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Talents #1 - Coggle Diagram
Talents #1
What's it about?
'Parable'
Wealthy man travels
gives responsibility according to ability: 5/2/1
Long time
(if short only option would be lottery - £1k up)
Financially
Talent a unit of weight (38 kg (of silver)
Same root as pound
6,000 days pay (2 years)
(£100 per day = £600,000)
About 'taking risks'?
First 2 took risks - invested
3rd too afraid - buried it
some sympathy?
even switching provider gets more worrisome as we get older
HOW does God equip us to do stuff (ministry)?
SHAPE
So the wealthy man knew who had most talent when he handed out the talents
First two had delivered on expectation
Last one didn't
3rd wasn't confident
not prepared to take the risk
WHY does God equip us to do stuff (ministry)?
'So that' ...
so that the body of Christ may be built up
Folding fitted sheet
Read passage Matthew 25.14-30
If about money - outrageous
First man £6m etc
About 'a power of mind or body'?