tHE FAITHFUL SERVANT BOOK OF MATTHEW LESSON 86Sermon Notes |
Date of Sermon: April 26, 2020
Main Idea: The faithful servant lives as if the Lord were coming
Key Verse: “Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.” Matthew 24:46
Bible Reading: 45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know 51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Outline:
I. The Faithful, Wise Servant (45-47)
A. Lives as if the Lord is returning (45-46)
B. Receives reward for obedience (47)
II. The Wicked, Foolish Servant (48-51)
A. Lives as if the Lord weren’t returning (48-49)
B. But the Lord is returning (50)
C. The Lord will judge the wicked servant (51)
Main Idea: The faithful servant lives as if the Lord were coming
Key Verse: “Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes.” Matthew 24:46
Bible Reading: 45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom his master has set over his household, to give them their food at the proper time? 46 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 47 Truly, I say to you, he will set him over all his possessions. 48 But if that wicked servant says to himself, ‘My master is delayed,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants and eats and drinks with drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he does not know 51 and will cut him in pieces and put him with the hypocrites. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Outline:
I. The Faithful, Wise Servant (45-47)
A. Lives as if the Lord is returning (45-46)
B. Receives reward for obedience (47)
II. The Wicked, Foolish Servant (48-51)
A. Lives as if the Lord weren’t returning (48-49)
B. But the Lord is returning (50)
C. The Lord will judge the wicked servant (51)