Message 14: Preaching the Gospel
II. Depositing the silver with the bankers signifies using the Lord’s gift to lead others to salvation and to minister His riches to them; interest signifies the profitable result we gain for the Lord’s work by using His gift—Matt. 25:27; Luke 19:23
Matthew 25:27 Therefore you should have deposited my money with the money changers; and when I came, I would have recovered what is mine with interest.
Luke 19:23 Why then did you not put my money in the bank, and when I came, I would have collected it with interest?
Matthew 24:45 Who then is the faithful and prudent slave, whom the master has set over his household to give them food at the proper time?
A. We have to contact the bankers and deposit our talent with them—Matt. 25:27; 24:45
B. The bankers are the very sinners whom we are going to visit; we need to deposit our talent with these bankers, and then we will receive some interest—Matt. 25:27
Read over the outline points and verses above and use these for your prayer to spend time with the Lord in the Word in the morning. After your prayer time, jot down in your notebook one or two things that the Lord touched you with.
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