Parable Of The Talents Sermon Outline on Personal Stewardship

Parable of the Talents Sermon Outline

Parable of the Talents Sermon Outline. Deals with the judgment of God’s own, slaves of the master. Let us do everything God expects, authorizes and commands.

PROPOSITION: To set forth the parable of the talents with its lessons.

OBJECTIVE: To help each of us to use our talents.

INTRODUCTION:

1. Read: Matthew 25:14-30.

2. Regarding the text:

1) The New Testament does not designate this as a parable.

2) In verse one we understand that these things spoken refer to the kingdom of heaven.

3) This parable, however, is very different from Luke’s parable of the pounds found in Luke 19:11-27.

a. Luke’s parable is about the beginning of the church and the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem which ended Judaism,

b. Matthew’s parable is about the final judgment at the end of the world with special emphasis on being ready.

3. Reference to S.T.P.O.

DISCUSSION: [ discusion of this parable of the talents sermon outline ] | In this parable we see –

I. An introductory statement.

1. For = for instance, and this is the second for instance.

2. It = supplied by the translators = “It is” is actually part of the word because this “it” is the kingdom of verse one.

3. “Just like a man about to go on a journey.” A wealthy person leaving on a business trip. Jesus left.

4. “And entrusted his possessions to them.” Jesus provided his apostles with “all truth,” John 16:12-13.

II. The Disbursement.

1. One got five talents.

2. One got two talents.

3. One got one talent.

4. There are some important lessons here.

1) The talents here are money and probably represented physical and spiritual wealth. The scripture tells us that the master gave according to ability. The master did not give ability at this time, but gave wealth according to the ability of each servant to use it. The specifics of this might refer to the apostles, but the principle is for all.

2) In this parable, three and four talent slaves are not even mentioned, but slaves with many talents outnumber one talent slaves by at least two to one.

a. Few, if any, of us are single talent people,

b. Most of us have many kinds of wealth which we must use for God, or lose all.

3) It is significant that after the conclusion of this parable Jesus gives a picture of judgment in which some are condemned, not for evil things, but simply for not doing some good things. Sins of omission.

III. The production of the five and two talent slaves.

1. The five gains five more by hard work.

2. The two gained two more by hard work.

3. We must do God’s work.

IV. The one talent shirk.

1. This seems to be one of the greatest problems we have.

2. “I have only one talent so I can’t do anything.”

3. Anyone who has one talent can do one talent’s worth of work!

4. Be the best scrub in the valley if you can’t be a tree on the- mountain,

5. Finally in this parable of the talents sermon outline…

V. The master’s return for judgment.

1. Surprise! The master is home.

2. All are called: five, two and one talent men, but only the five and two are blessed for their work. NOTE: The master did not expect five talent production from the two talent man, but he did expect a full two talent production.

3. The one talent man was condemned for being wicked and lazy. NOTE: The master would have happily accepted only the interest if the slave had seen fit to try something. Doing a small amount of right is far better than doing nothing, or evil.

4. Such a slave is worthless.

5. Proverbs 18:9.

6. This one talent slave was wicked for several reasons:

1) He was a coward, Revelation 21:8;

2) He was ignorant [he claimed to know the master, but he did not];

3) He did not try to do what he knew the master wanted: Colossians 3:23.

7. All that this wicked slave had was taken from him and given to the one who would use it.

CONCLUSION: (conclusion of the parable of the talents sermon outline)

1. This is a powerful parable.

2. This parable deals with the judgment of God’s own.

3. These were all slaves of the master.

4. Let us be true Slaves in doing everything God desires, expects, authorizes and commands.