We're here in Luke's Gospel chapter 16. I'm going to read the first 13 verses, so if you'll follow

along as I read. Verse one, it says he, that is Jesus, also said to his disciples, there was a certain

rich man who had a steward or a manager in some translations.

And an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods.

And so he called him and said to him, what is this I hear about you?

Give an account of your stewardship or your management.

For you can no longer be steward.

And then the steward said within himself,

what shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig. I am ashamed to beg. And then he says in verse four, I have resolved what to do, that when I am put out of the

stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.

So, he called every one of his master's debtors to him and said to the first,

how much do you owe my master?

And he said, a hundred measures of oil.

And so he said to him, take your bill and sit down quickly and write 50.

And then he said to another, and how much do you owe?

And he said, a hundred measures of wheat.

And he said to him, take your bill and write 80.

And so the master commended the unjust steward, where some translations say,

dishonest manager, because he dealt shrewdly, for the sons of this

world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light. And I say to you, make friends for

yourselves by unrighteous mammon, by worldly wealth, that when you fail, they may receive you into an

everlasting home. He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much, and he who is

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