The parable of the talents tells the story of a master who gives his servants different amounts of talents or opportunities based on their abilities. The servant given five talents and two talents invest their talents and earn more. However, the servant given one talent buries it in the ground out of fear. When the master returns, he praises the first two servants but punishes the third for not making use of the opportunity given to him. The document encourages readers not to be afraid of limited opportunities but to have faith in God and make the most of what they've been given.

1. The Parable of the Talents

2. The Context
• Jesus’ resurrection
• Jesus’ return

3. Talents/Gold
• A Talent is a measurement of weight
• What God gives us
• Opportunities
• Skills/talents

4. • 5 Bags – Great opportunities
• 2 bags – good opportunities
• 1 bag – limited opportunity

5. Servant with 1 bag
• Lazy
• Liar
– “Wicked master” / “hard man”
• “You harvest things you did not plant.“
• “You gather crops where you did not sow any seed.”
• Servant still had worth

6. ‘1 bag’ Opportunities
• Appear to be not worth the effort
• Pray about it
• GO FOR IT!

7. 2 Tim 1:7
• 7 God did not give us a spirit that makes
us afraid but a spirit of power and love
and self-control.
• 8 So do not be ashamed to tell people
about our Lord Jesus (NIV)

8. NASA

9. Romans 8:31, 37
• 31 So what should we say about this? If God is
for us, no one can defeat us.
• 37 But in all these things we are completely
victorious through God who showed his love
for us. (NCV)

10. John 14:13-14
• 13 And I will do whatever you ask in
my name, so that the Father may be
glorified in the Son.14 You may ask
me for anything in my name, and I
will do it. (NIV)

11. ‘We used the phrase ‘Fabula Est Vestri’ on the
last tour. I had no idea it would be taken to
heart so quickly. The story is yours now, it
always was and always will be.
History Makers, see you all in the next chapter’
- Martin Smith