The Talents:Stand for our God-given resources, gifts, and opportunities. The Master goes on a journey and entrusts his property to his servants. Two of the servants invest and double the money they were given, while the third servant buries his talent in the ground. Key Themesin the Parab...
The Talents:Stand for our God-given resources, gifts, and opportunities. The Master goes on a journey and entrusts his property to his servants. Two of the servants invest and double the money they were given, while the third servant buries his talent in the ground. Key Themesin the Parab...
In the many years before I was a Christian, I used to hear believers talk about their “spiritual gifts”. They would describe their ability to sing or teach or perform a certain task, and for the life of me, these abilities merely sounded like “natural talents”. I came to the conclu...
The Parable of the Talents is a well-known parable found in the New Testament of the Bible, specifically in the Gospel of Matthew 25:14-30. It is a story told by Jesus and is often interpreted as a lesson on the responsible use of one's abilities, resources, and gifts. Jesus often ...
We often mix up the word “talent” in the currency sense with our modern English word “talent” meaning gifts, and it’s important to understand the money context of what Jesus was saying. Knowing that Jesus was describing servants being given huge amounts of cash to invest helps us to...
For example, this story is about talents which was a super large amount of money in Bible times. Today a talent might be worth a million dollars!A talent in this story can also mean our gifts or abilities. Something special and amazing God gives just to you, almost like a super power....
Think Outside the Box Remember that talents come in many varieties. Don’t just think in terms of artistic or musical talents, but remember that your child might be especially gifted in compassion, communication, kindness, determination, and othergifts of the Spirit, not just material or tangibl...
Spiritual gifts in the Bible: 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 This passage gives us perspective on "spiritual gifts" and their place in the church. Gifts are talents and responsibilities bestowed on us by God, and each has its own place in the life of the church--none is "better" or more impo...
God is the Maker and sustainer of all things and therefore all creatures owe everything... 5290 defeat 5290 defeat The overcoming of or being overcome by a physical, spiritual or circumstantial enemy... 5325 gifts 5325 gifts Presents, given freely and without ...
Matthew 25:16 Meaning and Commentary Matthew 25:16 Then he that had received the five talents The largest measure of gifts; an account is first given of him, how he behaved, and conducted in his Lord's absence, and what use he made of the gifts bestowed upon him: this must be ...