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Matthew 25:14-30
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14“Again, it will be like a
man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to
them.
15To one he gave five bags of
gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his
ability. Then he went on his journey.
16The man who had received
five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags
more.
17So also, the one with two
bags of gold gained two more.
18But the man who had
received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
19“After a long time the
master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them.
20The man who had received
five bags of gold brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me
with five bags of gold. See, I have gained five more.’
21“His master replied, ‘Well
done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I
will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
22“The man with two bags of
gold also came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with two bags of gold;
see, I have gained two more.’
23“His master replied, ‘Well
done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I
will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’
24“Then the man who had
received one bag of gold came. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard
man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not
scattered seed.
25So I was afraid and went
out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
26“His master replied, ‘You
wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and
gather where I have not scattered seed?
27Well then, you should have
put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have
received it back with interest.
28“‘So take the bag of gold
from him and give it to the one who has ten bags.
29For whoever has will be
given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what
they have will be taken from them.
30And throw that worthless
servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of
teeth.’
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1)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 14 what will the kingdom of heaven be like?
o
It will be like a
man going on a journey, who
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Called his
servants.
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And entrusted his
wealth to them.
2)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 15 how did the man
entrust his wealth to his servants?
o
To one he gave
five bags of gold.
o
To another two
bags.
o
And to another
one bag.
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Each according to
his ability.
3)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 15 what did the master
do after entrusting his wealth to his servants?
o
He went on his
journey.
4)
Whom does the master
represent?
o
He represents Jesus.
5)
Whom do the
servants represent?
o
They represent Jesus’
disciples.
6)
What does the master
going on his journey signify, given that the master represents Jesus?
o
It signifies Jesus
going back to the Father.
7)
What do the bags
of gold represent?
o
They represent
spiritual gifts.
o
That
o
Jesus entrusts to
his disciples.
8)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 16 what did the man
who had received five bags of gold do with the money?
o
He
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Went at once.
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Put his money to
work.
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And gained five
bags more.
9)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 17 what did the man
who had received two bags of gold do with the money?
o
He also gained
two more.
10)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 18 what did the man
who had received one bag of gold do with the money?
o
He
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Went off.
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Dug a hole in the
ground.
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And hid his
master’s money.
11)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 19 what did the
master of those servants do after a long time?
o
He
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Returned.
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And settled
accounts with his servants.
12)
What does the
master returning signify, given that the master represents Jesus?
o
It signifies the
second coming of Christ.
13)
What does the
master settling accounts with his servants signify, given 2 Corinthians 5:10?
o
It signifies Jesus
holding every individual disciple accountable for what they have done with their
spiritual gifts before the judgment seat of Christ.
· The facilitator asks a specific participant to read
out loud 2 Corinthians 5:10 that says,
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10For we must all appear
before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each of us may receive what is due
us for the things done while in the body, whether good or bad.
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14)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 20 how did the
servant who had received five bags of
gold settle his account?
o
He brought the
other five.
o
That
o
He had gained.
15)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 21 what were the
master’s commendation and reward for the servant who had gained five more bags of
gold?
o
Well done, good
and faithful servant!
o
You have been
faithful with a few things.
o
I will put you in
charge of many things.
o
Come and share
your master’s happiness!
16)
How much will the
servant be put in charge of in comparison to what he had gained?
o
The servant
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Had been faithful with a few things.
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But will be put
in charge of many things.
17)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 22 how did the
servant who had received two bags of gold
settle his account?
o
He brought the
other two.
o
That
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He had gained.
18)
What commendation
and reward did the servant who had gained
two bags of gold receive from his master in comparison to those the servant
who had gained five bags received?
o
Both received the
same
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Commendation.
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And reward.
19)
What was the reward
the master distributed to his servants
based on, merit or faithfulness with what each had been given and why?
o
Faithfulness with
what each had been given
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Because these
two servants had been equally faithful in
doubling the money.
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That
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They had been
given.
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Even though each
had been given different sums.
20)
What is the reward
Jesus will distribute to his disciples
based on, merit or faithfulness with what each has been given?
o
It is based on faithfulness
with what each has been given.
21)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 24 what was the
servant’s accusation of his master?
o
He accused his
master of being a hard man.
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Harvesting where
he had not sown.
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And gathering
where he had not scattered seed.
22)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 25 what did the servant choose to do based on his
assumption of the reality of his master?
o
So he
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Was afraid.
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And went out.
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And hid his
master’s gold in the ground.
o
Now he was
returning to his master the exact sum of money.
o
That
o
He had been given.
23)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 26 what was the
master’s characterization of the servant?
o
Wicked, lazy
servant!
24)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 27 how did the master
chastise the servant for his failure?
o
The servant should
have put his master’s money on deposit with the bankers.
o
So that
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His master would
have received it back with interest.
o
When
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He returned.
25)
According to what
Jesus said in verses 26 and 27 what did the master base his chastisement of the
servant on?
o
He based it on the
servant’s accusation of him.
26)
What does the servant
choosing not to do something as easy as putting his master’s money on deposit
with the bankers indicate?
o
It indicates that
the servant was completely unfaithful with what he had been entrusted with.
27)
In what way was
the servant’s accusation of his master wrongful
and hypocritical?
o
The master had actually
given the servant one mina
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That could be
used for making money.
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Which debunks the
accusation.
o
It was
hypocritical for the servant to accuse his master of making no investment while
expecting a return.
o
When
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He himself did
not put the money on deposit with the bankers.
28)
What does the servant
choosing to dig a hole in the ground in verse
25 in order to hide his master’s money indicate, given that putting money on
deposit with the bankers was less trouble than digging a hole in the ground and
hiding the money?
o
It indicates that
the servant was intentionally sabotaging his master’s estate.
29)
Why did the
servant’s assumption of the reality of his master not drive him to be
productive with the money he had been given?
o
It is because the
servant
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Did not really
believe what he said about his master.
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And was simply
using his master as an excuse for his conduct.
30)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 28 how did the master
deal with the wicked, lazy servant?
o
The bag of gold was
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Taken from him.
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And given to the servant
who had ten bags.
31)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 29 what was the
master’s principle in the way he was dealing with his servants?
o
Whoever has will
be given more.
o
And they will
have an abundance.
o
Whoever does not
have.
o
Even what they
have will be taken from them.
32)
Why did the master
give the bag of gold to the servant who had ten bags if we look at it from the
perspective of productivity?
o
The servant who had
ten bags would
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At once put the
extra bag of gold to work.
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And gain another bag.
33)
What does the servants
using and not using the money entrusted to them to make more money signify,
given that the servants represent Jesus’ disciples?
o
It signifies Jesus’
disciples
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Using the spiritual
gifts.
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And not using the
spiritual gifts.
o
Entrusted to them
to build up the
34)
What does the servant
who had ten bags of gold being given the extra bag signify, given that the servants
represent Jesus’ disciples?
o
It signifies disciples
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Who have been faithful
in using their spiritual gifts.
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And who discover
that they actually have more spiritual gifts.
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That
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They could use.
35)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 30 what was the
master’s final assessment of the wicked, lazy servant?
o
A worthless
servant.
36)
According to what
Jesus said in verse 30 what was the
master’s final verdict on the worthless servant?
o
Throw that
worthless servant outside, into the darkness.
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Where
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There will be
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Weeping.
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And gnashing of
teeth.
37)
What does the servant
who chose not to do anything with what the master had entrusted to him being
thrown outside, into the darkness signify, given that the servants
represent Jesus’ disciples?
o
It signifies disciples
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Who chose not to
use the spiritual gifts entrusted to them to build up the
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And who are thrown
into the fire of hell.
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Matthew 25:14-30
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