September 21 Worship Service

September 21, 2025

Rev. Bob Hiller

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The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
He also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was his possessions. And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.' And the manager said to himself, ' , since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. I have decided what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people may me into their houses.' So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' He said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.' Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.' The master the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of . And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings. One who is faithful in a very is also faithful in , and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? No servant can two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve and ."
The Law and the Kingdom of God
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they him. And he said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your . For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the of God."

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September 21 Worship Service

Sunday, September 21, 2025 7:55 AM - 9:20 AM

Luke 16:1-15

Luke 16:1-15 recounts the Parable of the Shrewd Manager (also known as the Parable of the Dishonest Steward). In this parable, Jesus describes a dishonest manager who is caught wasting his master's wealth and is about to be fired. Before he loses his job, he calls in the master's debtors and reduces their debts, acting shrewdly to secure his future by making friends who will help him after he is out of a job. Jesus then uses this story to teach that people should use worldly, or "unrighteous," wealth to make friends for eternity, just as the manager did. He concludes the passage by emphasizing the importance of faithfulness in small matters, the danger of serving both God and money, and the inability to serve two masters.