JESUS AND THE MONEY ISSUE Luke 16 (page 41-44)
Luke 16 - Read it
- Who did Jesus speak to in Luke 16?
- What do Luke 15 & Luke 16 have in common?
- What did the younger son do?
- What was the manager accused of?
- Was the manager fired? Publicly or privately?
- A What was the manager told to do?
- Who did the manager talk to?
- What options did he have?
- What did he decide?
- What was he planning to do regarding the future?
- What was the reaction to his actions?
- Who were the people that owed his master praising?
- The master praised his servant for acting wisely.
- In what way was the manager like the younger son?
- In both parables what is important to the father & the rich man?
- What was not that important to both?
- Would the manager be fired publicly after being praised?
- What should be our attitude to money? Verse 9
- In both parables there was a reception. Was it expected?
- What causes a good reception in 15 & then in 16?
- What is Jesus correcting between 15 & 16?
- What is very little in Luke 16:10?
- What is much?
- What is the test in Luke 16:11?
- What are the true riches?
- When will you be trusted with that which is your own? Luke 16:12
- Two masters? Who are they?
- Why can you not serve two masters?
- Who were the Pharisees serving?
- What do men highly value? What does God think of that?
- The good news of the kingdom of God is being preached
- Only if a person really values God’s kingdom will they enter it.
- At Emmaus two urged Jesus to stay.
- No one accepts an invitation unless urged. Pressure applied!
- Two parables – something lost – what ?
- Yet neither owner values them, what do they value?
- What does God value in your life? 1, 2, 3.
- If you invest wisely what will be the outcome?
- How do you gain friends for yourselves? Where will they be?
