Turn with me to two openings, if you would.

Matthew 25 and Proverbs 20.

Matthew 25 and Proverbs 20.

And Proverbs 20.

We're beginning a new series this morning and something I believe the Lord has dealt with me about.

Very important, as all the Word of God is.

But you know, the Lord knows what we need when, doesn't he?

And that's one of the pastor's primary responsibilities is to feed the sheep.

Well, you know, sometimes the sheep need one thing more than something else.

Right?

You might be deficient in this vitamin or that vitamin and you might need you feed changed and your mixture changed.

And so the Lord knows that, doesn't he?

He knows what you and I need and he knows when it's time

to emphasize a particular thing and so that's what we pray and believe him to show

us and lead us and enable us to do Matthew 25 did you find that Matthew 25

Jesus is teaching and ministering, and he says in verse 20, well, let me back up to 14.

The kingdom of heaven, Jesus said, is as a man traveling into a far country who called his own servants and delivered to them as goods.

And under one he gave five talents to another two to another one.

To every man according to his several ability and straightway took his journey.

Let's just stop here.

Why did he give more to one than another? He gave to them

according to their ability. He knew that the guy that he gave five to could handle the five.

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