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First up, let's start with a voicemail from one of our listeners.

This is Mario.

I just had a question on the chapter of Luke 16, on the unjust steward, verse 9, when Jesus

gives a conclusion. I was just wondering about what that meant. Thank you and thank you for

following the Lord's service.

Hey, Mario, thank you for your encouragement.

Let's read Luke 16, verse 1 through 9, the parable of the dishonest manager,

which many people think is sort of a notorious parable,

as far as interpretation is concerned, it's hard to interpret. So Luke 16, verse 1, he also said to the disciples, there was a rich man who had a manager, and charges

were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. And he called him and said to him,

what is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management,

for you can no longer be manager. The manager said to himself, what shall I do, since my master is

taking the management away from me? I'm not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg.

I have decided what to do. So, that when I am removed from management, people may receive me into their houses. So summoning his master's debtors, one by one, he said to the first, how much do you owe my master? And he said, a hundred measures of oil. He said to him, take your bill and sit down quickly and write 50. Then he said to another, and how much do you owe? Then he said, a hundred measures of wheat. and he said to him, Take your bill and write 50. Then he said to another, and how much do you owe? Then he said

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