Sermon Brainwave #1112: Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost - November 15, 2026

What if the parable of the talents isn’t about hard work at all?

Karoline Lewis, Cody Sanders, and Matt Skinner dig into Matthew 25:14-30 for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost. They unpack why one talent equaled fifteen years of a laborer’s wages. They also explore the fear of the servant who buried his share. The hosts invite preachers to see the parable as a call to risk and joy in God’s kingdom. They connect it to Zephaniah’s warning against people who “settle like dregs.” Then they turn to Psalm 90, Deborah in Judges 4, and a powerful benediction from 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11.

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