The Jeff Cavins Show (Your Catholic Bible Study Podcast) · Ascension

When the Turkey Is Gone — The Leftovers

·23 min·1 clip

The forgiven servant seizes another man by the throat over a much smaller debt.

1. Jeff Cavins Show 459, "When the Turkey is Gone, The Leftovers," ties Thanksgiving family gatherings to forgiveness and envy. 2. Jeff Cavins hosts the show as a Catholic Bible teacher, and he says he wants to talk about "Bible, discipleship, and evangelization." 3. The episode asks what happens after Thanksgiving when "the turkey is gone" and family tensions remain. 4. Jeff names two problems that often surface at holiday meals: unforgiveness and envy. 5. He describes relatives leaving with lines like "we're not doing that again" and "it's the last time I'm inviting them over." 6. He points listeners to Matthew 18:21-35 and Peter's question, "How many times shall my brother sin against me?" 7. Jeff explains Jesus' reply, "70 times seven," as a way of saying forgiveness must continue without a fixed limit. 8. He uses the parable of the unmerciful servant to show a king forgiving a debt of 10,000 talents. 9. Jeff calculates that a talent equals about 15 years of wages and says the debt works out to about 150,000 years of salary. 10. He contrasts that enormous debt with a second servant who owes only 100 denarii, about a few months of wages. 11. Jeff notes the first servant asks for patience, but then refuses the same patience he received. 12. He says the parable shows why Jesus warns that the Father will expect forgiveness "from your heart." 13. Jeff turns to envy and distinguishes it from jealousy by saying jealousy wants what another person has. 14. He defines envy as not wanting another person to have what they have, especially when siblings compare careers, money, and travel. 15. Jeff names the prodigal son and says the older brother also went away from the Father through envy while staying home. 16. He argues that both sons misunderstood the Father's goodness and provision. 17. The tone is direct, pastoral, and urgent, with Jeff speaking as someone who says he was a pastor for 12 years. 18. The format is a solo teaching talk with a short prayer, a pause for an ad read, and a final appeal to go to confession. 19. Listeners dealing with holiday family conflict, confession, or Catholic Scripture study would likely benefit. 20. Listeners wanting entertainment or a light Thanksgiving recap may skip it.

Listen to the show on

Apple Podcasts Spotify

Play clips from this episode More from The Jeff Cavins Show (Your Catholic Bible Study Podcast)