{"id":10125,"date":"2025-09-05T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimedia.sebts.edu\/?p=10125"},"modified":"2026-04-29T15:23:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:23:42","slug":"jonathan-akin-parable-of-the-talents-matthew-2514-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimedia.sebts.edu\/?p=10125","title":{"rendered":"Jonathan Akin | Parable of the Talents | Matthew 25:14-30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jonathan Akin | Parable of the Talents | Matthew 25:14-30\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1116248972?h=1c70b3b9e3&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Jonathan Akin speaks on the Parable of the Talents, challenging the perception of God as a harsh scorekeeper. 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