{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Stewardship Coach Podcast","title":"Maximize Your Money","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2765,"description":"Most people think being careful with money is the same as being faithful with it. The man in this parable thought so too. He didn't gamble it, didn't waste it, and handed back every dollar he was given. And the master looked at him and said, you wicked and lazy servant. Before I became a pastor, I spent 25 years managing money for millionaires, and I can tell you that moment in Matthew 25 is where most Christians get stewardship wrong.\nIn this episode, I walk through the parable of the talents verse by verse, break down the three insights God is showing us about how He gives, how He audits, and what He expects back, and close with four kingdom principles for growing what you have.\nStewardship is not just about management. Stewardship is about multiplication.\nWHAT YOU'LL LEARN\nWhy the Bible talks about money more than heaven and hell (16 of the 38 parables deal with it)\nWhat a bag of silver was actually worth, and why the crowd listening to Jesus went quiet\nInsight #1: Why God gives according to ability, and what to do if you want more\nInsight #2: The audit every one of us is going to face\nInsight #3: Why returning the money untouched got a servant called wicked and lazy\nThe two kinds of FOMO, and which one the faithful servants had\nFour kingdom principles of investing, including the one that matters more than the other three\n\nTIMESTAMPS\n00:00 The message that will challenge what you believe about money\n02:23 The deathbed story: three friends and $300,000\n06:24 Why the Bible talks about money more than heaven and hell\n07:40 What it means to maximize your money\n08:55 The parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-29)\n10:22 What the kingdom of heaven actually is\n12:21 God is the owner, you are the manager\n14:18 A bag of silver was worth about $5 million\n15:43 Insight #1: God gives according to your ability\n16:20 Why you don't hand a 16 year old a Porsche\n18:06 Two servants doubled it, one buried it\n19:50 Insight #2: God will audit your stewardship\n22:24 Faithful in...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-Cr01vD7W-6zvXy5T8d8hs8h7py9l7SAksU8wg5vsj8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wOWNh/NDRjMzY3YmU1YjFi/NzgzMmY1YWNmNWM2/MTYzNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}