Yeast? Or No Yeast?
TWENTY-SIXTH IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE PARABLES OF JESUS The Parable Of The Leaven He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.” Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd…
Faith? Or Doubt?
TWENTY-FOURTH IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE PARABLES OF JESUS The Parable Of The Persistent Widow Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. And…
Humble? Or Humiliated?
TWENTY-THIRD IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE PARABLES OF JESUS The Parable of the Invited Guests When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: “When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished…
Lost One? Or Have Nine?
TWENTY-SECOND IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE PARABLES OF JESUS The Parable Of The Lost Coin “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coin and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and…
Compounding Growth? Or No Growth?
TWENTY-FIRST IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE PARABLES OF JESUS The Parable Of The Mustard Seed He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest…
Repentant? Or Prideful?
TWENTIETH IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE PARABLES OF JESUS The Parable Of The Barren Fig Tree Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. So he said to the man who took care…