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Observations

Parable of the Ten Virgins

• Be prepared for the day of the Lord
• Each person has a limited amount of time
• Someone else’s readiness or faith does you no good

Observations

Parable of the Talents

• We are responsible to do something with what we have

been given

• The Talents in this parable can be representative of many

things in our life but they are specifically representing God’s message of salvation to us

Observations

The Sheep and Goats

• Jesus equates serving others as serving Him
• James 1:27, Colossians 3:23-24, John 14:15
• Our righteousness which is given graciously to us

through our faith lives out through our actions

• James 2:14-26, Romans 3:20-26

Final Points

Matthew 25

• Jesus contrasts the life of someone who is prepared,

faithful, and has a relationship with God to someone who is unprepared, a poor steward, and has no relationship with God

• The difference between those who had a relationship

with God and those who did not were contrasted by the actions they took