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All right, today we're going to dive into Matthew chapter 25, beginning

in verse 14. This is known as the parable of the talents. Part of what you need to know is that a talent,

it really has a couple of meanings. It was a measure of money in the first century. It was equal to

about a million dollars today. It was about a 20 years wage of an average

common worker. And I want to point out, again, in the context, what Jesus is talking about

is essentially this, don't waste your life. And so he says this in verse 14, for it will be like a man

going on a long journey. And the it there is the return of Christ. 14, for it will be like a man going on a long journey.

And the it there is the return of Christ.

For it will be like a man going on a journey who called his servants and entrusted to them his property.

This is so important.

His property.

I need you to know that everything you have is a bloodbought grace gift

from Jesus. You did not earn it, that it was given to you. And one of the common mistakes that

men make is we think that we are self-made men. Well, I started this company and I made this money,

and I would say you fool everything you have was given by God.

You did not get to choose your intellect. You did not get to choose your country of origin.

You did not get to choose your educational opportunities. You may have worked hard and made the most of those things.

But everything that you have in your entire life is his and everything that has been

given to you one day, the way you use it will either bring regret or reward. So first and

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