Numbers: Buildings: Money: “These days we’re just all about numbers” “We should be spending money on mission, not on buildings” “We shouldn’t talk about giving, it’s a secret”

“A great multitude that no man can count” 12 12 7 Numbers: 120 5000 3000 2 “A great multitude that no man can count” 4000 5000 10 7 72 5

The Temple in Jerusalem The rebuilt Temple The walls of Jerusalem Buildings: The Ark The Tabernacle The Temple in Jerusalem The rebuilt Temple The walls of Jerusalem

“Where your treasure is, your heart will be” Money: “Where your treasure is, your heart will be”

Investing Everything Matthew 25 v 14 - 30

God gives us resources, and we must use them wisely on his behalf. What does the parable mean? God gives us resources, and we must use them wisely on his behalf.

What do you have that you did not receive? “For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not?” 1 Corinthians 4 v 7

“What if I’ve only given you two talents?”

“What if I’ve only given you two talents?” I understood my place Everything I had was a gift of God It didn't matter how much I had, it only mattered how I used it Deep down I really wanted to serve Jesus with my life Jesus knows my anxious thoughts and he cares

“What if I’ve only given you two talents?” 6. There would be a fourth site 7. Doubling is possible 8. We are only in competition with ourselves 9. God has the right to distribute his resources however he chooses 10. “Why do I bother?” is dangerously close to burying what we have in the sand

Philippians 2 v 4 - 11

“It doesn’t matter how much God has given you, but it matters eternally what you do with it.”

Investing Everything Matthew 25 v 14 - 30