Have you been to or seen testing grounds?

What do you have…?

For who makes you differ from another? And what do you have that you did not receive? Now if you did indeed receive it, why do you boast as if you had not received it?

1 Corinthians 4:7

Matthew 25:14-30 Have you been to or seen testing

grounds?

Matthew 25:14-30 Have you been to or seen testing

grounds? -> It seems that life is.

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Matthew 25:14-30 Have you been to or seen testing

grounds? -> It seems that life is.

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

Have you been to or seen testing grounds?

-> It seems that life is.

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

Our (Your & my) option:

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

Our (Your & my) option: * Jesus’ story - Matthew 25:14

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

Our (Your & my) option: * Jesus’ story - Matthew 25:14 “and entrusted to them His

property.”

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

Our (Your & my) option: * Jesus’ story - Matthew 25:14 “and entrusted to them His

property.” Players here are -

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

Our (Your & my) option: * Jesus’ story - Matthew 25:14 “and entrusted to them His

property.” Players here are - the man / Master v14, 19

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

Our (Your & my) option: * Jesus’ story - Matthew 25:14 “and entrusted to them His

property.” Players here are - the man / Master v14, 19 the servants / stewards v14 ff

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

Our (Your & my) option: * Jesus’ story - Matthew 25:14 “and entrusted to them His

property.” Players here are - the man / Master v14, 19 the servants / stewards v14 ff Placement here is -

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

Our (Your & my) option: * Jesus’ story - Matthew 25:14 “and entrusted to them His

property.” Players here are - the man / Master v14, 19 the servants / stewards v14 ff Placement here is - around the Master’s journey v14

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

Our (Your & my) option: * Jesus’ story - Matthew 25:14 “and entrusted to them His

property.” Players here are - Placement here is -

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

Our (Your & my) option: * Jesus’ story - Matthew 25:14 “and entrusted to them His

property.” Players here are - Placement here is - Plot here goes like this -

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

Our (Your & my) option: * Jesus’ story - Matthew 25:14 “and entrusted to them His

property.” Players here are - Placement here is - Plot here goes like this - >gifts granted (His property) to use

v15-18

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

Our (Your & my) option: * Jesus’ story - Matthew 25:14 “and entrusted to them His

property.” Players here are - Placement here is - Plot here goes like this - >gifts granted (His property) to use

v15-18 >results noted (His eval.) to do v19-

30

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

Our (Your & my) option:

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can burn them -1Cor 3:

For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 2Cor.5:21

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can burn them -1Cor 3:10-15:

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can burn them -1Cor 3:10-15:

*Paul’s accounting of our to be acounting

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can burn them -1Cor 3:10-15:

*Paul’s accounting of our to be acounting

>Players here are v10

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can burn them -1Cor 3:10-15:

*Paul’s accounting of our to be acounting

>Players here are v10 Jesus Christ as foundational v11

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can burn them -1Cor 3:10-15:

*Paul’s accounting of our to be acounting

>Players here are v10 Jesus Christ as foundational v11 builders as optional v12

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can burn them -1Cor 3:10-15:

*Paul’s accounting of our to be acounting

>Players here are v10 Jesus Christ as foundational v11 builders as optional v12 >Placement here is v13 the Day (2Cor

5:10)

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can burn them -1Cor 3:10-15:

*Paul’s accounting of our to be acounting

>Players here are v10 Jesus Christ as foundational v11 builders as optional v12 >Placement here is v13 the Day (2Cor

5:10) >Plot here goes like this v13-15 (test

time)

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can burn them -1Cor 3:10-15:

*Paul’s accounting of our to be acounting

>Players here are v10 Jesus Christ as foundational v11 builders as optional v12 >Placement here is v13 the Day (2Cor

5:10) >Plot here goes like this v13-15 (test

time) “reward v14 or suffers loss v15 -

burned

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can burn them -1Cor 3:10-15:

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can bear them - Mat. 25 +:

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can bear them - Mat. 25 +:

What is the value of this anyway?

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can bear them - Mat. 25 +:

What is the value of this anyway? * Jesus’ story 25:21, 23

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can bear them - Mat. 25 +:

What is the value of this anyway? * Jesus’ story 25:21, 23 > Luke 16:11 true riches

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can bear them - Mat. 25 +:

What is the value of this anyway? * Jesus’ story 25:21, 23 > Luke 16:11 true riches Therefore if you have not been

faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can bear them - Mat. 25 +:

What is the value of this anyway? * Jesus’ story 25:21, 23 > Luke 16:11 true riches

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can bear them - Mat. 25 +:

What is the value of this anyway? * Jesus’ story 25:21, 23 > Luke 16:11 true riches > ruler over much /connected joy of

Lord

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can bear them - Mat. 25 +:

What is the value of this anyway? * Jesus’ story 25:21, 23 > Luke 16:11 true riches > ruler over much /connected joy of

Lord > Crowns at His feet (Rev. 4:10ff &

5:9,10)

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can bear them - Mat. 25 +:

What is the value of this anyway? * Jesus’ story 25:21, 23 > Luke 16:11 true riches > ruler over much /connected joy of

Lord > Crowns at His feet (Rev. 4:10ff &

5:9,10) Well

God’s Gifts: Bearing Them or Burning Them

Before Him - Here’s How!Matthew 25:14-30

We (You & I) still can bear them - Mat. 25 +:

What is the value of this anyway? * Jesus’ story 25:21, 23 > Luke 16:11 true riches > ruler over much /connected joy of

Lord > Crowns at His feet (Rev. 4:10ff &

5:9,10) Well - how long will you hang on to the

lesser!