1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,680 This is City Post Church. We're about three things. 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:07,040 Build equipped and send. All under the. 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:10,240 Lordship of Jesus Christ, a small church plant in Fort 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,400 Worth, TX. Who decided to do things a 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:15,800 little differently? Adoramos Ayesu cristo. 6 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:18,920 I love City Post because of the people. 7 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:22,000 It's where I belong. We truly preach the word. 8 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,680 I love City Post because of the community we've been able to 9 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:26,680 build. To do ministry like Jesus. 10 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:32,640 For light to push back darkness, this is City Post Podcast. 11 00:00:41,510 --> 00:00:44,270 Awesome. All right, guys, we're going to 12 00:00:44,270 --> 00:00:46,830 be in. The Book of Luke, chapter 16. 13 00:00:47,470 --> 00:00:50,150 Luke 16. Hey so I don't know if y'all are 14 00:00:50,150 --> 00:00:53,110 familiar with this concept. Of rap battles you. 15 00:00:54,070 --> 00:00:55,070 Guys know what I'm talking about. 16 00:00:56,150 --> 00:00:57,270 Yeah. All right. 17 00:00:57,270 --> 00:01:01,070 So in. Early in the 2000s, there was a 18 00:01:01,070 --> 00:01:05,230 a rap battle between Ja Rule and $0.50. 19 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,480 Some a lot. Of people don't know about and 20 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,120 in 2018, $0.50 pulled one of the the. 21 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,560 Greatest what I like. To think the greatest 22 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:18,920 demonstrations of offense that I've. 23 00:01:18,960 --> 00:01:21,040 Ever. Seen so him and JA. 24 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,640 Rule for years are. Battling it out and if you guys 25 00:01:24,640 --> 00:01:26,040 don't know who JA. Rule is he was a. 26 00:01:26,040 --> 00:01:28,160 Rapper in the 90s that. You know he's he's. 27 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:30,520 Nostalgia, you know? 50 is a legend. 28 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:34,400 And so they're. Battling it out in 2018, Ja Rule 29 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:37,600 has a concert actually in Arlington, TX. 30 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:41,440 And what? $0.50 does $0.50 and and this is 31 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:46,240 real, $0.50 finds out that he's having a concert and what? 32 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:50,480 50 does is that 50 buys the 1st 5 rows of tickets. 33 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,680 And they interviewed him about this and he said, you know, when 34 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:56,160 I found out how cheap the. Seats. 35 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:59,520 Were I was like, huh, I'm kind of bored So him and his people 36 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:02,120 go on Ticketmaster and all these things and they. 37 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:05,360 Buy the 1st 5. Rows to his concert. 38 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:08,080 So guess what happens when the concert starts? 39 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:13,280 There's nobody in the front, which in the hip hop concert. 40 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,760 That's like the most important. Area to be in and. 41 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:17,120 Especially if you're a performer. 42 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,560 So you have this. Full place except this empty. 43 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:25,000 This empty area up front and I. Remember, like there were some 44 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:27,120 people interviewing $0.50 about and they're like. 45 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:29,600 Why did you do that? And he said, I don't know. 46 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:31,440 Like I was just bored. And I saw how cheap. 47 00:02:31,440 --> 00:02:33,280 His tickets were and I decided, I think that. 48 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,440 That would have been fun. To mess with them. 49 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,480 And when you read something like that, you're. 50 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,240 Like Dang, that's kind of jacked up. 51 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:42,920 But there's a little. Bit on the inside of you that's 52 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:44,240 like man, that's actually pretty. 53 00:02:45,800 --> 00:02:47,720 I got to give it to him, man. I guess actually like. 54 00:02:47,920 --> 00:02:51,760 That's pretty good. Even though it's wrong, there's 55 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:53,840 a little bit of inside. Of us that's like that's. 56 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:55,760 Kind of. Genius and the story we're going 57 00:02:55,760 --> 00:02:56,720 to. Look at today. 58 00:02:57,920 --> 00:02:59,240 Jesus is. Going to be telling a. 59 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:03,120 Parable about a rich. Man and his manager. 60 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,720 And the manager, even though he's wrong, he does something. 61 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:10,640 That actually gets. A little bit of some props from 62 00:03:10,640 --> 00:03:12,800 Jesus. You're like, man, even though 63 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:15,440 it's kind of wrong, he actually. Did some things that were. 64 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:19,440 Right. And this story, This parable. 65 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:22,080 Is one of the most. Difficult to teach, and there's 66 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:25,400 a lot that. People don't really understand 67 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,120 about it, like why would? Christ. 68 00:03:27,600 --> 00:03:30,800 Give this man like some props, even though he did some things 69 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,440 that were wrong. So I want us to walk. 70 00:03:33,440 --> 00:03:36,840 Through this story together and. Then we're going to be done and 71 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:37,920 then we'll leave. So let's. 72 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:42,360 Go to Luke chapter 16. I'm just going to read a few 73 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,880 verses and then we'll talk and then and then just move forward 74 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,440 from there. So verse one. 75 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:50,680 Says this Jesus told his disciples there was a rich. 76 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:56,040 Man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions, so he 77 00:03:56,040 --> 00:03:59,000 called him in and asked him. What is this I? 78 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,360 Hear about you. Give an account of your 79 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,840 management, because you cannot be manager here no more. 80 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:08,920 You're fired, the manager said to himself. 81 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:12,520 What shall I do now? My master's taking away my job. 82 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,680 I'm not strong enough to dig. I'm ashamed to beg. 83 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:20,600 I know what I'll do so that when I lose my job here, people will 84 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,200 welcome me into their houses. All right, let's stop. 85 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:26,640 Right there for a second. Go to verse one. 86 00:04:26,840 --> 00:04:29,200 There's a few things I want you guys to pay attention to. 87 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:32,080 Because whenever we read the scripture, you got to pay. 88 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:35,120 Attention to who Jesus is talking about now. 89 00:04:35,120 --> 00:04:37,040 The previous. Chapter Jesus tells us a. 90 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:40,120 Parable about the prodigal son. He's there. 91 00:04:40,120 --> 00:04:44,240 He's talking with the Pharisees. And and he's trying to explain 92 00:04:44,240 --> 00:04:46,880 the Kingdom of God. And what God is like as a 93 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,880 father. And in verse one, pay attention. 94 00:04:49,880 --> 00:04:53,920 Who's Jesus talking to y'all? Say it out loud, His disciples, 95 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:54,960 he's. Talking to his. 96 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:58,840 Disciples, we have to. So many times it'll say Jesus. 97 00:04:58,840 --> 00:05:02,280 Said to the Pharisees, Jesus said to the people. 98 00:05:02,280 --> 00:05:05,840 So here Jesus looks. At his disciples. 99 00:05:05,840 --> 00:05:08,480 Now what we're going to. See is even though he's talking 100 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,400 to his disciples, the. Pharisees are still lingering 101 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:12,720 around trying to. Listen in. 102 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,000 So he's. Going a little bit deeper, he 103 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:21,200 wants to explain some things to his disciples and then he gives 104 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:23,840 a story and there's 2 characters in the story. 105 00:05:23,840 --> 00:05:27,280 There's a rich man and there is a manager. 106 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:31,760 Now this is normal in these times when somebody's extremely 107 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:34,600 rich or wealthy. They have a lot of land, cattle, 108 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,080 property. Whatever it is you hire. 109 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:41,680 A manager to manage the family wealth and to manage all the. 110 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,120 Family to steward what the family has. 111 00:05:44,120 --> 00:05:49,560 And the goal in the job of that manager is to continue to grow 112 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:53,440 the family business and wealth. That's how he makes a living, 113 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:58,000 even to the point that the manager has the same name and 114 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,720 the same seal and the same responsibilities. 115 00:06:00,720 --> 00:06:03,720 As. If someone were to be talking to 116 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:07,680 the rich man. So it's like if you. 117 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,440 Slap the manager in the. Face, It's like slapping the. 118 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:13,080 Face of the rich man. If you accuse. 119 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:16,240 The manager of a crime, it's like accusing the rich man of a 120 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:17,800 crime. It's like whatever happens to 121 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:19,360 the manager happens to the rich man. 122 00:06:19,480 --> 00:06:22,680 Like, that's how serious. This was taken in this culture. 123 00:06:23,440 --> 00:06:27,120 So this manager was accused of something. 124 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:31,240 He was accused of wasting his possessions. 125 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:36,200 He was mismanaging the rich man's stuff here. 126 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:39,800 Verse 2 So he called. Him in and asked him. 127 00:06:40,280 --> 00:06:42,760 What is this I hear? About you give an account of 128 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:47,240 your management because you cannot be manager here no 129 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:51,440 longer. You know, I think this is a A. 130 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:56,480 Weird verse because it's like. I want you to give an account 131 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:58,440 because I'm about to. Fire you so I'm. 132 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:00,280 Giving you a heads up that you're not going to have a job 133 00:07:00,280 --> 00:07:02,920 here anymore. Now if it was. 134 00:07:02,920 --> 00:07:04,160 Me and I knew there was someone's. 135 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:07,040 Going to fire me. I don't think I'm be staying 136 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:10,640 there. Working much longer my last. 137 00:07:10,640 --> 00:07:12,200 Day is how we talked about Joseph. 138 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:17,560 I'm out, but no he. Gives him the heads up. 139 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:22,440 And the problem is the rich man saying to the manager, I need 140 00:07:22,440 --> 00:07:27,280 you to give an account because you're not stewarding my stuff 141 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:29,200 well. And let me just be honest with 142 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:32,480 us, all of us in this room one day will have to give an 143 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:34,120 account. One day we're going to have. 144 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:35,880 To stand before a holy and righteous. 145 00:07:35,880 --> 00:07:40,800 God in heaven, in glory, and we have to give an account on what 146 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,040 we've done what what he has given us. 147 00:07:43,040 --> 00:07:44,840 We're. Going to have to give an account 148 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:46,880 what he's done, what he what, what we've done with our 149 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:49,960 families, what we've done. With the things that he's. 150 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,160 Blessed us with. And what we've done with the 151 00:07:52,160 --> 00:07:56,960 gospel, we're going to have to stand and give the holy and 152 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:00,480 righteous God one day an account of what we've done. 153 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:04,440 And what we see here is that the manager has not done a very 154 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:05,200 good. Job. 155 00:08:06,240 --> 00:08:07,360 With what he's doing now, this is the. 156 00:08:07,360 --> 00:08:12,880 Story that Jesus is is telling his disciples so. 157 00:08:12,880 --> 00:08:16,200 The manager is not guilty of fraud. 158 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:19,280 He's not guilty of stealing. No, he's guilty of being 159 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:23,560 incompetent, of not doing what he's supposed to be doing. 160 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,640 I love Charles. Spurgeon, man, he has a, he has 161 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,480 a quote, he says, Spurgeon noted. 162 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,400 That each of us will. Have to give an account of our 163 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:36,760 stewardship regarding our time, our talents, our substance and 164 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:39,520 our influence. You see when you. 165 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,720 Give an account of something. A lot of us. 166 00:08:41,720 --> 00:08:43,840 Just think of possessional things, no? 167 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:45,720 It is what God has. Given you in all. 168 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:49,000 Aspects of your life you're. Going to have to give an account 169 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,760 to it all. Now look at verse 3. 170 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:53,160 The mantra is kind of. Smart though. 171 00:08:53,680 --> 00:08:54,920 Right, look what the manager says. 172 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:57,560 He goes, The manager said to himself, What shall I do now? 173 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:02,200 My master's taking away my job. I ain't got no job. 174 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:05,720 I got nothing to do. I got to start thinking about. 175 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:09,040 What is it that I? Am going to do next, he says. 176 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:12,560 I'm not strong enough to get to dig, but I'm also way too. 177 00:09:12,560 --> 00:09:16,000 Proud to beg. So he's like, man, I can't work 178 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,280 in agriculture, I don't have that. 179 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:20,480 Skill set, I don't have the physicality for it. 180 00:09:20,680 --> 00:09:24,080 But man, I have way too much pride to ask. 181 00:09:24,560 --> 00:09:28,680 For help. So they're funny that sometimes 182 00:09:28,680 --> 00:09:31,320 when we find ourselves in these situations. 183 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:35,480 We kind of juggle those. Things you're like, man, Like 184 00:09:35,640 --> 00:09:36,520 ah. Man, I'm trying to. 185 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:40,080 Steward things right, but. I'm too. 186 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,800 Proud. I'd rather just just. 187 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:46,160 Fail, but I also know that I. Can't do certain things. 188 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:49,760 I'm stuck now to give. Credit to the manager here. 189 00:09:50,520 --> 00:09:52,240 He actually. Acts on it though he. 190 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,040 Doesn't just stay. There and pity in his wallow or 191 00:09:55,040 --> 00:09:58,800 wallow in his pity right he acts on it so look what he says in 192 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:00,200 verse four he goes I know what I'll. 193 00:10:00,200 --> 00:10:02,920 Do. When I lose my job here. 194 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:05,760 People. Will welcome me into their 195 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:08,560 houses. That's it. 196 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:10,720 That's what I'll. Do so. 197 00:10:11,200 --> 00:10:15,480 What he's going to rely on is that when he loses it, when he 198 00:10:15,480 --> 00:10:18,720 gets removed. When he loses his job, he's. 199 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:20,560 Like, you know what? I can't do these things, but you 200 00:10:20,560 --> 00:10:22,200 know what? I'm going to get people. 201 00:10:22,680 --> 00:10:24,960 To like me. I'm going to get on, people. 202 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,560 'S side so that way. They will welcome me in their 203 00:10:27,560 --> 00:10:28,880 houses. That's how I'm going to find 204 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,560 work so. How does he do it? 205 00:10:31,560 --> 00:10:32,760 Look at verse 5. He's going to. 206 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,640 Walk us through His plan now. This is a remember. 207 00:10:35,640 --> 00:10:38,360 This is the story. Jesus is teaching to his. 208 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:41,920 Disciples to talk about stewardship here. 209 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:45,800 So what does the manager? Do he called each one of his 210 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:47,120 master. 'S debtors. 211 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:49,600 So remember, he's running the business. 212 00:10:50,080 --> 00:10:53,560 He asked the 1st. How much do I owe my master? 213 00:10:54,040 --> 00:10:56,040 900 gallons of olive. Oil he. 214 00:10:56,040 --> 00:11:01,040 Replied the master told him. Take your bill, sit down quickly 215 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:06,480 and make it. 450, I'm going to give you 50% off right now 216 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,120 because. That's the kind of guy. 217 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:11,880 I am remember this. Then he. 218 00:11:11,880 --> 00:11:14,680 Asked the second how much? Do I owe? 219 00:11:15,200 --> 00:11:16,840 1000 bushels of. Wheat he. 220 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:20,840 Replied he told him. Take your bill and make. 221 00:11:20,840 --> 00:11:26,040 It 100. So look what he does. 222 00:11:26,960 --> 00:11:31,720 He knows. He knows that he is. 223 00:11:31,720 --> 00:11:35,600 Going to lose his. Role as a manager from the rich 224 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,520 man and. He's weighing like, what do I? 225 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:41,800 Do next. I need to get people to like me, 226 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:46,000 So what I'm going to do is I'm. Going to help them out now. 227 00:11:46,000 --> 00:11:47,600 Here's another little trick here. 228 00:11:47,760 --> 00:11:50,160 That we have to understand, because when we read the Bible, 229 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,400 we have to. Understand the cultural context 230 00:11:52,400 --> 00:11:54,320 of the time. Jewish. 231 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:57,840 Law said that it's illegal. For you to overcharge interest 232 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,240 right payday loans. You guys would be in. 233 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:05,280 Jail, but you should be. So I can go. 234 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:08,640 Somewhere and borrow 50. Bucks and then charge $200 in 235 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:10,240 interest. That's illegal. 236 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:14,960 In this time you can't do that. So what do business people do in 237 00:12:14,960 --> 00:12:17,120 order to cover for their interests or the lack? 238 00:12:17,120 --> 00:12:20,160 Of what they would do is that. They would overcharge on. 239 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:22,760 Supply. So what? 240 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:24,360 A lot. Of scholars are saying. 241 00:12:24,760 --> 00:12:26,600 Is that what the managers? Actually. 242 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:31,040 Doing He's not just winning their favor, but he's actually 243 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:34,160 kind of charging them what they're supposed. 244 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:37,720 To get but. Because of the rich man, because 245 00:12:37,720 --> 00:12:39,520 of his wealth, he's not wealthy. Because he's. 246 00:12:39,520 --> 00:12:41,160 Stupid. He knows what he's doing. 247 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:47,560 He might have overcharged the supplies and that's what some of 248 00:12:47,560 --> 00:12:49,080 the scholars are teaching us here. 249 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:53,680 But then it says that the math here's. 250 00:12:53,680 --> 00:12:57,120 The verse that throws everybody look at verse 8, the. 251 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:00,120 Master commanded the dishonest manager. 252 00:13:02,360 --> 00:13:05,480 Like what? The master commended the 253 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:07,320 dishonest sent manager. Like what? 254 00:13:07,680 --> 00:13:10,400 Why? Because he acted shrewdly. 255 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,760 And look what Jesus. Says for the people of the 256 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:15,920 world. Are more shrewd in dealing with 257 00:13:15,920 --> 00:13:18,480 their own kind then are the people. 258 00:13:18,480 --> 00:13:22,760 Of light. That's a strong teaching. 259 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:29,360 So what is he He? Commending the dishonest manager 260 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:31,200 about you know, this throws a lot of. 261 00:13:31,200 --> 00:13:32,280 People are like what? Jesus. 262 00:13:32,280 --> 00:13:36,480 Is giving props to this guy for being dishonest. 263 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:41,200 He's saying yay to $0.50 for messing up job. 264 00:13:41,200 --> 00:13:45,520 Rules what? So there's two. 265 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:48,440 Things that the dishonest manager does, and I'm going. 266 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:50,480 To put on the. Screen that I think we could pay 267 00:13:50,480 --> 00:13:52,480 attention to why he's being commended. 268 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:56,240 Why? Well, when the dishonest 269 00:13:56,240 --> 00:13:57,320 manager. Knew. 270 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,040 That he would be. Called to account for his life. 271 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:05,840 He actually took it seriously. He took it serious. 272 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:08,160 He. Knew that he would be account, 273 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:11,440 so instead of him just figuring out, he tried to do something 274 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:14,480 about it and listen when. We're going to be called. 275 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:18,800 To be to give an account. To a holy and righteous God. 276 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:21,960 We have to make the. Decision whether I take that? 277 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:23,440 Serious. Or I'm just like. 278 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,720 Whatever. And we? 279 00:14:26,720 --> 00:14:29,960 Have to take that serious. He takes it seriously. 280 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:36,400 And then #2 he gives him props. Sorry, I lost my notes here. 281 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:39,200 Oh, he gives. Him prop because he took. 282 00:14:39,200 --> 00:14:41,000 Advantage of his present position. 283 00:14:41,480 --> 00:14:46,400 To arrange his future, he. Knew what was going on and what 284 00:14:46,400 --> 00:14:48,040 he did was he made the most out of. 285 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,120 He didn't just take it seriously, but he's like, you 286 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:52,840 know, I'm going to use where I am now to. 287 00:14:53,600 --> 00:14:58,880 Get to the future or where I need to go and what Jesus is. 288 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:03,400 Pointing out here is that's. How we should view our 289 00:15:03,400 --> 00:15:07,080 stewardship and what God gives us he's. 290 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:09,560 Like, man, like you're not managing things well. 291 00:15:09,840 --> 00:15:12,360 Maybe it's time to take. It a little bit Seriously. 292 00:15:12,360 --> 00:15:14,840 And on top. Of that you should use your 293 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:18,200 resources not for this world, but you use it for the. 294 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:21,240 Kingdom of God. He says it right here. 295 00:15:21,240 --> 00:15:23,840 He's like, listen the people. Of this world. 296 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:26,800 They're more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than the. 297 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:29,640 People of light, people of this world. 298 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:34,200 Non believers might do it. Probably do a better job 299 00:15:34,200 --> 00:15:39,560 utilizing their resources, their talents, their innovation for 300 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:41,960 the things of this. World and for the comforts of 301 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:44,040 this world. Than believers do for the. 302 00:15:44,040 --> 00:15:49,720 Kingdom of God and Jesus is calling it out right here and 303 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:51,800 he's like, no, like we should, man, we should. 304 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,320 Be in the. Forefront of generosity and 305 00:15:54,320 --> 00:15:57,360 innovation and doing amazing things in this world. 306 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:01,080 Imagine what it would. Look like if we were just as 307 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,440 shrewd for the. Things of the Kingdom of. 308 00:16:03,440 --> 00:16:06,640 God, what would that look? Like in our neighborhoods. 309 00:16:06,640 --> 00:16:09,720 How would the gospel be? Presented and move forward in 310 00:16:09,720 --> 00:16:11,040 our nation. If we had the. 311 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:14,840 Same exact shrewdness. Of getting it out. 312 00:16:15,560 --> 00:16:17,320 Then the world does. For their comfort. 313 00:16:18,960 --> 00:16:22,320 Jesus is calling us out. Here it's a very. 314 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:26,280 Strong teaching and then look what he says. 315 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:30,720 In verse 9 he goes. I tell you, use worldly wealth. 316 00:16:30,720 --> 00:16:33,520 To gain friends for yourself so that. 317 00:16:33,520 --> 00:16:35,880 Way and it is gone. You will be. 318 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:40,800 Welcomed into eternal dwellings. Now what is Jesus saying? 319 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:41,600 Should we? Should just? 320 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:43,000 Use. Whatever. 321 00:16:43,000 --> 00:16:45,240 Just to make ourselves, just to get friends. 322 00:16:45,600 --> 00:16:49,600 No, that's not what he's saying. Jesus is. 323 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:51,880 Talking about a perspective of Kingdom here. 324 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,240 We should use our. Resources, everything that we 325 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,440 have to. Pour into people so that. 326 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:01,040 Way when you go to eternity, you will see your. 327 00:17:01,040 --> 00:17:05,839 Fruit, the things of this world, it all. 328 00:17:05,839 --> 00:17:07,880 Adds up. The things of this world is 329 00:17:08,079 --> 00:17:11,119 they're not lasting. And he's saying, man, listen. 330 00:17:11,319 --> 00:17:14,040 You should use what you have. You should be shrewd with what 331 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:17,240 you have with the gospel. Message with everything that 332 00:17:17,240 --> 00:17:20,160 I've. Blessed you with to get. 333 00:17:20,160 --> 00:17:23,520 People to eternity. So that way when you're in. 334 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:26,960 Eternity, you're going to see those friends that you made here 335 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:31,160 on this earth. You know, yesterday our group we 336 00:17:31,160 --> 00:17:33,600 went to the apartment complex to. 337 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:37,520 Hang out with the community. And something we were talking 338 00:17:37,520 --> 00:17:38,840 about is we're just talking with. 339 00:17:39,200 --> 00:17:41,120 Folks that live there. And and just. 340 00:17:41,120 --> 00:17:44,680 Hanging out with kids and. Buying them paletas or whatever. 341 00:17:44,680 --> 00:17:47,000 It is. Many are from different 342 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:50,480 countries, Honduras, Venezuela. Mexico, all that stuff and. 343 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:51,800 We're just hanging out there and just. 344 00:17:51,840 --> 00:17:55,160 Asking them questions, we're asking them what is it that the 345 00:17:55,160 --> 00:17:57,360 church can do for you? What? 346 00:17:57,360 --> 00:17:59,400 What are some needs? That you're seeing for your 347 00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:01,720 family. And we're just out there. 348 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:03,400 Talking and hanging out, making a. 349 00:18:03,680 --> 00:18:04,520 A. Just a A A. 350 00:18:04,520 --> 00:18:07,160 Very welcoming setting. Why? 351 00:18:07,160 --> 00:18:09,480 Why do we do? This What is it about that 352 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:12,840 activity? That's us being shrewd. 353 00:18:14,160 --> 00:18:17,960 We're using our worldly wealth, we're using our resources here 354 00:18:18,520 --> 00:18:21,160 to invest in the Kingdom. Over there. 355 00:18:22,120 --> 00:18:23,720 And we don't know what that looks like in the. 356 00:18:23,720 --> 00:18:27,600 Future but. We know that we want people to 357 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:31,280 come to know Christ and we want to see people in the internal 358 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:34,120 dwellings. And that's why we. 359 00:18:34,120 --> 00:18:38,360 Do what we do. We have to use. 360 00:18:38,760 --> 00:18:42,240 The master's money. To help our earthly. 361 00:18:42,240 --> 00:18:45,800 Friends, meet the Master. We have to. 362 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:49,120 Use what he's giving. Us everything that we're 363 00:18:49,120 --> 00:18:50,680 stewarding. Goes to. 364 00:18:50,680 --> 00:18:55,120 Eternal matters not matters. Of this world not matters. 365 00:18:55,120 --> 00:18:58,000 Of this earth. It makes no sense. 366 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:01,520 And listen, I'm not talking about like it's good for 367 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:05,160 Christians to manage your money well. 368 00:19:05,160 --> 00:19:07,920 It's good to have a budget. Listen, you should. 369 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,080 Have a budget? It's. 370 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:12,240 Good not to be in debt. It's good. 371 00:19:12,440 --> 00:19:14,200 It's good to. Invest in your. 372 00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:18,120 Future and get a four. O1K and a 529 and all that 373 00:19:18,120 --> 00:19:21,200 stuff. Listen, that stuff is good, but 374 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:22,920 when you invest, when you steward. 375 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:26,920 What God has you do? It investing with an eye to 376 00:19:26,920 --> 00:19:30,440 eternity, which is our everlasting home that will last 377 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:32,760 forever not. Here, which we're here just for 378 00:19:32,760 --> 00:19:38,120 a vapor you're. Wasting it and Jesus is pointing 379 00:19:38,120 --> 00:19:41,400 this thing out. He's like man, we invest like I 380 00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:44,600 want you guys bring your friends to the eternal. 381 00:19:45,520 --> 00:19:49,120 Don't waste time here. Verse 10 Now Jesus is going to 382 00:19:49,120 --> 00:19:50,520 drop this. I think this is one of the. 383 00:19:50,520 --> 00:19:53,960 Greatest verses and. Listen, when Jesus says 384 00:19:53,960 --> 00:19:57,840 something, that means it's true. It's real. 385 00:19:58,040 --> 00:20:00,960 Look what he says in verse 10. Whoever can be trusted. 386 00:20:00,960 --> 00:20:03,520 With very little can also be trusted. 387 00:20:03,520 --> 00:20:07,600 With much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will 388 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:12,000 also be dishonest with much. So if you. 389 00:20:12,200 --> 00:20:16,120 Have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth. 390 00:20:16,560 --> 00:20:18,760 Who will trust you with true riches? 391 00:20:19,360 --> 00:20:22,600 And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else's. 392 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:27,320 Property who will give you. Property of your own, for no one 393 00:20:27,320 --> 00:20:31,040 can serve 2 masters either. You hate the one and love. 394 00:20:31,040 --> 00:20:33,560 The other or you? Will be devoted to 1. 395 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:38,560 And despise the other you. Cannot serve both God and money. 396 00:20:40,760 --> 00:20:42,440 And I love how. Jesus ends this. 397 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:47,880 He says that the Pharisees. Were listening in verse 14. 398 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:50,560 They were eavesdropping a little. 399 00:20:50,560 --> 00:20:54,800 Bit so Jesus is. Pointing out to his disciples. 400 00:20:54,800 --> 00:20:58,080 Like, you got to steward, you got to get people now take it 401 00:20:58,080 --> 00:21:01,520 serious. But you if I'm going to trust 402 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:03,480 you with more. You have to be faithful. 403 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:08,080 With a little bit. And if you're not faithful? 404 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:10,080 With a little. Bit I can't trust you with more. 405 00:21:11,200 --> 00:21:15,560 It's in the. Text and many of us and I want 406 00:21:15,560 --> 00:21:16,760 to challenge. Just a little bit. 407 00:21:17,360 --> 00:21:19,600 Because especially for you students like this is a great. 408 00:21:19,600 --> 00:21:23,600 Principle for you to like start implementing in your life now so 409 00:21:23,600 --> 00:21:27,320 that way when you're an adult. It sticks with you because. 410 00:21:27,320 --> 00:21:29,440 Many of us want the. Big stuff of God. 411 00:21:30,080 --> 00:21:33,320 You know, we want the platforms, we want to do some great things, 412 00:21:33,600 --> 00:21:35,960 but God's like man, can I trust you with. 413 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:40,080 What a little bit first. Many of us like when we want to 414 00:21:40,080 --> 00:21:42,760 be preachers and pastors, but can I trust? 415 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:47,040 You with just Bible study? Right now, can I trust? 416 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:51,040 You with just leading a group of middle schoolers before I give 417 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:53,760 you a church. In the way. 418 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,720 That we show up. Matters. 419 00:21:57,200 --> 00:22:00,400 And then Jesus drops the bomb. Here with like this blows. 420 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,640 Everybody's mind Look. At these last two verses, the 421 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:07,520 Pharisees who loved money heard all of this. 422 00:22:08,080 --> 00:22:11,360 And they were sneering at Jesus. They're like, man, how? 423 00:22:11,360 --> 00:22:15,120 Dare you say that? And then he said to. 424 00:22:15,120 --> 00:22:19,000 Them I love this because it says that they heard all of this. 425 00:22:19,360 --> 00:22:20,520 They were. Sneering. 426 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:22,720 And then Jesus turns and it doesn't say. 427 00:22:22,720 --> 00:22:26,840 That they told Jesus this. Jesus knows the heart. 428 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:29,280 He's. God and he said to. 429 00:22:29,280 --> 00:22:32,360 Them you are the. Ones who justify yourselves. 430 00:22:32,840 --> 00:22:37,480 In the eyes of others. But God knows your hearts and 431 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:39,480 what? People value highly is 432 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:42,160 detestable. In God's sight. 433 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:48,880 Yo, that that's hard. I love this because our culture, 434 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:51,840 like you, got to look at what do people value in this? 435 00:22:51,840 --> 00:22:55,160 World like think about. The stuff that we value. 436 00:22:55,520 --> 00:22:59,560 Stuff money, right attention we want our lives we value all 437 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:01,920 these things and we. Think this is like. 438 00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:05,120 Super awesome for us and the. Bible says that God. 439 00:23:05,120 --> 00:23:08,600 Says I find that detestable. The testable. 440 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:12,600 Means deserving of an intense. Dislike God? 441 00:23:12,600 --> 00:23:15,000 Looks at that and says. That's cute, but I that's. 442 00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:19,840 No, that's not when I'm about. I'm about the heart. 443 00:23:21,040 --> 00:23:22,560 So listen how I want to end our time. 444 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:24,800 Today is. Man, I want to give you, I want 445 00:23:24,800 --> 00:23:27,520 to leave you guys with four things, just four things. 446 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:29,440 And I think as students if if you. 447 00:23:29,440 --> 00:23:31,720 Begin to understand these principles. 448 00:23:32,120 --> 00:23:34,320 Not just about. Stewardship not just about 449 00:23:34,480 --> 00:23:36,360 managing our money or for the love of money. 450 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:39,640 If you understand these this. Is going to set you up. 451 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:44,800 Nicely in life so according to our deed now, and I try to just. 452 00:23:44,840 --> 00:23:47,360 Fuse it all together. So let's walk through. 453 00:23:47,360 --> 00:23:50,800 This thing #1 if you want to invest in your future, you 454 00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:54,600 invest in eternity. Listen when you start. 455 00:23:54,600 --> 00:23:56,600 Looking at your. Future when you start thinking. 456 00:23:56,600 --> 00:23:59,520 About where I want to go to college, what I want to do in 457 00:23:59,520 --> 00:24:01,480 life, how am I going to get stuff paid for? 458 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:02,920 What? What scholarship? 459 00:24:02,920 --> 00:24:04,400 Am I going to get? You don't. 460 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:07,200 Listen that it's good to. Study all that stuff, but you 461 00:24:07,200 --> 00:24:09,760 better. Start making deposits in 462 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:12,800 eternity. You better start putting things 463 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:15,960 in God's Kingdom. Jesus tells us in Matthew 6. 464 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:19,280 Seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and 465 00:24:19,280 --> 00:24:22,080 everything is going to be given to you as well. 466 00:24:23,240 --> 00:24:26,760 Imagine if your mindset. Was God. 467 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:30,160 First, everything else second man. 468 00:24:30,160 --> 00:24:32,560 The way I want to live my life, I want to honor the Lord. 469 00:24:32,560 --> 00:24:35,880 Everything else second man, I want to pursue the things of 470 00:24:35,880 --> 00:24:37,960 God. And put aside the things of 471 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:38,440 this. World. 472 00:24:38,440 --> 00:24:42,160 Everything else is second, man. It's all about me following the 473 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,840 Lord, following his righteousness, His Holiness. 474 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:46,320 I don't. Care about what the. 475 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:49,160 World is pulling me to. All of that is second I'm. 476 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:52,200 Going to pursue the Lord 1st and what you're doing is you're 477 00:24:52,200 --> 00:24:57,840 investing eternity and when you invest in eternity your ROI here 478 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:00,040 on this earth is beyond imaginable. 479 00:25:01,760 --> 00:25:07,120 The return on investment in eternity is goes far beyond in 480 00:25:07,120 --> 00:25:08,280 verse 2. You're like man, Ricky. 481 00:25:08,280 --> 00:25:09,480 Just making that stuff up. Where do you? 482 00:25:09,480 --> 00:25:11,000 Get that? All right, let's look at the 483 00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:12,320 text. Listen in verse. 484 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:14,560 Two, it says he. Tells the rich man. 485 00:25:14,560 --> 00:25:16,200 Tells the manager to give an account. 486 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:19,320 The manager's. Job was to. 487 00:25:19,360 --> 00:25:22,160 Reinvest the family wealth to take care of the family wealth. 488 00:25:22,840 --> 00:25:25,920 But he didn't do that. And because he didn't do that, 489 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:28,880 he lost it. And many. 490 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:31,560 Of us have to understand. When you invest in eternity, you 491 00:25:31,560 --> 00:25:34,440 don't lose anything here on this earth, you grow everything. 492 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:37,160 Here on this earth. Many of us have it. 493 00:25:37,160 --> 00:25:41,320 Backwards, so we have to start. Looking how do I invest in my 494 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:43,040 future? How do I mess in? 495 00:25:43,040 --> 00:25:45,520 Like everything I want, man. You got to invest in eternity. 496 00:25:45,960 --> 00:25:48,200 That's where it comes. You got to give an account. 497 00:25:48,520 --> 00:25:50,480 To what you do. Here on this earth, how do we 498 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,480 manage what God has given us here on this earth? 499 00:25:53,520 --> 00:25:55,120 All right, number. Two how What do we? 500 00:25:55,120 --> 00:25:57,040 Do what are some good things? Listen. 501 00:25:57,040 --> 00:26:00,520 Avoid shortcuts. Avoid the shortcuts. 502 00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:05,000 There's a saying that says everybody. 503 00:26:05,000 --> 00:26:07,760 Wants to be the boss until it's time to do boss things. 504 00:26:10,320 --> 00:26:11,720 Everybody wants to do big things. 505 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:12,920 Everybody wants to own a business. 506 00:26:12,920 --> 00:26:16,040 Everybody wants streams of income until you have to stay up 507 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:22,400 for 30 hours straight and do hard things in verse 10. 508 00:26:23,120 --> 00:26:26,440 In the text. To make sure I don't mess this 509 00:26:26,440 --> 00:26:31,280 thing up here in verse 10. Jesus is very clear, whoever 510 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:34,600 could be trusted. With very little can be trusted 511 00:26:34,600 --> 00:26:37,920 with a lot, but whoever cannot be trusted very little. 512 00:26:38,680 --> 00:26:41,480 Will also be this. I'm sorry whoever is dishonest 513 00:26:41,480 --> 00:26:43,600 with very little. Will also be. 514 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:47,360 Dishonest with very much students listen to me. 515 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:51,560 Avoid the shortcuts. What does that look like? 516 00:26:51,960 --> 00:26:55,520 If I'm walking to a building, I'm not going to walk. 517 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:56,280 On the. Grass. 518 00:26:56,280 --> 00:26:58,280 I'm going to walk on the sidewalk. 519 00:26:59,000 --> 00:27:01,000 Why? Well, Ricky, it's longer. 520 00:27:01,480 --> 00:27:05,800 Yes, but you avoid. Stepping on the grass, That's 521 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:09,560 avoiding a shortcut. Many of us do this in. 522 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:13,600 Life we avoid we we actually take shortcuts because. 523 00:27:13,600 --> 00:27:15,960 We want to go around the. Process that God has. 524 00:27:16,240 --> 00:27:18,720 In placed in our life. So that way we can. 525 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:22,040 Learn, get molded, and grow. To get us ready to. 526 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:28,320 Jump into what's next and if you can't be faithful in the little 527 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:31,840 and you're so busy looking for shortcuts, God is not going to 528 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:35,560 be able to entrust. You with the big SO? 529 00:27:35,640 --> 00:27:38,760 We have to start having a mentality of, you know what? 530 00:27:38,760 --> 00:27:42,040 I'm going to be faithful. Where God has placed. 531 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:44,960 Me at it's going to be difficult. 532 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:46,520 It's going to. Cause me to work. 533 00:27:46,640 --> 00:27:49,840 It's going to cause me to sacrifice some things, but I'm 534 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:52,560 going to. Trust the process of God. 535 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:58,840 Molding me and as I am not avoiding shortcuts, God is going 536 00:27:58,840 --> 00:28:03,040 to begin to build me up and get me ready for the next level of 537 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:04,120 what? He wants me to do. 538 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,120 But we live in a culture that wants. 539 00:28:08,120 --> 00:28:11,360 Everything right now and right. Away. 540 00:28:12,560 --> 00:28:14,440 We don't want to work. We don't want. 541 00:28:14,440 --> 00:28:15,960 We want. Ease. 542 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:21,920 You can't do that, especially if God's working. 543 00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:26,200 Let the Lord mold you. Let the Lord develop you. 544 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:27,760 Let the Lord. And you know. 545 00:28:27,760 --> 00:28:30,440 Why this is so important? Because as. 546 00:28:30,440 --> 00:28:33,560 You're working and as you're. Taking care of the things of 547 00:28:33,560 --> 00:28:35,520 God. He's not just molding your 548 00:28:35,520 --> 00:28:38,240 future, but listen. He's molding your character. 549 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:44,400 He can't give you something if your character can't handle it. 550 00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:50,080 If your character does not match with what he's trying to achieve 551 00:28:50,080 --> 00:28:51,720 in you, it's going to destroy you. 552 00:28:53,080 --> 00:28:55,720 The blessing is going to become. A burden and it's going to crush 553 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:56,800 you. Because you don't have the 554 00:28:56,800 --> 00:29:00,200 character to withhold it. What's character? 555 00:29:00,200 --> 00:29:03,840 What's godly character? What's godly integrity? 556 00:29:04,080 --> 00:29:06,560 What do you do? When nobody else is looking. 557 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:11,200 Are you faithful to the? Lord, when nobody else knows. 558 00:29:11,200 --> 00:29:13,960 Your dirt. When nobody else knows your. 559 00:29:13,960 --> 00:29:17,760 Business. Are you able to be strong? 560 00:29:17,760 --> 00:29:19,920 Are you able to be light and live for? 561 00:29:19,920 --> 00:29:22,600 Christ, in those times when nobody else knows what you're 562 00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:25,080 doing. That's godly character. 563 00:29:26,320 --> 00:29:29,200 And in these moments. God is developing us. 564 00:29:29,400 --> 00:29:31,840 God is making us stronger. God is. 565 00:29:31,840 --> 00:29:36,280 Building us from the inside out and there's levels to this and 566 00:29:36,280 --> 00:29:38,280 as you take. Care of the small, like Jesus 567 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:40,960 said, when you manage the small well. 568 00:29:41,200 --> 00:29:44,280 Then he's going to be. Able to give you larger. 569 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:48,120 Things to do. It's all depending on your 570 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:52,560 character, and your character does not develop if you embrace 571 00:29:52,560 --> 00:29:55,600 shortcuts. I've got to go two more number. 572 00:29:55,600 --> 00:29:59,960 Three, you sneer at. Statements that attack your 573 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:03,120 idols you know it's funny as. Jesus is. 574 00:30:03,120 --> 00:30:07,080 Talking and he's telling the. His disciples about. 575 00:30:07,080 --> 00:30:10,880 This manager and about the things of stewardship it. 576 00:30:10,880 --> 00:30:14,600 Says that the Pharisees who? Love Money are listening to 577 00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:18,040 this. And they're sneering, and many 578 00:30:18,040 --> 00:30:20,400 of us. Whenever we embrace. 579 00:30:20,400 --> 00:30:22,360 What? God is doing and whenever. 580 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:24,720 We're trying. To do shortcuts and whenever. 581 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:28,320 We want the quick fix or whenever we're in our sin, 582 00:30:28,360 --> 00:30:32,080 whenever you hear something that pushes against your idols. 583 00:30:32,200 --> 00:30:35,000 You start to sneer. You're like. 584 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:39,040 What are you sneering about? Well, they're. 585 00:30:39,040 --> 00:30:40,760 Judging. They're judging me. 586 00:30:41,360 --> 00:30:43,960 Nobody's judging you. It's that your idols. 587 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:48,480 Are being pushed on. So whenever you have an idol in 588 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:50,400 your life, whenever you're. Something in your life? 589 00:30:50,400 --> 00:30:53,760 That you love. So much that you're not. 590 00:30:53,760 --> 00:30:55,920 Going to let. Go of it when God. 591 00:30:55,920 --> 00:30:58,160 Begins to call it out when his word. 592 00:30:58,160 --> 00:31:01,800 Begins to illuminate when it's sharper. 593 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:04,280 Than the double edged sword. When it starts to cut. 594 00:31:05,800 --> 00:31:09,600 Instead of being convicted and repenting, what do we do? 595 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:17,160 We sneer and we run and listen. The Pharisees, they sneered at 596 00:31:17,160 --> 00:31:23,320 Christ because they loved money and Jesus says you got to pick. 597 00:31:23,320 --> 00:31:26,480 You can't love money and God. You got to pick which one and 598 00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:29,960 whenever he starts pushing against the things that you. 599 00:31:29,960 --> 00:31:32,720 Love at the. Same height of Christ of 600 00:31:32,720 --> 00:31:36,480 himself. You begin to kind of push away, 601 00:31:37,520 --> 00:31:41,440 you begin to sneer. So listen, if you find yourself 602 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:46,120 students feeling that like, oh, like that conviction. 603 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:47,720 And you start. Getting a little bit upset. 604 00:31:48,200 --> 00:31:52,240 Like, oh, they don't know. You need to pause and you need 605 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:53,600 to. Ask yourself a question. 606 00:31:55,120 --> 00:31:57,560 Why am I sneering? At what Jesus? 607 00:31:57,560 --> 00:32:00,960 Is trying to tell me now I'm not talking about like your homeboy 608 00:32:00,960 --> 00:32:03,760 home like I'm talking about people who are spiritually 609 00:32:03,760 --> 00:32:05,720 sound. And who love? 610 00:32:05,720 --> 00:32:10,160 You and that want the best for your life and if they're trying 611 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:14,800 to warn your tell you something and you begin to push and sneer. 612 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:17,280 We have to ask ourselves what? Where's that coming from? 613 00:32:18,200 --> 00:32:21,800 Because it might be something that we have that we're not 614 00:32:21,800 --> 00:32:24,920 willing to let go of. And listen, the last thing I'll 615 00:32:24,920 --> 00:32:28,080 talk about what this will end in verse 15. 616 00:32:28,600 --> 00:32:31,320 I think this is this is probably one of the greatest statements 617 00:32:31,480 --> 00:32:33,840 and this is one of the most freeing statements. 618 00:32:34,840 --> 00:32:40,600 God knows your heart. God knows your heart. 619 00:32:41,680 --> 00:32:45,040 And listen this this. I know for some people this 620 00:32:45,040 --> 00:32:48,280 comes off as like. No, listen, this, this is one of 621 00:32:48,280 --> 00:32:51,000 the most. Loving and the most freeing 622 00:32:51,000 --> 00:32:52,960 statements in the world. You know why? 623 00:32:54,680 --> 00:32:57,840 Because God knows your heart. You don't have to pretend. 624 00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:01,840 You just be you. And God will. 625 00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:04,000 Use you. I love these. 626 00:33:04,000 --> 00:33:05,680 Statements and be like man what? God knows no. 627 00:33:05,920 --> 00:33:09,080 God knows your heart. You know what millennials became 628 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:12,760 really good at? Millennials became really good 629 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:16,680 at pretending. You know why? 630 00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,720 Because we grew. Up in the era of social media. 631 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:23,720 We're the ones that developed. It we're the ones that. 632 00:33:23,720 --> 00:33:26,480 Grew up in it. We're the ones that know like if 633 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:29,320 I post certain things like. I could use this strategically 634 00:33:29,320 --> 00:33:31,400 with people. But you know what? 635 00:33:31,400 --> 00:33:32,440 Gen. Z is really good. 636 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,520 At. Calling out the fake stuff. 637 00:33:37,040 --> 00:33:38,480 Which I love about y'all's generation. 638 00:33:38,480 --> 00:33:40,680 Like y'all, y'all look at something and you're like, yeah, 639 00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:44,000 ain't real like you guys are so. Good at calling out 640 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:47,400 authenticity. I think it's fabulous. 641 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:48,640 With the church. And I think that's why there's 642 00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:52,080 this resurgence of your demographic coming back. 643 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:53,760 To the scriptures and to the church. 644 00:33:53,840 --> 00:33:55,760 Because you're tired of the fakeness of it all. 645 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:59,080 You're tired of the BS. You're tired of the bull. 646 00:34:00,000 --> 00:34:02,520 You want what's? Real in your life? 647 00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:05,240 And listen, this is what God is. Calling us to God. 648 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:07,240 Knows your heart. So listen, whoever's up here 649 00:34:07,240 --> 00:34:09,159 pretending you could. Be able to look at. 650 00:34:09,159 --> 00:34:13,040 That and say hey, there's something off, there's something 651 00:34:13,040 --> 00:34:14,400 off. Why? 652 00:34:15,480 --> 00:34:16,840 Because God understands the heart. 653 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:20,520 Of a person, God knows your heart. 654 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:23,880 You want big stuff, you want larger influence. 655 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:26,880 God is saying, listen, it's your heart that I'm after. 656 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:30,880 It's your heart that I'm after. You want a larger influence, you 657 00:34:30,880 --> 00:34:33,080 want, you want bigger ministries, all these things. 658 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:34,520 God is looking at. Building. 659 00:34:34,520 --> 00:34:36,800 He's like man it. Is your heart that you're after? 660 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:37,960 You don't have to. Pretend. 661 00:34:38,120 --> 00:34:39,639 Let me just work. Through you. 662 00:34:39,840 --> 00:34:41,719 Let me just work through. You and. 663 00:34:41,840 --> 00:34:43,920 I will develop you. You come to me. 664 00:34:44,080 --> 00:34:46,040 And I will take your. Gifts and talents and I will 665 00:34:46,040 --> 00:34:47,360 use. Them for my Kingdom. 666 00:34:48,239 --> 00:34:50,600 Get out of the right heart. God knows your heart. 667 00:34:51,080 --> 00:34:52,320 I love. So close with this. 668 00:34:52,320 --> 00:34:57,440 Someday you guys might not know about Quick fun fact, me and 669 00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:04,160 Rachel, when we met, you know, we did not immediately fall in 670 00:35:04,160 --> 00:35:08,160 love with each other. I know it's kind of hard to 671 00:35:08,160 --> 00:35:13,600 believe. I remember meeting Rachel at the 672 00:35:13,600 --> 00:35:17,840 BSM in college and actually the first time that we met, it was 673 00:35:17,840 --> 00:35:19,760 actually in passing. We just. 674 00:35:19,760 --> 00:35:20,880 We just. Chopped it up. 675 00:35:20,880 --> 00:35:24,720 We just, we just talked and we had a conversation. 676 00:35:24,720 --> 00:35:28,040 That was it. I didn't see her immediately be 677 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:29,520 like, oh, that's the one right there. 678 00:35:30,480 --> 00:35:35,840 I got butterflies. Selena's all playing in my mind. 679 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:37,840 No, I'm just like, I didn't. I didn't get that. 680 00:35:39,440 --> 00:35:44,560 What happened? You see, why does Jesus address 681 00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:47,520 the heart? Why does Jesus address the 682 00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:50,320 heart? You see? 683 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:56,280 As my faith began to grow, as I surrendered my life to Christ, 684 00:35:56,800 --> 00:36:02,120 and as God began to change my heart, I began to seek Him more 685 00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:05,920 and I began to follow Him more and I began to want things of 686 00:36:05,920 --> 00:36:08,160 Him more. I wanted to grow it and pursue 687 00:36:08,160 --> 00:36:12,000 Him more. And when I started to pursue Him 688 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:18,400 more because my heart changed, my plans changed. 689 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:23,160 And listen for many of us. We're, we're, we're. 690 00:36:23,160 --> 00:36:25,920 Wandering around in. Circles trying to figure out 691 00:36:25,920 --> 00:36:30,320 life and especially you guys your generation like that's the 692 00:36:30,320 --> 00:36:34,000 big thing you guys have so much pressure on you everybody asking 693 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:35,480 you 10 million questions we're going to do in the. 694 00:36:35,480 --> 00:36:36,720 Future we're going to go study what? 695 00:36:37,280 --> 00:36:38,600 Are you going to? Yeah, Yeah, we get that. 696 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:43,760 But listen, when your heart changes for Christ and you start 697 00:36:43,760 --> 00:36:47,640 pursuing Jesus, and you start going after Jesus, and you start 698 00:36:47,640 --> 00:36:49,440 fighting the flesh, and listen, you're not going to be. 699 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,400 Perfect. Then it's OK, Ask the holy. 700 00:36:51,400 --> 00:36:53,320 Spirit to help. Your heart's going to begin to 701 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:56,600 change and your heart's going to begin to form, and you're going 702 00:36:56,600 --> 00:36:58,560 to start looking at things from, not. 703 00:36:58,720 --> 00:37:00,720 The world. Perspective, but from a Kingdom. 704 00:37:00,720 --> 00:37:03,720 Perspective. So what? 705 00:37:03,720 --> 00:37:05,520 Happens. How did me and Rach end up 706 00:37:05,520 --> 00:37:09,920 together? It was an act of God and because 707 00:37:09,920 --> 00:37:12,320 my heart changed and I started. Loving the things of the. 708 00:37:12,320 --> 00:37:17,800 Lord the Lord. Opened my eyes to her and he. 709 00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:23,800 Opened her eyes to me and I was like, OK, I could do that. 710 00:37:25,880 --> 00:37:28,800 And I saw her as beautiful and loving and I was like, wow, this 711 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:31,640 is awesome and our relationship. Bonded and we barely. 712 00:37:31,720 --> 00:37:37,320 Grew to grow together. What was it? 713 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:39,080 What was it about that whole? Thing. 714 00:37:39,480 --> 00:37:42,520 What was it about our lives? Was it because like you had get? 715 00:37:42,520 --> 00:37:45,560 No, like it wasn't all that. When my heart changed, my plans 716 00:37:45,560 --> 00:37:48,360 changed, and when my plans changed, it was the. 717 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:51,000 Plans of him not. Me and when you say Lord, I'm 718 00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:52,880 going to follow you, I'm going to seek your. 719 00:37:52,880 --> 00:37:54,960 Plans, then God's like. OK. 720 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:57,320 You're investing in Kingdom now. So I'm going to take care of 721 00:37:57,320 --> 00:37:58,880 your future. See how that works? 722 00:38:00,840 --> 00:38:04,200 And listen, my future is now awesome because I married the 723 00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:05,760 most wonderful woman in the world. 724 00:38:07,680 --> 00:38:10,920 The ultimate pastor's wife. God knew this. 725 00:38:10,920 --> 00:38:15,520 Whole plan, even when I fell short, Even when I Jack things 726 00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:16,160 up. God. 727 00:38:16,160 --> 00:38:17,320 Knew that. Listen. 728 00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:19,000 He's going to be faithful in the small. 729 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:22,200 Developing the. Big, but it took. 730 00:38:22,200 --> 00:38:25,320 Time, and it took. Time and. 731 00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:27,480 Effort. But the biggest thing here? 732 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:29,520 The biggest? Thing I want you guys to 733 00:38:29,520 --> 00:38:34,000 understand, the biggest thing is that God knows your heart. 734 00:38:34,880 --> 00:38:37,520 Work on the heart first. When you work on the heart, 735 00:38:37,960 --> 00:38:41,320 everything else is going to come in align. 736 00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:43,800 Your steward's going to your. Stewardship's going to change. 737 00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:46,120 Your eternity's going to change. Everything else is going to 738 00:38:46,120 --> 00:38:50,280 work. We pray for us, so listen as. 739 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:55,240 We end in worship as we end in worship. 740 00:38:56,800 --> 00:38:58,400 Amen. Let's stand in worship.