Matthew 25

22 “The servant who had received the two bags of silver came forward and said, ‘Master, you gave me two bags of silver to invest, and I have earned two more.’  23 “The master said, ‘Well done, my good and faithful servant. You have been faithful in handling this small amount, so now I will give you many more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together!’  24 “Then the servant with the one bag of silver came and said, ‘Master, I knew you were a harsh man, harvesting crops you didn’t plant and gathering crops you didn’t cultivate. 25 I was afraid I would lose your money, so I hid it in the earth. Look, here is your money back.’  “But the master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! If you knew I harvested crops I didn’t plant and gathered crops I didn’t cultivate, 27 why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank? At least I could have gotten some interest on it.’ 28 “Then he ordered, ‘Take the money from this servant, and give it to the one with the ten bags of silver. 29 To those who use well what they are given, even more will be given, and they will have an abundance. But from those who do nothing, even what little they have will be taken away. 30 Now throw this useless servant into outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Why we fear to be risk-takers.

  1. Because we are happy with what we got.
  2. Because we think we know the outcome.
  3. Because we are lazy.
  4. Because we might fail

Ways to overcome the fear of risk-taking.

  1. Realize that everyone stumbles
    1. James 3:2
    2. Romans 3:23
    3. Abraham, David, Noah, Peter
  2. Resolve to get up if we fail
    1. Proverbs 24:16
    2. Galatians 6:9
    3. Paul, Washington,
  3. Remember we are here to please God, not men.
    1. Galatians 1:10
    2. Galatians 6:4

What are the results if we are no risk-takers?

  1. We lose out
  2. We won’t grow

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