Being Rich
Is money evil or good? Is having a lot of possessions good or bad?
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Apostolic Lutheran Church National Sunday School. 2010
The Rich Man & His Manager Jesus Teaches
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Scripture:
Luke 16:1-13
1. What is your reaction to this story? _______________________________
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2. What had the Rich man been hearing about his manager? _____________
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3. What did the rich man do as a result of what he heard about the manager?
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4. Did the manager deny what he had done? __________________________
5. What was the predicament the manager now faced? __________________
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6. What was the manager’s solution to getting out of his situation? ________
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7. Did the manager make the Rich Man look bad? _____________________
8. What do you think would have happened if the Rich man had told the
tenants that the manager was wrong to cut their bills? __________________
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9. Who looked bad to the people in the story, the rich man or the manager?
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10. Who benefitted in this story? In what way? ________________________
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11. Why do you think the rich man praised the manager? ________________
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12. Is there any similarities between the story of the lost son and this story?
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13. What is the meaning of this parable?_____________________________
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14. What are Jesus’ final instructions after this story? (Lk 16:10-13)________
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Find the verse in the
Bible that tells us we are
ambassadors for Christ.
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For memory...
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“One
who
is faithful
in a
He that
is faithful
in that
very little
is also
faithful
which
is least
is faithful
in much,
and one
also
in much:
andwho
he
is dishonest
veryleast
that
is unjustinina the
little
is also
dishonest
is
unjust
also
in much.in
much.
If
then
have
If therefore yeyou
have
not been faithful in the
wealth, who
unrighteous mammon,
will entrust
to youtothe
who
will commit
your
true riches?
if you
trust
the trueAnd
riches?
have
not
been
faithful
And if ye have not beenin
that which
is another’s,
faithful
in that
which
who
will give
you who
that
is
another
man’s,
whichgive
is your
No
shall
you own?
that which
servant
serve
is
your can
own?
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servant
masters,
for
either
he will
can serve two masters:
for
hate the
either
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the the
one,
other,
or he
be or
devoted
and
love
thewill
other;
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to the
and
he
willone
hold
to despise
the one,the
and
other. You
serve
despise
thecannot
other. Ye
cannot
God
and
money.”
serve God and mammon.
Luke16:10-13
16:10-13KJV
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