And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of the unrighteous money so that when it fails, they may welcome you into eternal dwellings. Luke 16:9 Here we must establish what Jesus is saying, and what He is not saying. He is not saying that we should do the same thing that the…

The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted astutely. For the sons of this age are more astute than the sons of light in dealing with their own people. Luke 16:8 In many other parables of Christ the master represents God, or Christ himself. Not so in this parable, here the master represents…

Next he asked another, ‘How much do you owe? ‘ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he said. ‘Take your invoice,’ he told him, ‘and write 80.’ Luke 16:7 CSB This bad manager only had the invoices changed slightly. He did not want to have too much trouble to work off, yet enough favor to be…

‘A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he said. ‘Take your invoice,’ he told him, ‘sit down quickly, and write 50.’ Luke 16:6 Make no mistake, what the bad manager is doing here is not honest. It was, however, an effective way to make some quick so-called friends. Heavenly Father, thank You for this day to…

So he summoned each one of his master’s debtors. ‘How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first one. Luke 16:5 These debtors were not in a position to argue with this manager. They were all in debt and were concerned abut their need to pay. It is so important to understand Jesus’…

I know what I’ll do so that when I’m removed from management, people will welcome me into their homes. Luke 16:4 CSB This man was thinking hard now. He was determined to solve his problem and came up with a scheme. He had not stopped his trickery or decided to be honest. But he was…

Then the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig; I’m ashamed to beg.’ Luke 16:3 CSB Though a bad manager, this man was not unintelligent. This serves to show that his inability to manage correctly was due to…

So he called the manager in and asked, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be my manager.’ Luke 16:2 CSB Basically this bad manager was told to reconcile the books and turn in the records. He would provide direct proof of his mismanagement…

He also said to the disciples: “There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions. Luke 16:1 CSB This rich individual likely had quite a large amount of possessions. And, it took time for him to hear about the issue because he was likely on a trip or…

But we had to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. Luke 15:32 CSB This father was a very wise man. He explains to his older son by saying that they ‘had to’ celebrate and rejoice. Was he saying he rejoiced only…