Welcome to the tipping point show. I'm Jimmy Evans. I'm so glad that you've joined me today.

On the last program, I was talking about the parable of the talents in Matthew 25 and the reality that the way we live our lives in this world, that's how we're judged.

In other words, we're saved by grace. We only get to heaven by grace. We only relate to Jesus based on grace.

No one is saved and no one has a relationship with Jesus based on their merit or their

works or something like that.

But Jesus tells us in Matthew 16 that one day when he returns that we're going to be judged

according to our works.

He says the same thing in Revelation 22.

He says, behold, I'm coming quickly and my reward is with me to give to each man according to his works,

men and women. And so our works here in this world, that's how we're going to be judged. In Matthew

chapter 25, in Matthew chapter 24, Jesus told us the signs of the end times.

In Matthew chapter 25, he tells two parables in a true story about the judgments

that people are going to enter into when he returns.

The first judgment is the parable of the virgins, where he's finding out whether we know him or not.

Five of the virgins did know the bridegroom. They went into the wedding. Five of the virgins did not know him. They were rejected. And so the most important question when Jesus returns is, do you know him? The second parable he tells is the parable of the talents. And he talks about the parable of talents. Now we're going to pick up here in Matthew chapter 25, but I want to

show you something that you may have never seen before because this determines our eternity

and how we rule for eternity. This is Matthew chapter 25 beginning with verse 20. So he who had

received the five talents came and brought five other talents saying, Lord, you delivered to me five talents.

Look, I have gained five more talents beside them. He said to him, well done, good and faithful

servant. You were faithful over a few things. I will make you ruler over many things, enter into the

joy of your Lord. He also who had received the two talents came and said, Lord, you delivered to me

two talents. Look, I have gained two more talents beside them.

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