Podcasts about scripture: luke 19:11-19:27

The first message in a series of 5 from Luke 9:11-27

The first message in a series of 5 from Luke 9:11-27

SERMON SUMMARY Main Point: Make the best use of what you have, because a great and generous King will return requesting an account of how you used what he gave you. Pastor Brian Crawford opened the June 14 message at City Light Church in Vicksburg with a vivid picture of Jalen Brunson winning the NBA Finals, a six-foot player dominating a sport built for giants, simply because he used every ounce of what he was given. That image set the foundation for the parable of the minas in Luke 19, a story Jesus told on the road to Jerusalem to correct a widespread and dangerous misunderstanding among those who followed him. The kingdom is here now, but not yet fully arrived. The crowd in Jericho had just heard Jesus speak salvation over Zacchaeus, and they were convinced that the kingdom of God was about to break fully into history right there in Jerusalem. Pastor Brian Crawford walked through why their excitement made sense and why it was still off. The crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension were not the end of the story. They were the beginning of a long and purposeful wait. Getting that timeline wrong, he said, disrupts everything about how a believer lives and shows up in the world. Kingdom living means actively attending to the King's business in his absence. Jesus gives each servant one mina and a simple command: engage in business until I come. Pastor Brian Crawford made clear that waiting for the King is never meant to be passive. The absence of Jesus is not permission to sit idle. It is a call to invest what has been entrusted to you for the purposes of the one who gave it. Faithful use of what you have produces fruitfulness, regardless of the amount. Two servants returned with more than they started with, one making ten minas and one making five. Both were rewarded generously, not because of the size of their return, but because they were faithful. Pointing to 1 Corinthians 15, Pastor Brian Crawford held up the Apostle Paul as someone who used every ounce of grace he was given, while still insisting it was not him but God working through him. He also lifted up Harriet Tubman and Fanny Crosby as women who refused to waste their minas, no matter the cost or the limitation. Fear frustrates fruitfulness and is rooted in a false view of God. The third servant buried his mina in a cloth and blamed his inaction on fear of a harsh master. Pastor Brian Crawford called this a false fear, built on bad information and exposed by bad motives. The master in the story is generous, not cruel. When we distort who God is, we create excuses that feel valid but are ultimately empty. He warned that the Lord may one day replay our own words back to us. Grace is free but priceless, and unused grace will be redirected. The mina taken from the fearful servant and given to the one with ten is not punishment without reason. It reflects the preciousness of grace. What God freely gives is not meant to be buried. Pastor Brian Crawford closed with a simple, urgent prayer: whatever measure of grace you have been given, use it fully, faithfully, and for his glory, because the King is coming back.

SERMON SUMMARY Main Point: Make the best use of what you have, because a great and generous King will return requesting an account of how you used what he gave you. Pastor Brian Crawford opened the June 14 message at City Light Church in Vicksburg with a vivid picture of Jalen Brunson winning the NBA Finals, a six-foot player dominating a sport built for giants, simply because he used every ounce of what he was given. That image set the foundation for the parable of the minas in Luke 19, a story Jesus told on the road to Jerusalem to correct a widespread and dangerous misunderstanding among those who followed him. The kingdom is here now, but not yet fully arrived. The crowd in Jericho had just heard Jesus speak salvation over Zacchaeus, and they were convinced that the kingdom of God was about to break fully into history right there in Jerusalem. Pastor Brian Crawford walked through why their excitement made sense and why it was still off. The crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension were not the end of the story. They were the beginning of a long and purposeful wait. Getting that timeline wrong, he said, disrupts everything about how a believer lives and shows up in the world. Kingdom living means actively attending to the King's business in his absence. Jesus gives each servant one mina and a simple command: engage in business until I come. Pastor Brian Crawford made clear that waiting for the King is never meant to be passive. The absence of Jesus is not permission to sit idle. It is a call to invest what has been entrusted to you for the purposes of the one who gave it. Faithful use of what you have produces fruitfulness, regardless of the amount. Two servants returned with more than they started with, one making ten minas and one making five. Both were rewarded generously, not because of the size of their return, but because they were faithful. Pointing to 1 Corinthians 15, Pastor Brian Crawford held up the Apostle Paul as someone who used every ounce of grace he was given, while still insisting it was not him but God working through him. He also lifted up Harriet Tubman and Fanny Crosby as women who refused to waste their minas, no matter the cost or the limitation. Fear frustrates fruitfulness and is rooted in a false view of God. The third servant buried his mina in a cloth and blamed his inaction on fear of a harsh master. Pastor Brian Crawford called this a false fear, built on bad information and exposed by bad motives. The master in the story is generous, not cruel. When we distort who God is, we create excuses that feel valid but are ultimately empty. He warned that the Lord may one day replay our own words back to us. Grace is free but priceless, and unused grace will be redirected. The mina taken from the fearful servant and given to the one with ten is not punishment without reason. It reflects the preciousness of grace. What God freely gives is not meant to be buried. Pastor Brian Crawford closed with a simple, urgent prayer: whatever measure of grace you have been given, use it fully, faithfully, and for his glory, because the King is coming back.

What comes to mind when you think of heaven? Is it a giant stadium where thousands and thousands of people wearing white robes are singing their hearts out to Jesus (sitting on a golden throne in the middle of it all)? If that's you, you're not alone. But THAT picture of heaven isn't exactly the whole story about what heaven is like. In fact, much of how we talk about heaven isn't really biblical at all. In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case for why a "ticket to heaven" is actually round trip - and why WORK is something we can expect in the "life to come."

What comes to mind when you think of heaven? Is it a giant stadium where thousands and thousands of people wearing white robes are singing their hearts out to Jesus (sitting on a golden throne in the middle of it all)? If that's you, you're not alone. But THAT picture of heaven isn't exactly the whole story about what heaven is like. In fact, much of how we talk about heaven isn't really biblical at all. In this message, Max Vanderpool makes a case for why a "ticket to heaven" is actually round trip - and why WORK is something we can expect in the "life to come."

Chapel of the Lake

Chapel of the Lake

Today's sermon title is: Be Faithful While You Wait For more information about Redemption Church or to get in touch please visit our website at: https://www.redemptionchurchokc.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedemptionChurchOKC If you would like to support our ministry you can donate at: https:/www.aplos.com/aws/give/RedemptionChurch1/

Today's sermon title is: Be Faithful While You Wait For more information about Redemption Church or to get in touch please visit our website at: https://www.redemptionchurchokc.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedemptionChurchOKC If you would like to support our ministry you can donate at: https:/www.aplos.com/aws/give/RedemptionChurch1/

CrossRoads Church Making and maturing disciples together as a family

CrossRoads Church Making and maturing disciples together as a family

In this sermon we are learn that Jesus reigns as the King and he has given each of us responsibilities to be faithful until he returns. When he returns will give an account of our lives and he will reward the faithful and punish the disobedient.

In this sermon we are learn that Jesus reigns as the King and he has given each of us responsibilities to be faithful until he returns. When he returns will give an account of our lives and he will reward the faithful and punish the disobedient.

In this sermon we are learn that Jesus reigns as the King and he has given each of us responsibilities to be faithful until he returns. When he returns will give an account of our lives and he will reward the faithful and punish the disobedient.

In this sermon we are learn that Jesus reigns as the King and he has given each of us responsibilities to be faithful until he returns. When he returns will give an account of our lives and he will reward the faithful and punish the disobedient.

In this sermon we are learn that Jesus reigns as the King and he has given each of us responsibilities to be faithful until he returns. When he returns will give an account of our lives and he will reward the faithful and punish the disobedient.

College Hill Presbyterian Church

“In God We Trust” is printed on all American currency…paper and coin. We see it, we read it, but do we actually LIVE by it? Trusting money can seem easier and more convenient, but it may not always lead us in the way that God directs in scripture. How do we differentiate trusting God vs Trusting the almighty dollar, and what is the difference between the two? Money offers us something, but God offers us something else!

“In God We Trust” is printed on all American currency…paper and coin. We see it, we read it, but do we actually LIVE by it? Trusting money can seem easier and more convenient, but it may not always lead us in the way that God directs in scripture. How do we differentiate trusting God vs Trusting the almighty dollar, and what is the difference between the two? Money offers us something, but God offers us something else!

To Every Generation...The teaching ministry of Calvary Chapel Crossfields.....Join us as we go verse by verse through the Bible.

To Every Generation...The teaching ministry of Calvary Chapel Crossfields.....Join us as we go verse by verse through the Bible.

Welcome to the audio podcast for Dogwood Church in Athens, TX.

Welcome to the audio podcast for Dogwood Church in Athens, TX.

Christ the King Presbyterian (PCA): Vero Beach, FL

Christ the King Presbyterian (PCA): Vero Beach, FL

Are you a steward, consumer or collector? Do you know the difference?

Are you a steward, consumer or collector? Do you know the difference?

In this lesser-known parable, Jesus teaches us two main truths - that Christians should make the most of what has been entrusted to them until the Lord returns and to reject the King invites judgment.

In this lesser-known parable, Jesus teaches us two main truths - that Christians should make the most of what has been entrusted to them until the Lord returns and to reject the King invites judgment.

Three Lakes Evangelical Free Church

Three Lakes Evangelical Free Church

Three Lakes Evangelical Free Church

Three Lakes Evangelical Free Church

It can be hard to know what to do when we are awaiting upon the return of another. Patience can be difficult to come by. What do we do to pass the time? What is our purpose in the time of waiting? Jesus knew that He would be gone for awhile and He wanted His followers for be informed and prepared for the time when He would not be with them. We are now living in that gap of time that Jesus was talking about. Our parable from the book of Luke this week teaches us that we have been entrusted with a very important task while we are waiting on Jesus' return. It is vital that we take this call seriously as we will have to account for our time here in the waiting. Listen in to this week's sermon as we are challenged to "Go and Do Likewise" with what we have been given.

It can be hard to know what to do when we are awaiting upon the return of another. Patience can be difficult to come by. What do we do to pass the time? What is our purpose in the time of waiting? Jesus knew that He would be gone for awhile and He wanted His followers for be informed and prepared for the time when He would not be with them. We are now living in that gap of time that Jesus was talking about. Our parable from the book of Luke this week teaches us that we have been entrusted with a very important task while we are waiting on Jesus' return. It is vital that we take this call seriously as we will have to account for our time here in the waiting. Listen in to this week's sermon as we are challenged to "Go and Do Likewise" with what we have been given.

It can be hard to know what to do when we are awaiting upon the return of another. Patience can be difficult to come by. What do we do to pass the time? What is our purpose in the time of waiting? Jesus knew that He would be gone for awhile and He wanted His followers for be informed and prepared for the time when He would not be with them. We are now living in that gap of time that Jesus was talking about. Our parable from the book of Luke this week teaches us that we have been entrusted with a very important task while we are waiting on Jesus' return. It is vital that we take this call seriously as we will have to account for our time here in the waiting. Listen in to this week's sermon as we are challenged to "Go and Do Likewise" with what we have been given.

It can be hard to know what to do when we are awaiting upon the return of another. Patience can be difficult to come by. What do we do to pass the time? What is our purpose in the time of waiting? Jesus knew that He would be gone for awhile and He wanted His followers for be informed and prepared for the time when He would not be with them. We are now living in that gap of time that Jesus was talking about. Our parable from the book of Luke this week teaches us that we have been entrusted with a very important task while we are waiting on Jesus' return. It is vital that we take this call seriously as we will have to account for our time here in the waiting. Listen in to this week's sermon as we are challenged to "Go and Do Likewise" with what we have been given.

Storyline Christian Community

Are you miscalculating what God expects from you?

Did 2020 leave you feeling tired, with your hands thrown in the air feeling like you just don’t care; asking yourself ‘what’s the point’? May the parable of the Minas help to restore the eternal perspective of your place in God’s purpose.

Grace Fellowship Church of State College, PA

Grace Fellowship Church of State College, PA

Pastor Joe continues in the Parables.

Covenant Presbyterian Church (The Barn)

Welcome to the StoneBridge Church sermon of the week. For more information about StoneBridge Church please visit www.stonebridgemarietta.org.

Welcome to the StoneBridge Church sermon of the week. For more information about StoneBridge Church please visit www.stonebridgemarietta.org.

What was Jesus’s core message? All of the first-century biographers agree. It was very simple, and he said it over and over again: “The kingdom of heaven has come near” (Mark 1:15). Most of us are confused about that. When we think of ‘heaven’ we think of some other time, some other place. But not Jesus. He’s thinking about your life, right here, right now. Step into heaven. It’s right there in front of you. Step in and call others to join you. The question isn’t when or where; the question is ‘What is it?’ and ‘How do we dare?’ Jesus’s stories of the kingdom tell us what and how. They call us to act with great boldness because we have a great hope. In our text this week Jesus tells a parable - a story - to communicate the truth about His Kingdom. Jesus is the nobleman. The “slaves” (RSV) or “servants” (NIV) are Jesus’s followers. The “pounds” (RSV) or “minas” (NIV) or about three month’s wages are your God given gifts or talents. Have someone in your group summarize the bones of the parable. Do no leave out the judgment (both blessings and curses) that occur when the nobleman (Jesus) returns.

What was Jesus’s core message? All of the first-century biographers agree. It was very simple, and he said it over and over again: “The kingdom of heaven has come near” (Mark 1:15). Most of us are confused about that. When we think of ‘heaven’ we think of some other time, some other place. But not Jesus. He’s thinking about your life, right here, right now. Step into heaven. It’s right there in front of you. Step in and call others to join you. The question isn’t when or where; the question is ‘What is it?’ and ‘How do we dare?’ Jesus’s stories of the kingdom tell us what and how. They call us to act with great boldness because we have a great hope. In our text this week Jesus tells a parable - a story - to communicate the truth about His Kingdom. Jesus is the nobleman. The “slaves” (RSV) or “servants” (NIV) are Jesus’s followers. The “pounds” (RSV) or “minas” (NIV) or about three month’s wages are your God given gifts or talents. Have someone in your group summarize the bones of the parable. Do no leave out the judgment (both blessings and curses) that occur when the nobleman (Jesus) returns.

What was Jesus’s core message? All of the first-century biographers agree. It was very simple, and he said it over and over again: “The kingdom of heaven has come near” (Mark 1:15). Most of us are confused about that. When we think of ‘heaven’ we think of some other time, some other place. But not Jesus. He’s thinking about your life, right here, right now. Step into heaven. It’s right there in front of you. Step in and call others to join you. The question isn’t when or where; the question is ‘What is it?’ and ‘How do we dare?’ Jesus’s stories of the kingdom tell us what and how. They call us to act with great boldness because we have a great hope. In our text this week Jesus tells a parable - a story - to communicate the truth about His Kingdom. Jesus is the nobleman. The “slaves” (RSV) or “servants” (NIV) are Jesus’s followers. The “pounds” (RSV) or “minas” (NIV) or about three month’s wages are your God given gifts or talents. Have someone in your group summarize the bones of the parable. Do no leave out the judgment (both blessings and curses) that occur when the nobleman (Jesus) returns.