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Sunday, November 19th: Scripture – Matthew 25:30
30 “As for this worthless slave, throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’” Prayer Focus: If the third slave is driven by fear, I wonder if this emotion also leads to his downfall? Professor Mark Douglas says, “Perhaps, for Matthew, the God we face is the one we…
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Saturday, November 18th: Scripture – Matthew 25:28-29
28 “So take the talent from him, and give it to the one with the ten talents. 29 For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance, but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.” Prayer Focus: To risk investment, is to hope for…
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Friday, November 17th: Scripture – Matthew 25:26-27
26 “But his master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy slave! You knew, did you, that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter? 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received what was my own with interest.” Prayer Focus:…
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Thursday, November 16th: Scripture – Matthew 25:24-25
24 “Then the one who had received the one talent also came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter, 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is yours.’”…
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Wednesday, November 15th: Scripture – Matthew 25:19-23
19 “After a long time the master of those slaves came and settled accounts with them. 20 Then the one who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you handed over to me five talents; see, I have made five more talents.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well…
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Tuesday, November 14th: Scripture – Matthew 25:16-18
“At once 16 the one who had received the five talents went off and traded with them and made five more talents. 17 In the same way, the one who had the two talents made two more talents. 18 But the one who had received the one talent went off and dug a hole in…
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Monday, November 13th: Scripture – Matthew 25:14-15
14 “For it is as if a man, going on a journey, summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; 15 to one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away.” Prayer Focus: Jesus is telling this parable in the last few…
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Sunday, November 12: Scripture – Matthew 25:13
13 Keep awake, therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour. Prayer Focus: The interpretation of the parable is to keep awake. This seems to be an odd lesson as all of the young women fell asleep. The problem was not their sleeping, it was the failure to prepare for the delay. We…
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Saturday, November 11: Scripture – Matthew 25:10-12
10 And while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went with him into the wedding banquet, and the door was shut. 11 Later the other young women came also, saying, ‘Lord, lord, open to us.’ 12 But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I do not know you.’…
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Friday, November 10: Scripture – Matthew 25:7-9
7 Then all those young women got up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise replied, ‘No! there will not be enough for you and for us; you had better go to the dealers and…