1. THE PARABLE OF THE UNPROFITABLE SERVANTS
LUKE 17:5-10
“Lord, increase our faith” (v.5)

2. Parabolic Illustration
“increase our faith”
Parabolic Illustration
Parable

3. “Lord, Increase our faith…”
Apostles needed their faith to focus on God’s power, not on their own inability… illustration of the mustard seed
Earlier, inability to cast out demon (Matt. 17:14-21)

4. “Lord, Increase our faith…”
Apostles needed their faith to focus on God’s power, not on their own inability… illustration of the mustard seed
Earlier, inability to cast out demon (Matt. 17:14-21)
Later, Jesus curses fig tree (Matt. 21:19-20)
The problem with little faith is doubt (Matt. 21:21)

5. “Make ready wherewith I may sup”
You have such a servant… Lk. 17:7-8
Plowing in the fields
“Make ready wherewith I may sup”

6. “Lord, Increase our faith…”
Apostles needed their faith to focus the truth that God is not indebted to them for doing what He commands…parable of the unprofitable servants
The master does not say, “Thank you” (Lk. 17:9)

7. “Lord, Increase our faith…”
Apostles needed their faith to focus the truth that God is not indebted to them for doing what He commands…parable of the unprofitable servants
The master does not say, “Thank you” (Lk. 17:9)
Apostles, “say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which was our duty to do.’” (Lk. 17:10).

8. “Lord, Increase our faith…”
Apostles needed their faith to focus the truth that God is not indebted to them for doing what He commands…parable of the unprofitable servants
The master does not say, “Thank you” (Lk. 17:9)
Apostles, “say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which was our duty to do.’” (Lk. 17:10).
The Lord’s demanding commands regarding others…(Lk. 17:1-3)

9. It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe to him through whom they come... (Lk. 17:1)
well for him???
Lk. 17:2

10. It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe to him through whom they come... (Lk. 17:1)
well with him???
Lk. 17:2
“Take heed to yourselves…”if brother sins, rebuke him, if he repents seven times, even in a day, forgive him (Lk. 17:3-4)

11. It is impossible but that occasions of stumbling should come; but woe to him through whom they come... (Lk. 17:1)
well with him???
Lk. 17:2
“Take heed to yourselves…”if brother sins, rebuke him, if he repents seven times, even in a day, forgive him (Lk. 17:3-4)
“Lord, increase our faith.” (v.5)

12. “Lord, Increase our faith…”
Apostles needed their faith to focus the truth that God is not indebted to them for doing what He commands…parable of the unprofitable servants
The masters does not say, “Thank you” (Lk. 17:9)
Apostles, “say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which was our duty to do.’” (Lk. 17:10).
“unprofitable” “useless”??? (Matt. 25:30, Rom. 3:12)

13. “Lord, Increase our faith…”
Apostles needed their faith to focus the truth that God is not indebted to them for doing what He commands…parable of the unprofitable servants
The masters does not say, “Thank you” (Lk. 17:9)
Apostles, “say, ‘We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which was our duty to do.’” (Lk. 17:10).
“unprofitable” “useless”??? (Matt. 25:30, Rom. 3:12)
God rewards us freely from His Grace, not debt (Rom. 4:3-5, 11:35)

14. “Lord, increase our faith”
Apostles: refocus
God is not indebted to any man
God’s Power

15. “Lord, increase our faith”
Apostles: refocus
God is not indebted to any man
God’s Power
What about you?
Need Wisdom ? – James 1:5-8

16. “Lord, increase our faith”
Apostles: refocus
God is not indebted to any man
God’s Power
God will reward by His grace – (Matt. 25:21,23, Lk. 12:37)
What about you?
Need Wisdom ? – James 1:5-8