Parable 14 the Unmerciful Servant

Lesson 14
Subject: Unmerciful servant
Text: Matthew 18:23-35
Principle:
a. Matt. 3:2, 13:24, 31, 33, 44, 45, 47, 52, 25:1, 14
b. Matt. 25:19-30; Luke 16:1, 2, 19:12-27; Rom. 14:12; 1 Cor. 4:5; 2 Cor. 5:10,11
c. Luke 7:41, 42, 13:4 *marg. Luke 16:5, 7
d. 1 Chr. 29:7; Ezra 9:6; Psa. 38:4, 40:12, 130:3, 4
e. Lev. 25:39; 2 Kings 4:1; Neh. 5:5, 8; Isa. 50:1
f. Matt. 18:29; Luke 7:43; Rom. 10:3
g. Judg. 10:16; Neh. 9:17; Psa. 78:38, 86:5, 15, 145:8; Hosea 11:8
h. Matt. 20:2
i. Deut. 15:2; Neh. 5:7, 10,11, 10:31; Isa. 58:3; Ezek. 45:9
j. Matt. 18:26, 6:12; Philem. 1:18, 19
k. 1 Kings 21:27-29, 22:27
l. Psa. 119:136, 158; Jer. 9:1; Mark 3:5; Luke 19:41; Rom. 9:1-3, 12:15; 2 Cor. 11:21; Heb. 13:3
m. Gen. 37:2; Luke 14:21; Heb. 13:17
n. Matt. 25:26; Luke 19:22; Rom. 3:19
o. Matt. 5:44, 45; Luke 6:35, 36; Eph. 4:32, 5:1, 2; Col. 3:13
p. Matt. 5:25, 26; Luke 12:58, 59; 2 Thes. 1:8, 9; Rev. 14:10,11
q. Matt. 6:12, 14, 15, 7:1, 2; Prov. 21:13; Mark 11:26; Luke 6:37, 38; James 2:13
r. Prov. 21:2; Jer. 3:10; Zech. 7:12; Luke 16:15; James 3:14, 4:8; Rev. 2:23
Practice:
a. To what did Jesus compare the kingdom of heaven?
b. In the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant, what did the king want to do?
c. How was the king prepared to get the large amount of money owed him by a particular servant?
d. What did the indebted servant do?
e. How did the king graciously respond to the indebted servant’s desperate plea?
f. What did the servant go do after his debt was cancelled?
g. How did the second servant respond to the demand for payment?
h. What effect did the second servant’s pleas have on the first servant?
i. Who watched with dismay as the first servant refused to have mercy on the second? Why?
j. How did the onlookers respond when they saw the first servant throw the second in jail?
k. How did the king react to the news he heard?
l. How did Jesus apply this parable to His followers?
m. How likely are we to forgive someone once, twice, or even three times?
n. How likely are people to forgive someone beyond three times?
o. How are we to interpret Jesus’ answer, “seventy-seven times”?
p. Why is an unforgiving spirit so deadly?
q. In what ways has God shown mercy in forgiving our sins?
r. If God is so willing to forgive us, why are we sometimes unwilling to forgive others?
s. How do we sometimes forgive with strings attached?
t. What should we do if we don’t feel like forgiving others?
u. How is it possible for us to forget the wrongs others have done to us?
v. What individual(s) do you need to “release from their debts” today?
w. What is the purpose of this parable?
x. Who was the targeted audience for the parable when it was given?
y. What is the meaning of the parable?
z. What was the response to the parable?
aa. What are the primary lessons found in this parable?
bb. What does the parable reveal about us?
cc. How can you apply this parable in your life today?
dd. What are the challenges that make it difficult to apply the lessons found in the parable daily?