Serving the King to Share in His Rule

Discussion Questions:Sermon Overview As you wait for Jesus, live as a faithful steward and you will reign with him foreverDigging Deeper    Read Luke 19:11-271. How does verse 11 help us understand what Jesus wants to teach through the parable in v. 12ff? 2. Luke 19:12 says, He said therefore, “A nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return.”  Who should we understand the nobleman to be?  What is the far country?  What is the return? 3. What can we learn from this parable about the person of Christ? 4. What does it look like for you to “engage in business until (Christ) comes (again)” (v. 13)? 5. How would you rate your stewardship of the following things God has entrusted you with: relationships, spiritual gifts, and money?6. What are you stewarding well? How?7. What could you grow in stewarding? How?8. How can we help each other be more focussed on and more eager for the return of Christ?   9. God promises eternal rewards for faithful stewardship. How can eternal rewards help us live a life of loyalty and obedience to God?10. In the parable, the third servant did nothing with what was entrusted to him, because he was afraid of the nobleman (v.20-21).  Our perception of God, his character, and his posture toward us will inevitably affect the choices we make. Have you seen this to be true in your own life (either in a positive or negative way)?  Please share.   Prayer