UNLEASHING YOUR

POTENTIAL FOR
INCREASE
Text:
Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground
and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain
John 12:24
The potential of a grain of wheat to produce and multiply is released when the grain is
planted in the earth. You never realize the full potential of a seed until the seed is planted.
An Orange seed is potentially an Orange tree capable of having many Orange fruits
but it will never manifest its full potential of becoming an Orange tree and having many
fruits until it is planted in the soil and cultivated.
Such is the life of an individual! Many people are born with lots of
talents, gifts and potentials but potentials that are not released cannot
produce fruits.

Some people are so self-absorbed and

unable to break out of their small self-
centred life. God did not create you just
so you could live and die for your self.
God has not endowed you with gifts and
resources just for you to hoard them and
die with them. Your life is a seed waiting to
be planted. And your God-given talents,
gifts and resources are also seeds waiting
to be planted. Until you are willing to die to
your Self and live for a cause bigger than
Self you will never release or realize your
full potential for increase.
Someone can be gifted and yet
end up with nothing. I have seen
some gifted people with no
desirable or commensurate
results to show for their gifts. A
gift that is not committed to
useful and productive
engagements will eventually
become a liability.
In the parable of talents (
Matthew 25:14-29), we are told
of a man travelling to a far
country, who called his own
servants, and gave unto them his
goods. Unto one he gave five
talents, to another two, and to
another one; to every man
according to his ability. It is
important to note that none of
the servants was given resources
that he didnt have the ability to
manage. The one that was given
five talents went and traded with
his talents and gained five
talents. The one that had two
talents also traded with his
talents and gained two talents;
but the one that was given one
talent went and hid the talent.
Parab
le of
the
Talent
s
The man gave
one servant
five talents.
He gave another
servant two
talents.
He gave a third
servant one
talent. Jesus is also on
He gave each a journey to
the amount he Heaven, and
could take care He too is
 The servant with
five talents worked
hard.
He earned five more
talents. He now
had ten talents.

The servant with

two talents also
worked hard.
He earned two
more talents. He
now had four
The servant with
one talent buried
it in the ground.
He was afraid he
would lose it.
He did not work to
earn any more
talents.
When the man
came back, he
asked the
servants what
they had done
 The first servant
brought him ten
talents.
The man was
happy.
He made the
servant a leader
over many
things and told
him to be joyful.
God's gifts come in many forms. Each of
you has received a gift in order to serve
others. You should use it faithfully. 1 Peter 4:10
The second
servant
brought
the man
four
talents.
This also made the man happy.
He made the second servant a leader over
many things and told him to be joyful.
In all the work you are doing, work the
best you can. Work as if you were doing
it for the Lord, not for people. Col. 3:23
 The third servant
gave the man
back the talent he
had buried.
The man was not
happy. He said the
servant was lazy.
He should have
worked hard to
earn more talents.

There is an old saying: If you want to get a

job done, give it to a busy person. Lazy
people never seem to find the time to
The man took the
talent from the
third servant
and gave it to
the first
servant. He was
the busiest
servant.
Then he sent the
lazy servant
The rich man in the story is like Jesus
away.
and we are like his servants with
jobs to do for Him.
Jesus will judge how we each use the
After a long time their master
returned and rewarded the two
servants that traded and made
profit with their talents by
blessing each of them with more
resources and larger sphere of
influence.

However the one that hid his

talent dug up the talent from
where he had buried it and
returned it to his master. The
master called the unprofitable
servant a wicked and slothful
servant and rebuked him for not
engaging his talent in profitable
ventures
The Master then
ordered that the
talent be taken from
him and given to the
one that had ten
talents. Thus the one
who refused to trade
with his talent
became poorer
whereas the other
servants that traded
with their talents
became richer.
The unprofitable servant was a self-absorbed
person who had a twisted mindset and
negative impression of others around him
especially his master. His negative mindset
put him in a miserable condition, sabotaged
his ability and talent, and rendered him
useless to himself and to other people. There
are some people today who ought to be
frontline sponsors and financiers of the work
of the Kingdom but have refused to invest
their resources in the work of the Kingdom
because of the negative impression they have
formed about pastors and the church of God.
We learn from this parable that those
who refuse to engage their God-
given talents and resources in
ventures that are profitable to the
Kingdom of God will eventually forfeit
their resources to those that will use
their resources for the benefit of the
Kingdom of God. Until you are
faithful with the little you have God
will not give you more.
And anyone who buries his talent does
not qualify for divine promotion or
increase. what He longed for you to
do! Do what you were born to do. Use
the talents and gifts God has given you
to their fullest, and when you do, God
will watch and feel joy because you
are His child doing
A talent buried is a loss to the
Kingdom of God. God needs your
talent. Get involved today!
Summary:
God's plan for you is Increase!
Drawing lessons from the
Parable of Talents, this teaching
will guide you on how to unleash
your God-given talents and
resources for increase.
 Thank You
And Happy Sabbath !