1. The Single Greatest Investment Luke 16:1-15

2. Brilliant Minds

3. Brilliant Minds – Luke 16v1-15

4. Brilliant Minds 8b) “For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light”

5. Brilliant Minds 8b) “For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light” 9) “And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings”

6. Freedom and Wisdom

7. If we only choose based on our rights, then our rights can become an enemy of Christ (1 Corinthians 8:12)

8. Freedom and Wisdom If we only choose based on our rights, then our rights can become an enemy of Christ (1 Corinthians 8:12) I CAN do whatever I want, THEREFORE I’m going to be as BRILLIANT as I can be (cf Luke 16:9)

9. Understanding Luke 16:9 “unrighteous wealth” =

10. Understanding Luke 16:9 “unrighteous wealth” = everyday wealth, money (cf 1 Timothy 6:9-10)

11. Understanding Luke 16:9 “unrighteous wealth” = everyday wealth, money (cf 1 Timothy 6:9-10) “make friends for yourselves” =

12. Understanding Luke 16:9 “unrighteous wealth” = everyday wealth, money (cf 1 Timothy 6:9-10) “make friends for yourselves” = save people to Heaven! (cf 1 Corinthians 9:19,22)

13. Brilliant Minds

14. “And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth, so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings”

15. The Single Greatest Investment

16. 1. It spares us from Idolatry “Unrighteous” Wealth (9) Cf 1 Cor 10:12, 14, 23-24, 11:1

17. The Single Greatest Investment 1. It spares us from Idolatry “Unrighteous” Wealth (9) Cf 1 Cor 10:12, 14, 23-24, 11:1 (13) No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money

18. The Single Greatest Investment 2. It produces True Riches (11-12)

19. The Single Greatest Investment 2. It produces True Riches (11-12)

20. The Single Greatest Investment 2. It produces True Riches (11-12) Eternal “Friends” (1 Thes 2:19) my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown (Php 4:1)