Everybody, what is going on? You know what time it is. You're listening to join the Journey podcast with your host, Emma Daughter.

Hi, Journey, friends. My name is Jenna Bidic, and I'm getting to fill in for Emma Daughter over the next few days as we look at Luke chapter 16 through 18.

A little bit about me, I'm on staff with the equipping team here at Watermark,

and I get the privilege of supporting our ministry's great questions and equipped disciple.

If questions or doubts are keeping you from a relationship with God,

then great questions is the place for you. We meet at 7.30 every

Monday night. If you're looking to gain tools that will help you grow as a disciple maker,

then equip disciple is a great next step. You can learn more at watermark.org slash disciple.

Today, we are going to be in Luke chapter 16. As we look at this

passage, I want to remind us of the purpose of parables. Parables are stories that Jesus used to communicate

a truth. Parables are not a one-to-one ratio, meaning we can't take every little

detail of the parable and create a truth claim. A helpful hint for me is that most of the time

Jesus saves the main point or the application of his story until the end. So be on the lookout. This framework will be

especially helpful as we look at Luke chapter 16. Throughout this passage, there are three

different things that I hope you will see that God cares about. Number one, God cares about how we use our resources for eternity. Number two, God

cares about the internal rather than the external. And number three, God cares about the eternal

rather than the temporary. In Jesus's first parable, he tells us about a rich man and his dishonest manager. Right off the bat,

the dishonesty that's highlighted in the manager shows the dissimilarity between this parable

and other parables that we've read. Jesus is taking a worldly example of stewardship and he's transforming it.

While many commentators differ over the motivations of the different characters,

Jesus is trying to show how we are to live as Christians now that he, the king, has come.

The first way that we are to live is wisely. Verses 8 through 10

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