Episode Transcript
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Have you ever lost your job?
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Have you ever had the sack?
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And then you've got this horrible moment of going,
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"What am I going to do next?"
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In today's parable,
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this steward gets the sack.
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He knows that he's got only a last chance
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to do something good to think about his future.
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So, the steward is very shrewd
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and goes around to all his master's debtors
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and meets with them one-on-one and halves their debts.
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So he undermines the master
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but he sets himself up
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for the next phase of life, he sets himself up for a new job.
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Now, this sounds completely unfair,
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why should we listen to the shrewd manager
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who's just really done the wrong thing, something quite dishonest?
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Like what is there to learn from that?
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Well, it's simply this.
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This life is not forever.
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We know that we cannot get out of this world alive.
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And so the challenge is to be like this shrewd steward
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and orientate our whole lives toward the next life.
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So what can we do now
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to prepare ourselves for the next life?
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Let me give you three things really quick.
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Number one, pray.
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Talk to God,
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communicate with God.
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All you need to pray is faith,
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you don't need theological language.
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Just the faith that God is listening
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and begin that communication with God.
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Number two, forgive.
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Is there someone in your life that you haven't forgiven?
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Something that you're still harboring and hanging on to?
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Take a moment to forgive those
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who have sinned against you.
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It's incredibly powerful.
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It's like lifting a burden off your shoulders.
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Forgive people, it's good for you now
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and it's good for you into eternity.
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And the last thing is to love.
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Love the people in your lives,
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love your children and your grandchildren and your parents.
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Take a moment right now to text someone you love and say,
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"Hey, I appreciate you so much.
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I love having you in my life. You are great."
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Let's live this life with an eye on the next life
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and orientate ourselves to an eternity with God.
