THE PARABLE OF THE UNJUST STEWARD Luke 16

THE PARABLE OF THE UNJUST STEWARD Luke 16: 1 -12 Matthew 6: 19 -24

“HE THAT IS FAITHFUL IN WHAT IS LEAST IS FAITHFUL ALSO IN MUCH” • In our Jobs • In our Homes • In our Friendships • In the church • In Eternity

ARE YOU FAITHFUL IN WHAT IS LEAST ON THE JOB? • Man Created To Work – Genesis 2: 15; Ecclesiastes 5: 12 • Without Work Would Become Idle & Troublemakers- Matthew 20: 1 -15; 1 Thessalonians 4: 11; 2 Thessalonians 3: 11; 1 Timothy 5: 13; Ezekiel 16: 49 • Work Establishes Ethical Basis for Property Ownership- Ephesians 4: 28; 2 Thessalonians 3: 12; 1 Thessalonians 4: 12

ARE YOU FAITHFUL IN WHAT IS LEAST ON THE JOB? • When another man’s servant must be faithful- 1 Corinthians 4: 2; Ephesians 6: 5 -8; Colossians 3: 22 -25; Titus 2: 9, 10 • God expects us to earn our wage – Job 7: 1, 2; 14: 1; Matthew Chapter 20 • Expects us to be satisfied with our wages- Matthew 20: 12; Luke 3: 14 • Cannot be like Unjust Steward – Luke 16: 3 • Are you trustworthy in small responsibilities?

ARE YOU FAITHFUL IN WHAT IS LEAST AT HOME? • Are you building or destroying trust between you and your parents? • Do you lie to them? Proverbs 14: 5 • Are your obedient? Jeremiah 21: 14; Ephesians 6: 1 • Are you diligent to cooperate in their desires? Galatians 4: 1, 2 • Things that will constitute a man a “wise son” – Proverbs 10: 1; 15: 20; 19: 13; 27: 11; 29: 3

ARE YOU FAITHFUL IN WHAT IS LEAST IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS? • Friends are careful to keep confidences- Proverbs 17: 9; 11: 13 • Friends are not fickle - Proverbs 17: 17; 25: 17; 27: 10 • Friends are truthful – Proverbs 27: 6, 9, 17, 19 • Friends stick with you in trouble – Proverbs 17: 17; Job 6: 14; Psalm 41: 9 • Friends are forgiving – Proverbs 17: 9

ARE YOU FAITHFUL IN WHAT IS LEAST IN YOUR RELATIONSHIPS? • Wonder why you do not have any friends? Proverbs 18: 24 • Friendships require mutual trust – Ecclesiastes 4: 9 -12 • Are you the kind of person with which others will “walk through the fire? ” Daniel 3: 21

ARE YOU FAITHFUL IN WHAT IS LEAST IN THE CHURCH? • Elders – 1 Timothy 3: 1 -7 • Deacons – 1 Timothy 3: 8 -10 • Saints – 2 Corinthians 2: 9; 8: 8, 24; 13: 5; Galatians 6: 3, 4 • Our Attendance – Hebrews 10: 25 • Our Giving – 2 Corinthians 9: 6, 7 • Random acts of kindness- Colossians 3: 1214

GREATNESS COMES THROUGH THE SMALL THINGS • Matthew 18: 4 “humbles himself as this little child is greatest in the kingdom of heaven. ” • Matthew 23: 11, 12 “greatest among you shall be your servant” • What are you doing with the opportunities you have today to prove your fitness for service? • Are you squandering them by your faithlessness?

FAITHFULNESS IN THE LEAST DETERMINES ETERNITY’S OUTCOME • Jesus cast aside the One Talent Man- Matthew 25: 30 • Jesus will give us eternal treasure when we complete our stewardship to Him- Luke 16: 11, 12 • Are you squandering them by your faithlessness?

HAVE YOU BEEN FAITHFUL IN WHAT IS LEAST? • Faithful Worker? • Faithful Child? • Faithful Friend? • Faithful Member of Local Church? • IF not, NOW is the TIME TO BEGIN!