12:13 Class Rules Need to use the bathroom? Ask a parent volunteer Need handouts from last week? Need to borrow a pen? Loan us a shoe and we will loan you a pen! Need to talk with a friend? Before/after class, but not during

MODERN PARABLES (Part 3)

THE SHREWD MANAGER (Luke 16:1-9) “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions…”

DIGGING DEEPER Why did the land owner fire his manager? How does the manager’s plan serve the owner? Why does Jesus praise the dishonest manager? Should we be like the shrewd manager? Why?

Attacking An Idol America’s Idol: Love of money How do I think of “my” money? Is it mine? Or God’s? How do I spend “my” money? To please myself? Or serve God?

Working For Christ I am as guilty as the shrewd manager “Misappropriation of resources” God will judge me for how I use His money Judgment Day is coming! (Haggai 1:3-11) Will I get a reward?(Matthew 6:1-4)

Our Money In His Service The manager used his master’s money to… Make friends for himself Make the master look good I should use my Master’s money to… Make friends for myself Make the Master look good

How To Treat Our Friends According to Jesus, who are my friends? “Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.” (Matthew 25:45) So how am I spending my money? How much on SELF? How much on GOD’S FAMILY?

Who Is Our True Master? Ask your piggy bank! A test of trust in the Master Malachi 3:10 Miracle of Compounding Interest Consider this: Amy, a 22-year-old college graduate, saves $300 per month into an account earning 10% per year for six years. (That's the average annual return of the stock market over time.) Then at age 28, she starts a family and decides to stay home with the children full time. By then, Amy had kicked in $21,600 of her own money. But even if she doesn't contribute another cent ever, her money would grow to a million bucks by the time she turned 65. Compare that to Jason, who put off saving until he was 31. He's still young enough that becoming a millionaire is within reach, but it will be tougher. Jason would have to contribute the same $300 a month for the next 34 years to earn $1 million by age 65. Although Amy invested less money out-of-pocket -- $21,600 over six years vs. Jason's $126,000 over 34 years -- her money had more time to grow, or compound.

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