Oct 7, 2026 · 18 min · 9 segments
This episode looks at what can happen when experience, authority, and control slowly start replacing humility in coaching. Using Luke 18:9–14, the Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, we…
That takes us to the parable of the unforgiving servant in Matthew chapter 18, verses 23 to 35.
Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.
When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him 10,000 talents.
But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all.
And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.
But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him 100 denarii.
And he grabbed him and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me what you owe.
So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will repay you.
But he would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay back that which was due.
So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry and came and told their lord all that was done.
Then his lord called him in and said to him, You wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.
Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you? His lord was angry and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him.
So my heavenly Father will also do to you if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.
The teaching is about forgiveness and mercy, and the contrast is very clear.
The servant receives enormous mercy when he needs it, but when someone else needs patience from him, he refuses to give it.
That’s a spiritual lesson first, but it also raises an important leadership question because coaches are consistently asking players to recover from mistakes while sometimes struggling to let those mistakes go themselves.
That takes us to the parable of the unforgiving servant in Matthew chapter 18, verses 23 to 35.
Therefore the kingdom of heaven is like a certain king who wanted to reconcile accounts with his servants.
When he had begun to reconcile, one was brought to him who owed him 10,000 talents.
But because he couldn’t pay, his lord commanded him to be sold with his wife, his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.
The servant therefore fell down and knelt before him, saying, Lord, have patience with me, and I will repay you all.
And the lord of that servant, being moved with compassion, released him and forgave him the debt.
But that servant went out and found one of his fellow servants who owed him 100 denarii.
And he grabbed him and took him by the throat, saying, Pay me what you owe.
So his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will repay you.
But he would not, but went and cast him into prison until he should pay back that which was due.
So when his fellow servants saw what was done, they were exceedingly sorry and came and told their lord all that was done.
Then his lord called him in and said to him, You wicked servant, I forgave you all that debt because you begged me.
Shouldn’t you also have had mercy on your fellow servant, even as I had mercy on you? His lord was angry and delivered him to the tormentors until he should pay all that was due to him.
So my heavenly Father will also do to you if you don’t each forgive your brother from your hearts for his misdeeds.
The teaching is about forgiveness and mercy, and the contrast is very clear.
The servant receives enormous mercy when he needs it, but when someone else needs patience from him, he refuses to give it.
That’s a spiritual lesson first, but it also raises an important leadership question because coaches are consistently asking players to recover from mistakes while sometimes struggling to let those mistakes go themselves.
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