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but who's gonna make my mistakes A sermon on the parable of the talents; Matthew 25:14-30 When you hear Jesus’ parables it’s important to remember you’re hearing a parable . Not a true story. Not a fairy tale. Not an illustration or an analogy. A parable.   In Greek “parable” just means sitting two things beside each other.   Sort of like an illustration… Only, whereas an illustration helps you grasp a new concept by comparing it to one you already know. Jesus’ illustrations set something you think you know, next to something you have no clue about! Jesus’ parables aren’t meant to confirm our preconceived notions; they’re meant to upend them! And the parable Jesus tells us today, doesn’t disappoint! …The truth is, this is sort of a well-known parable. Isn’t it? It’s actually, also in the Gospel of Luke. So you’re probably combined the two in your head. So, to help us let go of, re:lent of, our preconceived notions, we’re goi...

and nothin' more  / man, that's nothin' The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew! One slave received five talents, another two, and finally the last slave received just one talent…  Well I don’t know about you, but listening to this parable today, I can’t help but think that it’s be great to just get one talent! Now, don’t get me wrong, you’re all great. I don’t suppose I’m surprising any of you, though, when I point out that there’s always room in the pews and yet none in the budget… No, we weren’t the congregation that got those five talents. All we have to do is look over our shoulder to that congregation sitting on the edge of town to see the contrast. Just look at them! Of course they’re going to multiply, adding a satellite location in town even… It seems, that we’re the congregation just trying to hold onto what little we have, during these dog days of being the church in the twenty-first century - when fewer and fewer folks appear to go to c...