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  skenow added a text contribution What are my talents?

  I have read or heard this parable hundreds, if not thousands, of times. Each time I read it, I continue to ask myself - What are my talents? In the parable, talents are very tangible - you can see t... Read more »

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Aug 19

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  epicfaith added a text contribution Faithfulness - It's not what you think

  Fear is what keeps you from developing the Talents that God gave you. Fear of conflict, Fear of Failure, Fear of criticism. Fear of the unknown In Matthew 25:14-30 Jesus tell us a parable about a M... Read more »

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Jun 28

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  JC-Ryle added a text contribution Matthew 25:14-30

  The parable of the talents which we have now read is near akin to that of the ten virgins. Both direct our minds to the same important event, the second advent of Jesus Christ. Both bring before us th... Read more »

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Feb 16

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  epicfaith added a text contribution Outcome vs Execution

  Had an interesting conversation yesterday. I was talking with a friend about a familiar passage of the Bible. It’s called the Parable of the Talents (Matthew 25:14-30). Jesus told this story. He told ... Read more »

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Feb 13

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  chrislewis2995 added a text contribution Accountability

  Don't ever forget...we are accountable for what we have...not what we don't have. Read more »

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Jan 23

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  mbstockdale added a text contribution Playing It Safe

  God did not create us to 'play it safe!' He wants us full-throttle, immersing ourselves in His plan. He has given every one of us a gift, and we are not to waste it. What gift(s) has He given you? How... Read more »

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Jan 9

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  bocajrfan added a link contribution Matthew 25:14-30

  aliveinthismoment.blogspot.com/2007/07/matthew-2514-30.html

  Matthew 25:14-30 Read more »

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Aug 27

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  ardentvox added a link contribution invested

  echoesofredemption.com/2008/08/27/invested/

  Possible Applications: (1) People who love the Master, invest what He gives them. (2) It is fully expected in Christ’s Kingdom that if you are given something, you will fully invest it. --> See mor... Read more »

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Jul 28

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  daily_devotions added a link contribution Writing Your Resume

  dailydevotions.com.au/myblog/writing-your-resume.html

  Whilst displaying your capabilities in a resume, you need to show how well you are suited for the job without giving the impression that you could potentially run the place! Read more »

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Jul 25

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  chad_wright added a text contribution The opposite of how we think

  In our lives, we are very focused on what we have. This text really tells us to be focused on what we can do for God with what we have, not what we think we want or need. So what can we do today with... Read more »

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Jul 14

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  mpfoster added a text contribution Parable of the Talents

  To continue on my love kick... Matt preached on this yesterday. He equated the money that the servants received to our gifts, talents, time, money, etc... He did a great job of challenged us to use wh... Read more »

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May 27

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  justindean added a text contribution Are you Ballsy enough?

  I think one of the worst things that has happened to Christianity in the last 2000 years has been to degrade it down to being a safe, nice person. In this story, Jesus blasts the dude who just played... Read more »

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May 15

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  jaysten added a text contribution Out on a Limb

  God grants each of us different abilities, resources, and skills based on what we are capable of. In the parable, money was distributed "according to their abilities". God doesn't give us anything w... Read more »

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Jan 23

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  charlescameron added a text contribution Matthew 25:14-46

  We are to be faithful to God (21). There is a reward for faithfulness (29; 1 Corinthians 3:10-15). Our ‘reward’ is not to get more glory for ourselves: ‘what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Chri... Read more »

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Aug 6

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  lifechurch added a video contribution Fear of Failure

  For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.• EVERYONE FEARS FAILURE.Then the man who had received the one talent came. 'Master,' he said, 'I kn... Read more »

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