Lessons from a Bad Example
Luke 16:1-13
Skip Heitzig
| Luke 16 (NKJV™) | |
| 1 | He also said to His disciples: "There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was wasting his goods. |
| 2 | "So he called him and said to him, 'What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.' |
| 3 | "Then the steward said within himself, 'What shall I do? For my master is taking the stewardship away from me. I cannot dig; I am ashamed to beg. |
| 4 | 'I have resolved what to do, that when I am put out of the stewardship, they may receive me into their houses.' |
| 5 | "So he called every one of his master's debtors to him, and said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' |
| 6 | "And he said, 'A hundred measures of oil.' So he said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.' |
| 7 | "Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' So he said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' And he said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.' |
| 8 | "So the master commended the unjust steward because he had dealt shrewdly. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in their generation than the sons of light. |
| 9 | "And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by unrighteous mammon, that when you fail, they may receive you into an everlasting home. |
| 10 | "He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much. |
| 11 | "Therefore if you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches? |
| 12 | "And if you have not been faithful in what is another man's, who will give you what is your own? |
| 13 | "No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon." |
New King James Version®, Copyright © 1982, Thomas Nelson, Inc. All rights reserved.
The gospel of Luke is a beautifully and meticulously written account of the birth, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In this topical series, Pastor Skip Heitzig touches on a number of stories, parables, and teachings of Jesus that show His compassion for outcasts and how we are to live the Christian life.
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