Handed Over

Handed Over” explores Jesus’ parable of the talents alongside Paul’s assurance that God has destined us not for wrath, but for salvation. The servants’ responses reveal how our picture of God shapes the way we live: when God is imagined as harsh, fear causes us to hide; when God is known as generous and loving, trust gives us courage to live with open hands. The clearest picture of God is Jesus, who is himself “handed over” for us. In Christ, we discover a God who gives himself away, welcomes us into joy, casts out fear, and transforms us into the likeness of the love we worship