Read: Matthew 25:14-17 | In 1858, a Sunday school teacher named Mr. Kimball, led a Boston shoe clerk to give his life to Christ. The clerk, Dwight L. Moody, became an evangelist and publisher. In England in 1879, Mr. Moody awakened evangelistic zeal in the heart of Fredrick B. Meyer, pastor of a small church. […]
Read: Matthew 25:14-17 | What is the value of five talents? The answers vary. According to New Nave’s Topical Bible, possessing five talents of gold or silver was equivalent to being a multimillionaire by today’s standards. Other scholars calculate one talent to be equivalent to 20 years of wages for the common worker. Conservative scholars […]
Read: Matthew 25:14-17 | Tradition has it that Michelangelo was teaching some art students one day. He walked over to one of his students and started painting on their canvas. He then handed the student the brush.The awestruck student asked: “How can I finish what you have started?” Michelangelo challenged him by saying, “Let this […]
Read: Psalm 106:13 | Simon Peter was one of the first followers of Jesus Christ. I believe that Peter compares favorably to the fivefold return servant of this parable found in verse 16. For instance, Jesus noted that Peter would be the rock. [Matthew 16:18] He was part of the inner circle with James and […]
Read: Matthew 25:14-15 | At a local Talent Show, the first contestant played a saxophone solo. The mesmerized audience cheered wildly and gave him a standing ovation. Shortly after he walked off the stage, a very prominent individual in the music industry offered him a recording contract, and a chance to play with some of […]