{"id":290,"date":"2020-10-14T19:47:26","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T19:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/romans15four.com\/?p=290"},"modified":"2020-12-29T18:58:40","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T18:58:40","slug":"october-15-parable-of-the-talents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.romans15four.com\/?p=290","title":{"rendered":"October 15 &#8211; Parable of the Talents"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/romans15four.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/15004472770_66163dcd17_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"291\" data-link=\"https:\/\/romans15four.com\/?attachment_id=291#main\" class=\"wp-image-291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.romans15four.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/15004472770_66163dcd17_n.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.romans15four.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/15004472770_66163dcd17_n-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"729\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/romans15four.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Teachings_of_Jesus_30_of_40._parable_of_the_talents._Jan_Luyken_etching._Bowyer_Bible.gif\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"292\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/romans15four.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Teachings_of_Jesus_30_of_40._parable_of_the_talents._Jan_Luyken_etching._Bowyer_Bible.gif\" data-link=\"https:\/\/romans15four.com\/?attachment_id=292#main\" class=\"wp-image-292\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IceBreaker Question:<br><\/strong>Has a friend or family member ever entrusted a person, place, thing, or task to you? How did it go? if it was a disaster, how did they respond?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From The Homework:<br><\/strong>In your own words, summarize what these verses say about:<br>1. Our jobs as servants<br>2. How to be a good steward of God&#8217;s gifts<br>3. How to wait well for God&#8217;s return<br><em>2 Timothy 1:6-14 (Janet)<br>1 Corinthians 4:1-5 (Gayle)<br>Jude 1:20-25 (Cathy)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Application:<\/strong><br>1. What are the persons, places, things, tasks, or talents that God has placed in your care?<br>2. What challenges or worries surround your stewardship of these things?<br>3. How can we encourage each other to be a good steward of these things?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wrapup:<br><\/strong>Did you notice anything else that stood out to you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Afternoon Activity:<br><\/strong>Draw a messy doodle of some things God has given you to invest in. Use the doodle as a reminder to give thanks and pray for guidance to be a good steward of these gifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Closing Prayer:<br><\/strong>Pray silently as we listen to &#8220;You Do Not Walk Alone&#8221; by Elaine Hagenberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;You Do Not Walk Alone&quot; by Elaine Hagenberg\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gNCj2KW-JFk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IceBreaker Question:Has a friend or family member ever entrusted a person, place, thing, or task to you? How did it go? if it was a disaster, how did they respond? 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