“WISE AS SERPENTS, GENTLE AS DOVES” MTT. 10:16 Luke 16 LUKE 16.

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“WISE AS SERPENTS, GENTLE AS DOVES” MTT. 10:16 Luke 16 LUKE 16

BE SHREWD  Jesus reminds us our loyalties will be examined  He wants us to look to the future  He wants us to be smart and think strategically about following Him  Jesus reminds us our loyalties will be examined  He wants us to look to the future  He wants us to be smart and think strategically about following Him  The Master is not God  The Steward is loyal to himself first  He takes care of himself for the future  The Master is not God  The Steward is loyal to himself first  He takes care of himself for the future

BE FAITHUL God has committed the treasure of His truth to us

BEWARE  All die eventually  Death is not the end  Death is the great leveler  Our choices in life follow us in death  There are no do-overs  No one comes back  There is a chasm - where God is & where He is not  All die eventually  Death is not the end  Death is the great leveler  Our choices in life follow us in death  There are no do-overs  No one comes back  There is a chasm - where God is & where He is not

BE FAITHUL God has committed the treasure of His truth to us