March 30, 2025

Shrewd – Luke 16:1-15 – Rev. Justin Young

Main Idea: Choose wisely whom you will serve.

Luke 16

  • Parable (vv. 1-8a)
  • Be Shrewd (vv. 8b-12)
  • Serve Thoughtfully (vv. 13-15)

Significance

  • Feel the contrasts.
  • Make a choice.

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This Week's Bible Reading

  • March 31 - Psalm 64, Romans 7
  • April 01 - Psalm 65, Romans 8
  • April 02 - Psalm 66, Romans 9
  • April 03 - Psalm 67, Romans 10
  • April 04 - Psalm 68, Romans 11

(Complete plan here.)

Growth Group Guide

  1. Would you rather have wealth or wisdom?
  2. Read Luke 16:1-8a. What would you do if you were fired? What do you think of the manager’s strategy?
  3. Read Luke 16:8b-13, and then summarize Jesus’s teachings.
  4. What are the dangers of the love of money, both from this text and from your own observations?
  5. How is Jesus actually loving and kind in giving warnings about money?
  6. What questions about your view and usage of money do you need to address in order to be faithful?

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