1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,500 Today, marks the end of our Rich series. 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:07,100 I don't how you feel about that. Thank you for feeling that way. 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:09,700 And you youth wouldn't have been part of this. 4 00:00:09,700 --> 00:00:12,400 I know you've had some amazing stuff last week. 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,200 You had a DTI Sunday. Is that right? 6 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:16,000 Yeah. Which was really, very cool. 7 00:00:16,000 --> 00:00:18,400 I hear who's going to DTI summer, DTI. 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,700 Hey, what are you guys going to TCI amazing? 9 00:00:22,200 --> 00:00:23,800 DT is dreaming. The Impossible? 10 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:28,800 It's The Vineyards UK which call it Festival. 11 00:00:29,500 --> 00:00:31,600 Summer Festival for youth, that's really exciting. 12 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,200 And let's say we have the youth in with us and the moment which 13 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:38,200 kind of makes me a bit excited but Yes, we have been looking at 14 00:00:38,208 --> 00:00:41,500 reach and this is the final talk in reach and we've been looking 15 00:00:41,500 --> 00:00:44,500 at everyone gets to play over the past couple of weeks and we 16 00:00:44,508 --> 00:00:49,000 looked at the place of money as part of reach why Mark is their 17 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,000 money. Well, because, as I said to you, 18 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,500 there's a dual objective for our Reach campaign, which is a 19 00:00:54,500 --> 00:00:58,200 10-year, the 10-year plan of how, we extend our reach to 20 00:00:58,200 --> 00:00:59,900 reach the lost. And we've done some amazing 21 00:00:59,900 --> 00:01:03,600 things that you can find out in that brochure, do get one there 22 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,200 in the atrium. And I said that the duel purpose 23 00:01:06,200 --> 00:01:08,900 is everyone. We extend our reach to reach the 24 00:01:08,900 --> 00:01:13,100 last but it's also about us as a people extended ourselves to 25 00:01:13,100 --> 00:01:17,400 grow in Christ. It's a tailor-made discipleship 26 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:21,900 program for this church. Because as we know everyone gets 27 00:01:21,900 --> 00:01:24,800 to play, this is not about the paid staff or the man or woman 28 00:01:24,800 --> 00:01:26,300 on the stage that does the stuff. 29 00:01:26,700 --> 00:01:30,200 This is not a spectator sport Christianity. 30 00:01:30,500 --> 00:01:35,800 It's every member Ministry. We all get to do the stuff that 31 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:38,100 is the subtitle. For today's talk doing the stuff 32 00:01:38,100 --> 00:01:42,000 taken from John whimpers, very famous phrase, John Wimber is 33 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,300 many of, you know, was the founder of the vineyard movement 34 00:01:44,300 --> 00:01:48,100 back in the early 80s. And here's whole thing about 35 00:01:48,100 --> 00:01:51,900 coming to Faith was that He got excited about reading the New 36 00:01:51,900 --> 00:01:55,100 Testament and doing the stuff of Jesus and was rather 37 00:01:55,100 --> 00:01:58,000 disappointed. When a pastor in his early, 38 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,700 Christian years said to him, oh no, we don't do the stuff, we 39 00:02:00,700 --> 00:02:04,300 just read the stuff. Well, listen, maybe you've come 40 00:02:04,300 --> 00:02:06,500 from a church background where you read about the stuff, but 41 00:02:06,500 --> 00:02:09,199 you don't do the stuff. Well, I'm here to tell you, you 42 00:02:09,199 --> 00:02:12,700 do the stuff, everything you read about the Jesus, does you 43 00:02:12,700 --> 00:02:15,300 get to do it too? Which means, yes, you, cast out 44 00:02:15,300 --> 00:02:18,900 demons really? Yep, it means you get to heal 45 00:02:18,900 --> 00:02:22,400 the sick, really? Yep, it means you get to extend 46 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,100 God's kingdom here on Earth. His Justice. 47 00:02:25,100 --> 00:02:27,200 His compassion, his peace, etc, etc. 48 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,500 We do the stuff. And I find it very interesting 49 00:02:29,500 --> 00:02:32,500 that we end on doing the stuff on. 50 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:36,800 Got Sunday and we will unpack that in a moment. 51 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:41,500 So I'm not going to recap because I don't want to talk too 52 00:02:41,500 --> 00:02:43,300 long. I add an if you noticed but I 53 00:02:43,300 --> 00:02:45,100 removed the front row during the week. 54 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:49,800 This is a bit more space. There's a reason for that and I 55 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:54,700 want to make sure we have time for ministry here and what I 56 00:02:54,708 --> 00:02:56,200 want to look at for doing the stuff. 57 00:02:56,200 --> 00:03:03,000 Is that a really Interesting, Parable, that I'm sure many of 58 00:03:03,000 --> 00:03:05,300 you have read called the parable of the talents. 59 00:03:07,100 --> 00:03:09,100 And I'd like us to start by, we're going to do a bit of a 60 00:03:09,100 --> 00:03:11,800 Bible study, then I write the bible study on the parable of 61 00:03:11,808 --> 00:03:14,100 the talents. So why don't we turn together if 62 00:03:14,100 --> 00:03:16,500 you're online? Welcome again, of course, it's 63 00:03:16,500 --> 00:03:18,600 good to have you there, it'll be on your screen. 64 00:03:18,600 --> 00:03:21,000 Whatever device you are looking at and in the room, it will be 65 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,700 on up here as well, but the parable of the talents can be 66 00:03:23,700 --> 00:03:26,700 found in Matthew 25 verses 14 to 30. 67 00:03:26,900 --> 00:03:30,100 So why don't we read that? And it's worth saying, the 68 00:03:30,100 --> 00:03:36,500 context here is that back in chapter 24, when Jesus foretells 69 00:03:36,500 --> 00:03:41,600 the Function of the temple, which happened in 70 AD, but 70 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,800 also is a dual prophecy for the end of the age because that was 71 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:47,200 the question. When is the end of the age, 72 00:03:47,200 --> 00:03:48,800 which is what the disciples were asking? 73 00:03:49,000 --> 00:03:51,100 Jesus answers in many different ways. 74 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:54,100 And so he gives examples. And this is one of the examples 75 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,500 of what it's going to be like when Jesus comes again. 76 00:03:56,500 --> 00:03:59,300 Okay, that's the context. So let me read it for. 77 00:03:59,300 --> 00:04:03,500 You wouldn't be like a man going on a journey who called his 78 00:04:03,500 --> 00:04:06,700 servants and entrusted to them, his property. 79 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:11,000 To one, he gave five talents to another two to another one to 80 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:15,300 each. According to his ability, then 81 00:04:15,300 --> 00:04:19,399 he went away. He who had received the five 82 00:04:19,399 --> 00:04:22,900 talents. Went at once and traded with 83 00:04:22,900 --> 00:04:25,200 them and he made five talents more. 84 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:29,700 So also, he who had two talents made two talents more. 85 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:34,600 But he who had received the one Talent went and dug in the 86 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:36,700 ground, and hid his master's money. 87 00:04:37,100 --> 00:04:41,200 Now, after a long time, the master of those servants came 88 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:46,300 and settled accounts with them, and he who had received the five 89 00:04:46,300 --> 00:04:49,300 talents came forward, Bringing five talents. 90 00:04:49,300 --> 00:04:52,000 More said, Master you delivered to me, five talents. 91 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,400 Here, I have met five, talents more. 92 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,500 His master said to him. Well done. 93 00:04:57,500 --> 00:04:59,400 Good. And faithful servant. 94 00:04:59,800 --> 00:05:05,200 You have been Faithful over a little I will set you over much, 95 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:08,800 enter into the joy of your master. 96 00:05:10,100 --> 00:05:20,200 And he also who had the two talents came forward his master 97 00:05:20,200 --> 00:05:21,500 said to him. Well done, good. 98 00:05:21,500 --> 00:05:24,900 And faithful servant. You have been Faithful over a 99 00:05:24,908 --> 00:05:27,500 little. Now, we'll set you over much. 100 00:05:28,300 --> 00:05:30,700 Enter into the joy of your master. 101 00:05:30,700 --> 00:05:35,500 He'll he also who had received the one Talent came forward 102 00:05:35,500 --> 00:05:39,200 saying, master. I knew you to be a hard man 103 00:05:39,200 --> 00:05:43,100 reaping where you did not sow and Gathering where you 104 00:05:43,100 --> 00:05:47,200 scattered no seed. So I was afraid and I went and 105 00:05:47,200 --> 00:05:48,700 hid your talent in the ground here. 106 00:05:48,700 --> 00:05:52,000 You have what is yours? But his master answered him. 107 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:57,200 You Wicked and slothful servant. You know that I reap where I 108 00:05:57,200 --> 00:05:59,700 have not sown and Gathering. It's got a snow seed. 109 00:06:03,100 --> 00:06:05,800 Then you watch with invested my money with the bankers. 110 00:06:07,100 --> 00:06:09,000 And my coming. I should have received what was 111 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:13,200 my own with interest, so take the talent from him and give it 112 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,400 to him. Who has ten talents for to 113 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:20,000 everyone who has will be, who has will be more given, and he 114 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,900 will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, 115 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:25,300 even what he has, will be taken away. 116 00:06:25,700 --> 00:06:29,500 And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness in that 117 00:06:29,500 --> 00:06:32,700 place, there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 118 00:06:33,500 --> 00:06:37,400 What a parable that is loaded, isn't it? 119 00:06:37,500 --> 00:06:40,800 I mean, that's just loaded with so much and we could spend a 120 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:46,900 whole series on unpacking the parable of the talents, but I 121 00:06:46,900 --> 00:06:54,300 have tried to focus this on six things that I want to look at 122 00:06:54,300 --> 00:06:58,700 very briefly 6 things. Now, I can't count cover all of 123 00:06:58,700 --> 00:07:00,100 this. There are clearly some things 124 00:07:00,100 --> 00:07:01,500 that are a bit confusing about this. 125 00:07:01,500 --> 00:07:04,200 Like, what is that place with the Weeping and gnashing of 126 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:05,400 teeth? What does that mean? 127 00:07:06,100 --> 00:07:08,600 Why did Jesus seemed to agree with? 128 00:07:09,500 --> 00:07:13,900 If you recognize that the master is, is Jesus here saying, you 129 00:07:13,900 --> 00:07:18,500 know, I've recognized you to be, you know, someone that will be 130 00:07:18,500 --> 00:07:21,200 angry and Jesus seems to say yes, but no, he was just saying, 131 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:23,700 if that's what you believe, that's what you believe. 132 00:07:23,700 --> 00:07:26,400 Why did you do that? So, there's lots of things here 133 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,200 that I would recommend you. Do a bit of a Bible study 134 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:31,700 yourself, but I want to zoom in on six things, as it relates to 135 00:07:31,700 --> 00:07:35,000 doing the stuff because these are Kingdom principles, whether 136 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:38,200 you're here. Are in youth or you have your 137 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,700 much older and you're even ancient Maybe. 138 00:07:42,200 --> 00:07:44,800 Don't put your hand up if your ancient, you know, you are so 139 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:49,600 welcome here. You know, I love about this 140 00:07:49,600 --> 00:07:51,700 church. I love that we've got a 141 00:07:51,708 --> 00:07:54,800 cross-generational church that it's just such a healthy thing. 142 00:07:55,300 --> 00:07:58,000 Whether you're one or you're 100, it's just a wonderful 143 00:07:58,000 --> 00:07:59,900 thing, right? Are we ready for the six? 144 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:04,200 Number one, we have been entrusted with the kingdom. 145 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:10,400 Verse 14 for it will be like a man going on a journey, he 146 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:15,700 called his servants and entrusted to them, his property. 147 00:08:17,300 --> 00:08:21,600 Jesus has gone away the here and not yet, we're waking waiting 148 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:26,500 for him to come back, right? And during this time, he has 149 00:08:26,500 --> 00:08:32,600 entrusted to you his property. What is his property while other 150 00:08:32,700 --> 00:08:36,500 translations say wealth? But you can look at it like 151 00:08:36,500 --> 00:08:40,000 this. He has entrusted to you his 152 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:45,400 kingdom. He has entrusted to you all of 153 00:08:45,400 --> 00:08:49,200 his kingdom now. Maybe who's done Jesus? 154 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:52,600 He's here, recently. Anybody done Jesus's? 155 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,400 I'm thinking about the youth. Any other exams? 156 00:08:54,400 --> 00:08:57,100 We got some over there. Done, Jesus's SATs. 157 00:08:57,700 --> 00:08:59,800 And I really you just sat, you know, you're doing these exams, 158 00:08:59,800 --> 00:09:01,500 aren't you? Because you're trying to, you 159 00:09:01,500 --> 00:09:05,900 know, get yourself, you know, learn and schooled in certain 160 00:09:05,900 --> 00:09:09,200 things to prepare you for life outside school. 161 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:12,200 And, you know, in the old days I can if they still have it. 162 00:09:12,300 --> 00:09:15,100 Have careers advice you sit down with a career advisor and they 163 00:09:15,500 --> 00:09:17,600 and they talk it through. I should have been a copywriter 164 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:20,500 apparently turns out. I wasn't a copywriter. 165 00:09:20,500 --> 00:09:24,600 But anyway, but I want to tell you that you've got a job 166 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:29,000 because God has entrusted, you to be a kingdom Bearer. 167 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:33,700 That's your role. Now like every one of you God 168 00:09:33,700 --> 00:09:37,900 has entrusted you with his property and his wealth. 169 00:09:40,300 --> 00:09:41,400 I don't think you're getting this. 170 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:47,800 So I said, yeah, we are. Let's be a bit Pentecostal about 171 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:50,800 this. God has entrusted you with his 172 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:58,300 kingdom. His kingdom. 173 00:10:00,600 --> 00:10:05,000 Oh, preach, it brother. I'm reminded of what Paul said 174 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:06,400 in when his letter to the Corinthians. 175 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:10,000 He said this 1 Corinthians 4:1. This then is how you ought to 176 00:10:10,000 --> 00:10:14,500 regard us as being the body of Christ, as Servants of Christ, 177 00:10:14,500 --> 00:10:18,500 listen to this. And those entrusted with the 178 00:10:18,500 --> 00:10:22,500 Mysteries God has revealed, you've been entrusted with the 179 00:10:22,500 --> 00:10:24,900 kingdom of God and all its Mysteries. 180 00:10:27,500 --> 00:10:32,200 You see the Great Commission is this, God has entrusted you with 181 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:37,000 his kingdom to extend it here. Now in his absence, you get 182 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:40,800 this, what did Jesus say go and make disciples of every nation 183 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,400 and baptizing them in the name of the father, son, etc. 184 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:48,000 Etc, that is your job. Now, you do that in the spheres 185 00:10:48,000 --> 00:10:52,300 of influence that where you are, whether that's in the workplace, 186 00:10:52,300 --> 00:10:55,300 whether that's in your school playground, whether that's in 187 00:10:55,300 --> 00:10:58,000 the sixth form. Room wherever that is. 188 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:03,000 You have been entrusted with his kingdom and to extend that. 189 00:11:03,300 --> 00:11:05,800 So, I don't want any of you to say, I can't do the stuff 190 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,100 because quite frankly it's quite explicit. 191 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,700 You don't get to say, I don't want to do that job. 192 00:11:12,700 --> 00:11:22,300 You've been entrusted. The question is not of this of 193 00:11:22,300 --> 00:11:27,300 this Parable. And number two, therefore we 194 00:11:27,300 --> 00:11:30,800 respond in love and Devotion to being entrusted. 195 00:11:32,300 --> 00:11:37,500 There's a the word here servant some of your translations and if 196 00:11:37,500 --> 00:11:41,100 you using a device it might have a little little stop. 197 00:11:41,100 --> 00:11:45,000 Dropping my tease a little thing, you click on and it will 198 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:48,400 say Bond servant. Because actually the Greek word 199 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:51,300 here is more akin to a bond servant than a servant and there 200 00:11:51,300 --> 00:11:55,200 is a difference, a bondservant didn't need to, they made a 201 00:11:55,200 --> 00:12:00,400 choice, a bond servant said in love and devotion I want to 202 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:06,400 serve you and I'm going to make a choice to say no to my rights. 203 00:12:07,600 --> 00:12:12,800 And to serve you. And then they were sealed by the 204 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,800 master, very different than a servant. 205 00:12:16,500 --> 00:12:20,500 A servant in many ways had no choice, but a bond servant, made 206 00:12:20,500 --> 00:12:23,600 a choice out of love and devotion. 207 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:26,700 And so you are a bondservant of Christ. 208 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:31,100 You have made a decision to die to yourself, right? 209 00:12:31,900 --> 00:12:34,500 You have made a decision to give up your rights. 210 00:12:36,300 --> 00:12:38,900 We are in a culture. It's all about our rights. 211 00:12:39,300 --> 00:12:41,300 I'm here to tell you, you don't have any 212 00:12:51,900 --> 00:12:53,300 Did the pastor? Just tell me? 213 00:12:53,300 --> 00:12:56,100 I have no rights? Yes. 214 00:12:57,200 --> 00:13:01,500 In the context of Walking With Jesus, you gave up your rights, 215 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:10,600 because Jesus Paid the price on the cross for you and guess what 216 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:14,600 happens? When we like a bond servant give 217 00:13:14,600 --> 00:13:22,100 up our rights, he seals us. Ephesians 1:13 says in him. 218 00:13:22,100 --> 00:13:25,800 Also Christ, when you heard the word of Truth, The Gospel of 219 00:13:25,800 --> 00:13:30,600 your salvation gospel, meaning the good news and believed in 220 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:34,200 Jesus. You are then sealed. 221 00:13:35,000 --> 00:13:38,900 Isn't that interesting? You are then sealed. 222 00:13:40,500 --> 00:13:42,000 With the promise of the Holy Spirit. 223 00:13:43,100 --> 00:13:47,500 Isn't that interesting? That in the natural quotes. 224 00:13:47,500 --> 00:13:49,900 The bond servant would say I'm going to give up my rights and 225 00:13:49,900 --> 00:13:52,300 I'm going to follow you. And then the master would 226 00:13:52,300 --> 00:13:56,700 physically seal them. We have suggested Jesus, those 227 00:13:56,700 --> 00:13:59,600 who have and the Holy Spirit is still do for the day of 228 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:02,600 redemption. You are his, that's it. 229 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:08,300 You are his and you see that's the focus of this and it brings 230 00:14:08,300 --> 00:14:10,600 us brings us to point number three, I want to get through 231 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:13,700 these quickly. Number three, he creates a 232 00:14:13,700 --> 00:14:16,900 tailor Man, Taylor. Made plan for us. 233 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:21,400 It says, this verse fifteen to one, he gave five talents to 234 00:14:21,400 --> 00:14:24,800 another two to another one to each. 235 00:14:24,800 --> 00:14:28,500 According to his ability, then he went away. 236 00:14:28,700 --> 00:14:33,700 Now, these talents were a weight of gold or silver and scholars. 237 00:14:33,700 --> 00:14:37,200 Believe that at one Talent would could have been worth several 238 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:40,500 years worth of salary, several years. 239 00:14:40,500 --> 00:14:45,500 Some say, up to 2030 This is not insignificant. 240 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:51,200 Even one Talent is an abundance. Imagine if someone said Tony 241 00:14:51,700 --> 00:14:54,200 take this Talent you don't have to work for 20 years. 242 00:14:54,800 --> 00:14:57,900 I mean you'd be pretty happy. I mean what an abundance. 243 00:15:01,000 --> 00:15:06,200 Imagine Penny, if someone gave you ten talents. 200 Years, 244 00:15:07,500 --> 00:15:12,300 Happy Days. God has a lot of resources. 245 00:15:13,300 --> 00:15:17,100 Ellie. Imagine if Jesus went and gave 246 00:15:17,100 --> 00:15:22,800 you five talents, your mat is better than mine. 5 times, 20 is 247 00:15:22,800 --> 00:15:27,800 100 That's a lot. I mean you, how are you feeling? 248 00:15:29,500 --> 00:15:38,300 11, I should know this and I do Hundred plus 11 is 111. 249 00:15:38,300 --> 00:15:41,800 I mean, I pray that you live long, but, but you may not need 250 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:43,900 to worry about working. Again, if Jesus gave you that 251 00:15:43,900 --> 00:15:47,700 many talents, like we think God is so small, don't we get? 252 00:15:47,700 --> 00:15:49,000 He's just giving me this little bit. 253 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,500 No, I think the point this is trying to say here is God is a 254 00:15:51,500 --> 00:15:54,500 god of abundance. Even the one is massive. 255 00:15:58,100 --> 00:16:00,600 Now, I want to tell you something that while the parable 256 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:03,800 is about investing money, this is not about getting into the 257 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,800 financial markets. Just we'll let you know, don't 258 00:16:06,800 --> 00:16:09,300 think you have to go and invest in them, but if you do, that's 259 00:16:09,300 --> 00:16:12,200 great, I'm not saying that. But and if you're looking for a 260 00:16:12,208 --> 00:16:15,500 career advice financial advisors, I know we got some in 261 00:16:15,500 --> 00:16:21,000 the room great career to be in, But this is actually not about 262 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:22,600 money. The money represents something 263 00:16:22,600 --> 00:16:23,600 else. Let me tell you what these 264 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:27,000 talents are. The talents here, represent the 265 00:16:27,008 --> 00:16:31,000 responsibilities and opportunities that God gives you 266 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:32,800 to fulfill the call on your life. 267 00:16:34,100 --> 00:16:37,500 I want to, I want to say that. Again, the talents represent, 268 00:16:37,500 --> 00:16:41,100 the responsibilities God has given you and the opportunities 269 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:46,000 he places in front of you, to fulfill the call on your life. 270 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:51,300 That's what this is. And what this is saying is God 271 00:16:51,300 --> 00:16:57,100 doesn't place on you expectations of fulfilling, 272 00:16:57,100 --> 00:16:59,100 those causing those responsibilities. 273 00:17:01,100 --> 00:17:03,800 That are not in line with how God created you in the gifts, 274 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:08,000 he's given you. You see the talents, he gives 275 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:10,800 you the the opportunities in front of you. 276 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:13,300 The the responsibilities he lays. 277 00:17:13,300 --> 00:17:17,000 Before you a, commensurate with the abilities and the giftings 278 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:29,600 he's given you you see this? obligation that you will fall on 279 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:33,000 the first hurdle. He says, I know you and I love 280 00:17:33,000 --> 00:17:36,300 you and I know what I've got for you, the plans and purposes for 281 00:17:36,300 --> 00:17:38,500 your amazing. And so here are the talents. 282 00:17:38,500 --> 00:17:41,500 I'm going to give you to fulfill the call that I placed on your 283 00:17:41,500 --> 00:17:49,900 life. and I want to say this, I want to say it for the Youth and 284 00:17:49,900 --> 00:17:52,800 the adults in the room because in some ways, the adults are 285 00:17:52,808 --> 00:17:56,200 more susceptible to this and the youth stay in your own lane. 286 00:18:03,300 --> 00:18:06,400 Can you know the power of wouldn't say that the man that 287 00:18:06,400 --> 00:18:09,400 got five talents looked at the man that had ten talents said 288 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:12,400 what? How come he's got ten talents. 289 00:18:12,600 --> 00:18:15,400 These five talents are useless, can't be bothered. 290 00:18:15,400 --> 00:18:17,600 Then what's the point if he's got 10 I give up. 291 00:18:18,700 --> 00:18:21,300 It doesn't say that the man who had 110 looked at the guy with 292 00:18:21,300 --> 00:18:22,900 five talents saying, wait a minute. 293 00:18:23,500 --> 00:18:25,600 How come he's got five, that's not fair. 294 00:18:27,100 --> 00:18:29,400 The guy with 10 talents didn't look at the guy with one 295 00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:33,300 telling, that's not fair. He's already got the 296 00:18:33,300 --> 00:18:38,800 responsibility of what I got 10. And oftentimes, don't we get 297 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:41,400 into that thing of. Look at that gifts. 298 00:18:41,700 --> 00:18:44,700 Look at that responsibilities and opportunities that God's 299 00:18:44,700 --> 00:18:46,700 given them in their life. That's not fair. 300 00:18:50,300 --> 00:19:14,600 Stay in your own God called you to be because 301 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:16,500 only you can do what God's called you to do. 302 00:19:17,300 --> 00:19:22,700 You are unique and special. The bless you. 303 00:19:22,700 --> 00:19:25,000 You know, I we we pray for you. We're going to pray for you 304 00:19:25,200 --> 00:19:29,800 young people later, but the pressure on you to be conformed 305 00:19:30,000 --> 00:19:33,500 and I think the irony of this world is this culture right now 306 00:19:33,500 --> 00:19:35,600 is you can choose your own path and be truthful. 307 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:38,300 And yet what we see out working is a completely different 308 00:19:38,300 --> 00:19:40,400 approach, which is you've got to be like this. 309 00:19:41,300 --> 00:19:44,500 It's Bonkers be who God called you to be. 310 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:47,800 God's got a tailor-made plan for you. 311 00:19:48,100 --> 00:19:51,100 Number four, we will, we will see a return. 312 00:19:51,100 --> 00:19:56,700 If we invest, you know what? This Parable doesn't say is the 313 00:19:56,700 --> 00:20:01,100 man who had ten talents went to make more and discovered that he 314 00:20:01,100 --> 00:20:03,900 had made a wrong decision and so he lost it all, it doesn't say 315 00:20:03,900 --> 00:20:07,100 that does it. It doesn't say the man with five 316 00:20:07,100 --> 00:20:10,300 talents made a bad financial decision in the markets tank 317 00:20:10,300 --> 00:20:13,500 because Commodities didn't do what you expected and therefore 318 00:20:13,500 --> 00:20:14,800 he lost every he doesn't say anything. 319 00:20:14,900 --> 00:20:17,700 That does it everybody that made a decision the Terran of the 320 00:20:17,700 --> 00:20:20,200 five to do something with what God had given them? 321 00:20:20,500 --> 00:20:23,100 They got to return. Why is that the case? 322 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,900 Because his Parable is not about performance, it's about 323 00:20:25,900 --> 00:20:31,300 faithfulness. This Parable is not about how 324 00:20:31,300 --> 00:20:35,300 well you perform it's about whether you are faithful with 325 00:20:35,300 --> 00:20:44,400 what God has given you. Number five, our works will be 326 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:48,800 rewarded. It says, after a long time Jesus 327 00:20:48,800 --> 00:20:51,300 came to settle the master came to settle accounts. 328 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:57,000 Now I'm going to touch on some doctrines hear that. 329 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:00,200 Either you haven't heard or you've heard skewered. 330 00:21:00,300 --> 00:21:05,400 So let me read to 2 Corinthians 5:10, if you're interested. 331 00:21:07,200 --> 00:21:10,000 So we must all appear before the Judgment seat of Christ. 332 00:21:10,000 --> 00:21:12,700 This is Paul writing to the Christians in the Church of 333 00:21:12,700 --> 00:21:15,400 Corinth. Okay, for we must all appear 334 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:17,400 before the Judgment seat of Christ. 335 00:21:17,700 --> 00:21:23,100 So that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the 336 00:21:23,100 --> 00:21:26,800 body according to what he has done. 337 00:21:28,000 --> 00:21:31,400 Whether good or bad? What? 338 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:34,600 What? I mean, I'd I thought that Jesus 339 00:21:35,400 --> 00:21:37,400 Paid the penalty and I'm not judged. 340 00:21:37,900 --> 00:21:42,300 You're absolutely right. You won't be judged for your 341 00:21:42,300 --> 00:21:45,400 sin, that has happened at the cross of calvary. 342 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:59,900 It is finished. You Are Holy but what you read 343 00:21:59,900 --> 00:22:02,300 in the scriptures, and this is not really talked about, I don't 344 00:22:02,300 --> 00:22:04,200 know why there are two judgment seats. 345 00:22:04,700 --> 00:22:07,700 There's a white Throne of judgment, which has been judged 346 00:22:07,700 --> 00:22:09,500 for sin. For those that, don't say yes to 347 00:22:09,500 --> 00:22:11,700 Jesus. And there is what is called the 348 00:22:11,700 --> 00:22:15,100 bema seat of judgment. The Christians. 349 00:22:15,500 --> 00:22:18,600 What is the bema seat? Well, you know, in the I mean, 350 00:22:18,600 --> 00:22:21,900 well, when they had the Olympics or the Greeks, should I say 351 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:26,300 there would be the bema seat where they would give rewards 352 00:22:26,300 --> 00:22:29,800 out. For the effort for the works. 353 00:22:29,800 --> 00:22:32,000 If you like for the for the running and all that kind of 354 00:22:32,000 --> 00:22:35,300 stuff, it was a throne of rewards. 355 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:39,800 It wasn't a throne of judgment. And so what we need to do, what 356 00:22:39,800 --> 00:22:43,600 we need to know and understand is we won't be judged at the 357 00:22:43,600 --> 00:22:46,300 white Throne of judgment because Jesus Paid the price. 358 00:22:46,700 --> 00:22:49,100 Whew. And if you're not a Christian, 359 00:22:49,800 --> 00:22:51,600 can I just tell you? You are heading to that place at 360 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:53,200 the moment that white Throne of judgment. 361 00:22:54,600 --> 00:22:56,900 But you do have to use. You need to just believe that 362 00:22:56,900 --> 00:23:00,500 Jesus has paid the price for you but if you're a Christian as 363 00:23:00,500 --> 00:23:02,400 Paul said I'm not making this up, am I? 364 00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:07,200 I mean it is their right? We will stand before Christ at 365 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:10,600 the bema seat and we will be rewarded or recompense for the 366 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:14,500 Deeds that we've done and that's why Jesus says don't store up 367 00:23:14,500 --> 00:23:17,200 for yourselves, Treasures on Earth, where rust and moth would 368 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,800 distort destroy, but store up for yourselves Treasures in 369 00:23:20,800 --> 00:23:23,900 Heaven, does he say that? So are you telling me Mark this 370 00:23:23,900 --> 00:23:28,900 reward In heaven. Yes, I am. we don't like to hear 371 00:23:28,900 --> 00:23:32,300 the doctrine of Eternal rewards because all of a sudden, it's 372 00:23:32,300 --> 00:23:35,800 not just a simple as Jesus done it. 373 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:36,800 Oh, I don't have to do anything now. 374 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:41,100 Now when we all get to heaven, trust me, we're going to be very 375 00:23:41,100 --> 00:23:44,000 happy. But you know, we're going to 376 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:47,600 rule and reign with Christ. And those rewards are how we're 377 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:48,900 going to rule and reign with Christ. 378 00:23:49,100 --> 00:23:52,500 And maybe I'll do a Caesar a series on all of that, you know. 379 00:23:52,700 --> 00:23:54,800 William Carey who was a missionary I think, in the 19th 380 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:58,600 century said this, I'm not afraid of failure, I'm afraid of 381 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:00,700 succeeding at things that don't matter. 382 00:24:02,100 --> 00:24:04,500 Because if you read this, it says, according to what has been 383 00:24:04,700 --> 00:24:08,300 done, whether good or bad bad doesn't mean sinful, it just 384 00:24:08,300 --> 00:24:11,100 simply means worthless things that are of no worth. 385 00:24:12,500 --> 00:24:16,500 It means doing things that may look successful in the world's 386 00:24:16,500 --> 00:24:20,100 eyes, but actually, when we get to the bema seat laws over that 387 00:24:20,100 --> 00:24:23,900 didn't mean anything. Do we understand this 388 00:24:24,300 --> 00:24:28,500 Philippians 3:14 to 15 Paul said this, I press on to reach the 389 00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:30,800 end of the race? Who's pressing on to reach the 390 00:24:30,800 --> 00:24:33,200 end of the race? I am I tell you some days more 391 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:38,800 than most and receive the heavenly prize. 392 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:41,600 For which God through Christ Jesus calling us. 393 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:43,300 You mean there's a prize at the end of the race? 394 00:24:43,300 --> 00:24:47,100 Yep. And sometimes who wants a, who 395 00:24:47,100 --> 00:24:48,800 wants me to be honest. Well, how you, how you mean, you 396 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:50,700 obviously hope that I've been honest, the whole time on the 397 00:24:50,700 --> 00:24:56,400 stage, but the pastor is not saying that there are. 398 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,600 Sometimes, he's not honest, he's not saying that. 399 00:25:00,200 --> 00:25:02,200 He's saying that he's going to be transparent with you. 400 00:25:02,700 --> 00:25:04,800 There are some days I wake up and it's only because of the 401 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:06,300 prize ahead of me that I can run it. 402 00:25:10,300 --> 00:25:12,400 Yeah, it's true. I mean I think Paul was like 403 00:25:12,400 --> 00:25:13,900 this and I'm just listen, I know. 404 00:25:13,900 --> 00:25:16,300 I want to get that Crown. I'm running the race. 405 00:25:16,700 --> 00:25:19,400 I want that price. Is it bad to say? 406 00:25:19,400 --> 00:25:22,900 No, I don't think so. Now God wants to bless us with 407 00:25:22,900 --> 00:25:27,200 and we put God in a box. God is debtor to no man. 408 00:25:27,900 --> 00:25:30,200 We're not going to get to the bema seat and go man. 409 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:34,100 I work my butt off for you. God you owe me big time. 410 00:25:38,700 --> 00:25:44,000 We're going to be like, wow. All I did was tell someone about 411 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:49,500 Jesus and you're giving me this reward loving it number five 412 00:25:49,500 --> 00:25:52,500 I've already said it's about faithfulness not performance 413 00:25:52,500 --> 00:25:55,700 well done good and they thank you not. 414 00:25:55,700 --> 00:25:58,900 Well done good and very money. Lee monetary astute person. 415 00:26:01,500 --> 00:26:06,400 I think I've done six points. Can we have them all on the 416 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:08,400 screen, please? Because I've kind of lost my 417 00:26:08,900 --> 00:26:11,000 train of thought. I'm getting overly excited, 418 00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:15,000 there we are. You can take a picture of that 419 00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:17,700 if you want, you might find helpful to write them down. 420 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:19,500 We have been entrusted with the kingdom. 421 00:26:19,500 --> 00:26:21,900 You've got a job to do. Listen, I've got to be honest 422 00:26:21,900 --> 00:26:23,500 with you, you're not here to have an amazing time. 423 00:26:23,500 --> 00:26:25,800 All the time you're here to do the work of the Kingdom. 424 00:26:26,400 --> 00:26:29,300 Like you're going to be here for like and then you're in heaven. 425 00:26:29,700 --> 00:26:31,900 This is like you doing your GCC revision. 426 00:26:31,900 --> 00:26:34,700 Right now, this life. This is like you doing your 427 00:26:34,700 --> 00:26:38,400 practical exams, the reward comes at the end of that, right? 428 00:26:38,700 --> 00:26:41,600 This is just a training ground for ruling and reigning with 429 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:44,700 Christ. So focus on What's important? 430 00:26:44,700 --> 00:26:47,700 I say we respond in love and devotion with Bond servants. 431 00:26:47,700 --> 00:26:49,800 We he creates a tailor-made plan for us. 432 00:26:49,900 --> 00:26:52,300 We will see a return if we invest our talents, our work to 433 00:26:52,300 --> 00:26:54,200 be rewarded. It's about faith was not 434 00:26:54,200 --> 00:26:57,100 performance. Now you might say to me I'm 435 00:26:57,100 --> 00:26:59,700 running out of time. Well Mark, that's all very well 436 00:26:59,700 --> 00:27:05,400 but how on Earth do I do that? I want to share this scripture 437 00:27:05,700 --> 00:27:08,900 that Paul wrote to Timothy. Timothy was leading a church in, 438 00:27:08,900 --> 00:27:12,000 I believe Ephesus. And it Paul said this guard, the 439 00:27:12,000 --> 00:27:15,100 good deposit that was entrusted to you, isn't it interesting? 440 00:27:15,100 --> 00:27:19,700 The same word god it with the help of the Holy Spirit who 441 00:27:19,700 --> 00:27:23,200 lives in US, you see it's by the holy spirit that we can do the 442 00:27:23,200 --> 00:27:27,900 stuff by the power and the equipping of the holy spirit 443 00:27:27,900 --> 00:27:31,200 that we can take our talents and see a return. 444 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:36,200 I'd like to invite the band up who here wants to do the stuff. 445 00:27:37,700 --> 00:27:40,300 Who here has been entrusted with the kingdom? 446 00:27:41,100 --> 00:27:44,400 You're an ambassador of Christ. You're a co-heir with Christ. 447 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:46,700 Wait a minute. I'm a co-heir with Christ. 448 00:27:47,100 --> 00:27:49,600 Isn't that heresy know it's in the Bible? 449 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:52,500 Can we all stand?