April17,2016StudyGuide
Luke16:1-13
1. Canyouthinkofaninstancewheresomeonedidsomething“crooked”andgainedincome,
promotion,etc.fromit?Whydo“cheaters”getawaywiththings,atleastforawhile?
2. Read16:1-8andnoticesomeofthegoodmanagerialtraitstheunfaithfulmanagernowbegins
todemonstrate.Forexample,inverse3,self-awarenessandgoodassessmentskills.Whatelse
doeshedothatgoodmanagersshoulddo?
3. Inverse8therichmancommendsthedishonestmanagerforhis“shrewdness”.Whatdoes
“shrewd”mean?Whatwassoshrewdaboutwhatthemanagerdid?
4. Inverse9,Jesusdrawsoutoneofthemajorpointsofthisstory.WhatisHewantingusto
understand?
5. Verses10-12emphasizefaithfulness.WhatcharacteristicsoffaithfulnessdoesJesusgiveusand
whyisfaithfulnesssoimportant?
6. Whatdoesverse13tellusaboutwhatourattitudeshouldbetowardsGodandmoney?
7. Whatstandsouttoyoumostfromthislesson?HowdoyoubelieveGodwouldhaverespondto
that(those)truths?