Truth For Life Daily Program Living with Significance (Part 1 of 3)
Oct 20, 2025
Explore living with significance through Jesus' parable of the ten minas. Discover the difference between mere busyness and meaningful purpose. Listen as the wrong expectations of the crowd regarding God's kingdom are challenged. Learn about the transformative impact of encountering Jesus, contrasting responses from three servants, and the consequences of fear and inaction. Ultimately, find practical ways to live as faithful stewards of the gospel while awaiting Christ's return.
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Busyness Masks Lack Of Significance
- Alistair Begg asks whether we live with true significance beyond mere busyness.
- He warns busyness can mask feelings of insignificance and aimlessness in life.
Context Guides Parable Interpretation
- Begg ties the parable's meaning to its surrounding context, not as an isolated story.
- He emphasizes using preceding and following events to interpret Jesus' parables correctly.
Three Phases Of God's Kingdom
- Jesus told the parable to correct the crowd's mistaken expectation about immediacy of the kingdom.
- Begg outlines three phases: planting, growing, and final return of the kingdom.
The crowd following Jesus expected God’s kingdom to appear imminently. To refine their thinking, Jesus told the parable of the ten minas. On Truth For Life, Alistair Begg examines this parable to explain how to live with significance until Christ returns.