I Just Can't Keep it to Myself || Leave Empty || Motivating Sermon

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What does it mean to be entrusted with something valuable? In this powerful message drawn from the Parable of the Talents in Matthew 25, we are invited to wrestle with one of the most urgent questions of our faith journey: What are we doing with what God has placed inside of us? The parable describes a master who, before departing on a journey, distributes significant sums of money to his servants according to their individual abilities. Two of the servants go to work immediately, doubling what they received. The third buries his portion in the ground out of fear. When the master returns, it is not the size of the return that earns his approval, but the faithfulness with which each servant worked what they were given. This distinction cuts to the heart of the message. God does not measure us by comparing our output to someone else's. He measures our willingness to steward what He specifically placed in our hands. We are reminded that God does not make empty investments. Every gift, every testimony, every measure of wisdom or compassion deposited in us carries both purpose and responsibility. The challenge placed before us is to stop looking sideways at what others have been given and to start cultivating the unique deposit God has entrusted to each of us. 0:00 The Deposit: God Has Put Something in You 10:05 The Testimony: What God Has Done for Us 18:36 The Development: Working What God Gave You 38:40 The Declaration: Letting It Flow Through You Subscribe here http://www.youtube.com/OfficialSmokieNorful http://www.SmokieNorful.com