servant who acts wisely

"Serving: Faithful Stewardship" {Matt25:14-30}
* Intro: What does serving have to do w/ stewardship? {1Pet4:10}
* Stewardship = use of God-given talents & resources for the accomplishment of His purposes
* What we have is not our own (v14)
- Possessions are God's entrusted to us
- Ps24:1
* We are given what we can handle (v15)
- Talent enormous sum of money -- huge responsibility
- Each given by God according to His purpose and judgment
* We must invest/use what we are given (v18, 27)
- Stradivarius story
* A day of accountability is coming (v19)
- All will have accounts settled w/ God
- Language of excitement to share results w/ God
- Rom14:10,12; 2Cor5:10
* What we do reveals our view of God (v24-27)
- "What we think about God is the most important thing about us." -- AW Tozer
- Fear often biggest reason we don't faithfully use our resources & talents
* We must use it or lose it (v28)