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Turning Your Time and Talents into Kingdom Impact

Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship • Oct 5, 2025 • 28 min

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Summary

In this message, Dr. Tony Evans unpacks the biblical reality of stewardship during the interim period between Christ's first and second coming. While salvation is a free gift received by grace through faith, believers are saved for work and called to actively use their God-given time, talents, and treasures to advance the Kingdom. Live with an eternal perspective so that when you stand before the Lord, your faithful investment on earth yields eternal rewards.

Themes

Kingdom StewardshipEternal PerspectiveAccountability and RewardsService and Good WorksFaithfulness

Pastor's Points

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1. Time - A kingdom boundary in which opportunities exist.

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2. Talents - Varying capacities and spiritually endowed abilities to serve the King.

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3. Treasures - Resources entrusted to us to protect and expand the King's assets.

Key Points

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Salvation is given by grace as a gift, but rewards in heaven are given based on faithful service as a steward.
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Believers live in an interim period between Christ's first coming and second coming where passivity is not an option.
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Every believer is entrusted with three core assets: time, talents, and resources (treasures).
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The value of what God gives you is determined by its usefulness and active service for His Kingdom.
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A steward's biblical job description is to protect and expand the assets of the Master.
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Good works are actions done for God's glory, to advance His kingdom, and to benefit others in His name.
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At the Judgment Seat of Christ, believers will give an account for how they used God's resources on loan to them.
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Sermon Moments

“You get heaven because you're saved, but you get rewarded because you're a servant.”

“Time in the kingdom perspective is a boundary in which opportunities exist.”

“Any time, talent, or treasure that God wants to use in history, He borrows from you.”

“The job of a steward is to protect and expand the assets of another.”

“Good works are things done for God's glory to advance God's kingdom that benefit others in God's name.”

“God didn't take you to heaven the moment you were saved because there was a business He expected you to do.”

“You don't get credit just for being a Christian; you get credit for serving the Master.”

“The visual illustration of the red tip of a rope representing earthly life compared to the infinite length representing eternity.”

This Week

Audit your weekly schedule to see how much time is dedicated to serving God and advancing His kingdom.

Identify your unique spiritual gifts and talents, and volunteer them to serve others in your church or community.

Examine your financial stewardship to ensure you are actively investing resources into kingdom work.

Shift your focus from asking God to bless your personal plans to offering yourself for Him to work through you daily.

Perform intentional good works this week that bring glory to God and tangibly benefit someone else.

Refuse to let fear or passivity keep you from stepping out in faith with the abilities God gave you.

Keep eternity in mind when making daily decisions, choosing eternal rewards over short-term earthly comfort.

Remember This

You receive heaven because you are saved by grace, but you receive kingdom rewards based on how faithfully you steward your time, talents, and treasures for God's glory.

A Challenge for You

If I can get you to see the eternal perspective, the reward for the inconvenience is going to be so much greater if you live this life with that life in mind.

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