Let Your Talent be counted towards Gods Kingdom for Righteousness

Opening Scripture: Matthew 25:14-46

Romans 2:16-29 18 And knowest his will, and approvest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law; 19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 20 An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. 21 Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? Job 28:28 And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. Romans 12:1-8 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: 5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. 6 Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7 Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. Matthew 24:45-51 45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. 48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; 49And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; 50The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Romans 9:19-22 19 Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? 20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? 21 Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? (2 Timothy 2:20-21) 22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: 23 And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory,

Let Your Talent be counted towards Gods Kingdom for Righteousness

Malachi 3:2-4 2 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. (Psalm 4) 4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the Lord, as in the days of old, and as in former years. Exodus 25:39 Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels. (Genesis 43:11) 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5 3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication: 4 That every one of you should know how to possess his vessel in sanctification and honour; (1 Timithoy 6:10-12) Ephesians 4:7-8 7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. Ezra 3:8-13 8Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to set forward the work of the house of the LORD. 9Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmiel and his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God: the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their brethren the Levites. 10And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. 11And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD; because he is good, for his mercy endureth for ever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. 12But many of the priests and Levites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept with a loud voice; and many shouted aloud for joy: 13So that the people could not discern the noise of the shout of joy from the noise of the weeping of the people: for the people shouted with a loud shout, and the noise was heard afar off. Numbers 18:6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you they are given as a gift for the Lord, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Let Your Talent be counted towards Gods Kingdom for Righteousness

Spiritual Gifts: Romans 12 Prophecy (Insight, Vision, Foresight, Oracle) 2 Chronicles 15:8, Revelation 1:3, 1 Corinthians 13:2 Ministry (Serving, Supervising) Ephesians 4:12, Hosea 12:10, 2 Timothy 4:5, 2 Corinth 5:18,6:3 Teaching (Coaching, Training, Education) 2 Chronicles 15:3, Matthew 9:35, Titus 2:12, Acts 28:31 Exhortation (Encouraging, Counseling, Advice) 1 Timothy 4:13, Hebrews 12:5, 13:22, Acts 11:23 Giving (Restoring, Providing Care) Job 2:11, Acts 6:4,15:8, Rom 4:20,9:4, 1 Peter 3:7, 2 Peter 1:5 Ruling (Administrator, Govern, Chief, Judge) 2 Samuel 23:3, Isaiah 16:5, Psalm 9:4 Compassion (Mercy, Empathy, Sympathy, Chari ty) 1 Kings 8:50, 2 Kings 13:23, Psalm 78:38

1 Corinthians 12 Word of Wisdom (Instruction, Precepts) Proverbs 1:2,18:4, Acts 7:22, Colossians 3:16 Word of Knowledge (Experience) Job 33:3, Proverbs 17:27, Proverbs 22:12,23:12 Faith (Confidence, Devotion, Belief) 1 Samuel 2:35, 2 Chronicles 31:12, Psalm 31:23 Healing (Restorative, Medicinal) Acts 4:22,10:38, Malachi 4:2, Matthew 4:23,9:35, Luke 9:6 Miracles (Wonders, Phenomena) Mark 9:39, Acts 6:8,19:11, Galatians 3:5, Hebrews 2:4 Prophecy (Insight, Dreams, Visions, Message from God) 1 Timothy 4:14, 2 Peter 1:19 Discerning Spirits (Perceptive, Sharp) Ecclesiastes 8:5, Ezekiel 44:23 Speaking in Tongues (Communication, Dialogue) 1 Corinthians 13,14 Interpreting Tongues (Deduce, Understanding, Reading)

1 Corinthians 12 Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. Ephesians 4: Work of Ministry Gifts Full of the Spirit Word of Wisdom & Knowledge, Exhortation, Ministry, Teaching Apostle (Discern Spirits, Miracles, Healing) John 3:1-15 Prophets (Oracles of God, Discern Spirits, Miracles, Prophecy) Acts 3, 13:1-16 Evangelists (Speaking in Tongues, Interpreting Tongues) Pastors (Ruling, Discern Spirits) 2 Samuel 23:3, 1 Kings 3:9-11, Hebrews 5:14 Teachers Hebrews 5:12, 1 Chronicles 25:7-9, 1 Timothy 1, Titus 2:3