Multiply

What does it mean to be a faithful disciple, a faithful steward of the things our

teachers have entrusted to us?

To model someone is to be an example for imitation. It also means to shape or fashion into an image. In addition, the verb multiplying means to increase in number, especially greatly. The Apostle Paul wrote, “Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.” [1 Corinthians 11:1]

Would it be possible for everyone in you county, your province or your district

to hear the word of the Lord and the Gospel of Christ? It sound unlikely, but

not impossible.

Each servant (or steward) was required to give an account of what he accomplished with the bags of gold entrusted to him

What was the key to to the amazing growth of the early Christian movement?

How did so many people become disciples of Jesus in such a short period of

time? There are many answers to this question, but one is found in simple

perseverance.

Jesus was nearing the end of his earthly life he had taught His disciples and shown them His heart. In this passage, He illustrates it simply by connecting the two elements that bring life and the ability to bear fruit.   It is simply being connected with Jesus and allowing Him to work through us.

Jesus taught a parable about a lady who worked with yeast.  He said, “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about 27 kilos of flour until it worked all through the dough.” A little yeast has huge power to transform!

Let’s do all we can to help our hearers understand
the message of salvation and sanctification that we proclaim. Let’s tell it with
patience and great clarity. Let’s pray that we will speak and live in such a way
that the Good news is understood and embraced

The servants did not own the assets. The gold belonged to the man who left on the journey. The parable becomes clear if we consider that God is “the man” in this parable, and we are the servants. * The resources that he has entrusted to us belong to him.  God asked Moses (see Exodus 4:2), “what is in your hand?” and I would ask each of us to consider what resources, relationships, spiritual gifts and skills has He given us? We don’t own them; He does, and he requires us to steward them well.
* The owner’s expectations of the results were appropriate for the amount each servant was given.

You can develop your churches’ human resources three ways:
 By vision casting
 By training and coaching
 By mobilization of spiritual gifts
These three ways to develop human resources go hand in hand. You know about vision casting to help people see God’s plan and God’s methods to achieve his goals.