4:4
They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to
myths.
23. 4. A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE LORD IS NOT TIMID OR
FEARFUL
Matthew 25:25
So I was afraid and went out and hid your
talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs
to you.'
27. 2Timothy 1:7
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but
a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
2Timothy 1:8
So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord,
or ashamed of me his prisoner. But join with
me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of
God,
28. note:
Timidity or shyness is a major hiindrance
to soul-winning and fruitfulness.
Faithful servants overcome shyness to
please their Lord.
29. MKJV
2Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but
of power and of love and of a sound mind.
2Timothy 1:8
Therefore you should not be ashamed of the
testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner.
But be partaker of the afflictions of the gospel
according to the power of God,
31. note:
Fear is a major reason of not being
used by God esp in soul-winning
and leading a cell group
32. 5. A FAITHFUL SERVANT IS THINKING OF WAYS AND
MEANS TO FULFILL HIS CALLING AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Matthew 25:24
"Then the man who had received the one talent came.
'Master,' he said, 'I knew that you are a hard man,
harvesting where you have not sown and gathering
where you have not scattered seed.
Matthew 25:25
So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in
the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.'
33. 5. A FAITHFUL SERVANT IS THINKING OF WAYS AND
MEANS TO FULFILL HIS CALLING AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Matthew 25:26
"His master replied, 'You wicked, lazy servant! So
you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and
gather where I have not scattered seed?
Matthew 25:27
Well then, you should have put my money on deposit
with the bankers, so that when I returned I would
have received it back with interest.
34. note: May paraan ang mga tapat
Ang mga tapat na Cristiano ay may paraan sa
pagsunod sa Panginoon
Faithful Servants are obediologists not
excusiologists.
Wisdom increases in the life of faithful servants
Challenge: Are you willing to be counselled for ways
to fulfill your calling?
35. 6. A FAITHFUL SERVANT OF THE LORD IS REWARDED WITH
MORE AND ABUNDANCE
Matthew 25:29
For everyone who has will be given more, and
he will have an abundance. Whoever does not
have, even what he has will be taken from
him.
36. Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God,
because anyone who comes to him must believe that
he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly
seek him.
(AMP) But without faith it is impossible to please
and be satisfactory to Him. For whoever would come
near to God must [necessarily] believe that God
exists and that He is the rewarder of those who
earnestly and diligently seek Him [out].
37. Matthew 6:33
But seek first his kingdom and his
righteousness, and all these things will be given
to you as well.
Matthew 6:34
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for
tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has
enough trouble of its own.
38. CONCLUSION:
Mark 10:45
For even the Son of Man did not come to
be served, but to serve, and to give his
life as a ransom for many."
39. CONCLUSION:
Philippians 2:5
Your attitude should be the same as that of
Christ Jesus:
Philippians 2:6
Who, being in very nature[1] God, did not
consider equality with God something to be
grasped,
40. CONCLUSION:
Philippians 2:7
but made himself nothing, taking the very
nature[2] of a servant, being made in human
likeness.
Philippians 2:8
And being found in appearance as a man, he
humbled himself and became obedient to
death-- even death on a cross!
![Matthew 25:14-30
v.14 "Again, it will be like a man going
on a journey, who called his servants and
entrusted his property to them.
v.15 To one he gave five talents[1] of
money, to another two talents, and to
another one talent, each according to his
ability. Then he went on his journey.](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)