In Jason Dohm's sermon titled 'Our Resources for God's Profit,' the parable of the minas from Luke 19 is explored to emphasize the expectation that God has for his people to use the resources He provides for profit, meaning to extend His mercy and goodness in the world. The parable illustrates three servants entrusted with a mina each, where two servants increase their minas and are commended, while a third simply returns the original mina and faces stern condemnation. Dohm highlights that God does not need profit for Himself, but desires for His resources to be used for building, dwelling, and planting, ultimately extending His mercy and goodness to others. The sermon underscores the responsibility of believers to actively use their God-given resources, rather than returning them without growth or benefit.

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.