The Cross and Crowns Ministry Nairobi

As with the individual presentation of the servants so with the master’s commendation and/or condemnation of EACH individual servant! There was/is NO corporate commendation/condemnation− Matt. 25:21, 23, 26; Lk. 19:17, 19, 22. The commendation that the master gives the profitable servants is REGAL in nature! God created Man to ‘have dominion’ i.e., to rule over the earth as a replacement for Satan...

In the Parable of the Talents, three servants are in view and the two who gained present themselves before their master FIRST. In the Parable of the Minas, ten servants are in view, each of whom received a mina, but only three come before their master and the two who gained present themselves before their master FIRST. God is a God of order and therefore the manner in which the servants appear bef...

The Lord has redeemed us with a view to ruling with Christ in His Coming Kingdom (PURPOSE) and towards this end, He has supplied the Word of the Kingdom to trade with (RESPONSIBILITY) and when He returns, He will call us to His judgment seat (ACCOUNTABILITY) to establish who among us will participate in His Coming rule. Before believers are called to account, resurrection/rapture MUST first take p...

Hearing that bread was available in Bethlehem, Naomi began a return journey. She was joined by her daughters-in-law, Orpah and Ruth. Being in the company of Naomi, Orpah and Ruth represent believers instructed in the Word of the Kingdom which is inferred by the marriage conversation. The PURPOSE before Orpah and Ruth was to find REST, each in the house of her husband! The RESPONSIBILITY before the...

The theme on PURPOSE, RESPONSIBILITY and ACCOUNTABILITY is the context within which the master of theservants returned after a long time i.e., he had delivered his goods to them, gave them an instruction on what to do and now it was time to evaluate them. At the master’s return, only one thing was uppermost in his mind i.e., settling accounts with each of the servant− Matt. 25:19 . Settling accoun...

Matt. 25:19 After a long time the lord of those servants came and settled accounts with them . After the man/certain nobleman gave his servants an instruction to trade/do business with their talents/minas he went on a journey to receive a kingdom and return. During the master’s absence, the servants were to be actively involved in executing the master’s instruction anticipated his return. At his r...

a. The two servants who did nothing with their talent/mina DID NOT give the more earnest heed to the things they heard. b. The two servants hardened their hearts, disobeyed their master’s instruction and walked in unbelief. c. The Lord DID NOT permit the two servants to go on to maturity. d. The two servants who did nothing with their talent/mina came into mature knowledge, but fall away from it....

The two servants who did nothing with their talent/mina, as with the rest of the servants, heard the instruction of their master− Lk. 19:13 . They made a CHOICE to either ignore, reject and/or disobey this command/instruction. They ere deceived by eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in a similar fashion like the woman− Gen. 3:13 . They servants knew the right thing to do, (trade...

The nation of Israel was redeemed from Egyptian oppression with a view to being taken into the land of promise where they would realize their inheritance, being made the head over the nations, based on their CHOICE to walk in faithful obedience to the Lord’s Word− Ex. 19:5-6 . However, they did not believe the Lord, rebelled against and tested Him− Ps. 78:17-22 . Following this attitude that conti...

The Jews were the physical descendants of Abraham through Isaac, Jacob and Jacob’s twelve sons. God had promised Abraham that his descendants would rule from both realms of the kingdom, a promise which was repeated to both Isaac and Jacob− Gen. 22:17; 26:2-5; 28:13-15 . The Lord kept His Word and delivered the Israelites from Egypt− Ex. 14:30 . Upon their deliverance, they sang a praise song to th...

The two servants who did nothing with their talent/mina had a negative attitude towards their master, the man/certain nobleman. This is the attitude of a kingdom-seeking believer towards the Lord Jesus Christ. Our attitude towards God is demonstrated in our attitude towards His Word because God and His Word cannot be separated. By having a negative attitude towards God's Word, a kingdom-seekin...

The two servants who did nothing with their talent/mina represent believers instructed in the Word of the Kingdom who choose to align themselves with Satan, the ruler of this world, in total opposition to the Lord. These two servants appear to apportion blame squarely on the man/certain nobleman− Matt. 25:24; Lk. 19:21 . They had an incorrect view of the man/certain nobleman and represent believer...

When Man failed the test of obedience, he not only suffered the consequence disobedience but so did the material creation which became in a state of ruin- Gen. 3:17 Then to Adam He said, “Because you have heeded the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’: “ Cursed is the ground for your sake; In toil you shall eat of it All the...

The nation of Israel rejected both the offer and re-offer of the kingdom of the heavens resulting in the setting aside of the nation and the offer being made to the Church which comprises largely of Gentiles. The 21 epistles that are found between the Acts and Revelation are written to saved individuals instructing them on what TO DO so that they may realize an inheritance in the heavenly realm of...

Matt. 25:16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also . A parable is one truth cast alongside another to explain previous truth. Jesus gave the Parable of the Talents to explain the Parable of the Ten Virgins. In this lesson, we draw a comparison between the two servants who trade...

Daniel was faithful like the two servants who traded with their talents− Dan. 6:4 . In response to the decree, Daniel went to his upper room and prayed as was his practice- Dan. 6:10 . He survived the lions’ den because he believed in his God− Dan. 6:21-23 . Believers pursuing the kingdom are in Satan's domain and like with the woman in Genesis, he will challenge what God has said with respect to...

The Word of God is the sword of the Spirit which we are to wield in the spiritual warfare that we are involved in. If we do so, we are trading and thereby faithful (and the inverse is also true) The disciples, including Peter, were neither sober nor vigilant and were consequently overcame. At one point, Peter wielded a physical sword (the sword of the flesh) and it brought disastrous outcome but t...

The sword of the Spirit, the last piece of the armor of God, is the only piece of the armor which is specifically identified and also the one and only weapon that we are given-Eph. 6:17b. a. Since the sword of the Spirit is expressly identified as the Word of God, does having it, studying it, and/or possessing knowledge of it automatically mean we are trading and thereby making gain? When going to...

Among the good works believers are to perform is the choice to to trade or do business by fighting spiritual warfare according to His instructions i.e., by putting on the whole armor of God– Eph. 6:11, 13 . Believers in the Lord Jesus Christ who are pursuing the kingdom are at war against the enemies of our faith namely; the devil, the world and the flesh! The salvation that we presently possess (...

Matt. 16:18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church , and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it . Jesus Christ is presently building His Church. When Israel rejected the offer and reoffer of the Kingdom of the Heavens, this message would be given to the saved Gentiles from whom God is taking out a people for His Name- Ac 15:14 Simon has declared...

Once Israel (the invitees) rejected the invitation to attend the marriage of Christ (the son), God the Father (the king) sent 'other servants' to invite them a second time. This pictures the reoffer of the kingdom to Israel by the Church in the Book of Acts- Matt. 22:4 . However, Israel also rejected the reoffer of the kingdom seen in their making light of the invitation- Matt. 4:5 . Israel made e...

The Lord brought out Israel from Egypt with a view to bring them to the land of their inheritance as He covenanted with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob- Ex. 3:7-10 . When Israel left Egypt, they came to Kadesh Barnea, on the brink of entering the land of Canaan. Twelve spies were sent by Moses and upon return, they were separated into two camps; one comprised of Caleb and Joshua while the other comprised...

As we reflect on the instruction to trade or do business with the talents or minas respectively, it bears to consider the question, "How are we to make profit from the Word of the Kingdom?" In this lesson, we navigate the Scriptures to answer this question by building on the truth that the Lord has supplied His Word to us so that we can trade with it. God invites us to be does of the work by doing...

Matt.25:14 “For it is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his own slaves and entrusted his possessions to them. 15 To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey . (NASB) Lk. 19:12 Therefore He said: “A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom and to return. 13 So he...

Matt. 25:16 Then he who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents. 17 And likewise he who had received two gained two more also . God in His wisdom has provided His Word to navigate any willing kingdom-seeking believer during his pilgrimage towards the land of his inheritance. This Word is Jesus Christ Himself, the Bread of Life- Joh. 6:48-51 . Israel H...