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…
Giving? Or Accumulating?
NINETEENTH IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE PARABLES OF JESUS The Parable Of The Rich Fool Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?” Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your…
Compassionate? Or Complacent?
EIGHTEENTH IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE PARABLES OF JESUS The Parable Of The Good Samaritan This parable has long been one of my very favorites. I have come to the conclusion that there were (are) two general groups of people that Jesus had little patience with: 1) the religious, and 2) the legalistic. “But…
Multiplying? Or Protecting?
SEVENTEENTH IN MY TEACHING SERIES ON THE PARABLES OF JESUS The Parable of Ten Gold Coins Matthew 25:14-30 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his wealth to them. To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one…