This wonderful Parables Liturgy/poem was originally posted by the Rotation folks at Desoto Pres in Dallas Tx. It mentions several parables, including the talents/pounds.
Wonderful
Choral Reading:
Leader: When Jesus on this earth did dwell,
All: Many a story He loved to tell.
Leader: We call them parables, and in each
All: Is a lesson Jesus wanted to teach.
Leader: When you hear these stories, keep in mind,
All: There’s always a message for you to find.
1st reader: When Jesus spoke of the kingdom of heaven,
All: He said, it’s like a piece of leaven.
2nd reader: A little yeast will make bread rise,
Boys: Though it’s small and hidden from your eyes.
3rd reader: The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed;
Girls: Though tiny, it grows to be great indeed.
Leader: Some seeds grow in secret, there in the field,
All: But when harvest time comes, fine fruits they yield.
5th reader: A master gave money to his servants one day
And told them, “Invest it while I am away.”
6th reader: Whether talents or pounds, it was a great sum
For the servants to use till the master should come.
7th reader: The wise ones obeyed him, but one man did not.
He said,
8th reader: “I might lose it; I’ll hide what I got.”
Leader: He made a wrong choice. Jesus gives us the clues:
All: The gifts that God gave us, He wants us to use.
Leader: The man who had hidden his treasure away
All: Lost all that he had on the reckoning day.
Leader: So, be like the steward who used what he had;
All: Because he was wise, his master was glad!
Pass out musical instruments and sing,
“Let us our Talents and Tongues Employ”
Read the Bible Memory Verse:
Well done, you good and faithful servant! You have been faithful in managing small amounts, so I will put you in charge of large amounts. Come on in and share My happiness. Matthew 25: 21