Pentecost 25 Matthew 25:14-30 It may seem strange to you that our sermon text - on this Sunday following the close of our Stewardship campaign - would be the parable of the talents. This parable from Matthew 25 is probably the most popular stewardship text of all. We preachers particularly like it because it not only calls for the wise investment of our resources, but also because it uses this peculiar word "talent". This gives preachers the ability to sort of soften our annual pitch for money. We can package it together with an appeal to give generously of your time and TALENT, too. [READ MORE]