Point One: The Work Of The Kingdom Continues While The King Is Away

Point Two: The King Has Entrusted Us In His Absence

Point Three: Your Relationship With The King Will Affect How You Serve

Discussion Questions:

Watch the past message, then choose questions to get your group thinking and create openness.

  1. What was something that stood out to you from this past Sunday’s message? Share what you learned and how it will impact your life.

  2. Read Luke 19:11-27. What part of this parable catches your attention most, and why?

  3. Read Luke 19:11-27. The nobleman gave each servant a mina and told them, “Invest this for me while I am gone.” What does this teach us about our relationship to the things God has entrusted to us?

  4. Read Luke 19:11-27. The first two servants received different results but both were rewarded. What does this teach us about faithfulness and comparing ourselves with others?

  5. Read Luke 19:11-27. Why do you think the third servant buried what he had been given? What does his response reveal about his view of the master, and what can cause us to bury what God has entrusted to us?

  6. Read 1 Corinthians 4:1–2 and 1 Peter 4:10. What do these passages teach us about being faithful stewards of what God has entrusted to us?

  7. Read Luke 19:11-27. What does this parable teach us about Jesus as King? How should knowing that He will return shape the way we live today?

  8. What has God entrusted to you—your time, abilities, relationships, resources, influence, or opportunities—and are you actively investing it for His Kingdom?

  9. If Jesus returned today and asked, “What did you do with what I entrusted to you?”, what would you want your answer to be? What is one step of faithfulness you can take this week

  10. Jesus says there is joy in heaven when one sinner repents. What does this teach us about what brings joy to God's heart? How should this affect the way we respond when someone comes back to God?

  11. Comment on this: We don't know when the King will return, but we know what He wants to find us doing: faithfully using what He has entrusted to us for His Kingdom.

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