In the sermon 'Our Resources for God's Profit', Jason Dohm discusses the parable of the minas from Luke 19, where three servants are given a mina each by their master. Upon his return, the master rewards those who have multiplied their minas and sternly condemns the one who did not. The sermon emphasizes that God places resources in our hands with the expectation of generating profit, which is not for God's need but to extend His mercy and goodness in the world. The faithful use of these resources to build, dwell, and plant is crucial for extending God's goodness, and failing to do so is seen as an affront to God.

Yeah, Luke 19 has occupy until I come. This is actually the parable of the minas. The new King James says, do business till I come. And so there are three servants. Each of them gets a single mina.

He comes back. The master calls for an account. One has taken one mina and turned it into ten. He says, well done, good and faithful servant. One has taken one mina, turned it into five.

He says the same. One received a mina and he just gives back the mina. The condemnation is so stern in that. God is putting resources in the hands of his people and he expects profit. He expects us to build and to dwell and to plant.

Build with what? With resources that he's given us. Dwell with what? With the resources that he's given us. Plant With what?

With the resources. Because he wants profit. This is not about God needing. This is about God wanting to extend. When God extends, it's an extension of His mercy and of his goodness.

He's putting resources in our hands to extend his mercy and his goodness. And it is such an affront to God when we take all the good that he's given to us and we just want to hand back nothing more than he's given to us. So he's looking for profit to extend his goodness and mercy in the world.