The talentsMatthew 25:14-30Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What do the first two servants do with what they receive, and why does the third bury his?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • What has God entrusted to you — money, skills, time — that fear has kept buried?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What one entrusted thing will you put to work for God this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who could you encourage to use a gift they have been hiding?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).