Tonight in large group we had a large bible study over Matthew 25 : 14 - 30, the story of the bags of money entrusted to servants. Below you will find the passage and I encourage you to continue studying and ask questions in the comments section. Do something to apply this passage this week!!
"Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To 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. The man who had received five bags of gold went at once and put his money to work and gained five bags more. So also, the one with two bags of gold gained two more. But the man who had received one bag went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master's money. "After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The 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.' "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!' "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.' "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!' "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. So I was afraid and went out and hid your gold in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.' "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? Well 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. "'So take the bag of gold from him and give it to the one who has ten bags. For 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. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'" Matthew 25 : 14 - 30
Studying this passage as a large group was a lot of fun for me. It was insightful and I loved hearing everyone's different thoughts. We didn't completely finish studying the entire passage and if you have more questions that weren't answered tonight, please ask them in the comments or ask your bible study leader.
Instead of finishing the study, I want to elaborate more on the main point we talked about tonight; I want to talk more about how we will apply this passage. We have been entrusted with gifts from God and we are expected to use those gifts to further his kingdom! This speaks to our vision of being just and being generous in our world starting this semester!
So we should go out and do something radically generous this week! Take risks! Something small like brushing the snow off a strangers car, buying a friend coffee, or helping someone with homework.
Hold off on comments until Monday or Tuesday next week. We want to hear about what you did that was radically generous in this next week. I'm so excited to hear your stories and have one of my own!!!!!
Grab a friend from bible study and go do something this week! Then come back here and share. Don't worry, I'll remind you :)
