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Tag Archives: parables
The Message in Parables
It’s hard to imagine that the Jesus broken and bleeding on the cross is the almighty King of Kings and Lord of Lords – but this was God’s doing and it’s amazing. The religious leaders wanted to take Jesus out then, but they were afraid of the people because everyone realized that He was speaking against them. They left, knowing they couldn’t take him out in public, but they continued their plans to destroy Him. Continue reading
Posted in Bible study
Tagged Bible study, Israel, Jesus, landowner, NaNoWriMo, parables, religious leaders, servants, sharecroppers, The Son, vineyard
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April 21 – You Get to Choose Your Reward!
2 Samuel 12-13 Luke 16 “Whoever can be trusted with a little can also be trusted with a lot, and whoever is dishonest with a little is dishonest with a lot. If you cannot be trusted with worldly riches, then … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional Thoughts
Tagged accumulation of stuff, advance the Kingdom of HEaven, cleverness, dishonest, distrust, faithful, God, Humor, Jesus, manager, parables, rich guy, shrewdness, teaching, things of God, trinkets, true riches, trust, two masters, worldly riches
April 20 – Learning to Rejoice in God’s Forgiveness … For Others
2 Samuel 9-11 Luke 15:11-32 “So the son left and went to his father. While the son was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt sorry for his son. So the father ran to him and … Continue reading
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Tagged bad guy, big brother, discipline, Father, Forgiveness, heartbroken, hero, inheritance, Jesus, Joy, lax discipline, parables, party, prodigal son, reconciled, reconciliation, Repentance, return home, sent to bed without supper, societal norms, spendthrift, squanders everything, transform, trust, waiting, watching, wine and cheese
June 30 – Gaining Power in God’s Kingdom
Mark 10:32-52; 2 Samuel 24; Hosea 4:1-11a There are a lot of self-help books and articles in the world that tell you how to get and use power. It seems that everyone wants power. When you have power, you can … Continue reading
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Tagged ambition, church nursery, Cross, crucifixion, Dacher Keltner, exercise authority, Gentiles, greater good, greatness, homeless, investments, James, Jerusalem, Jesus, Jesus laughs, John, kick Romans out, Kingdom of God, messiah, parables, politicians, Power, power corrupts, rich and powerful, Romans, self-help, servant, slave, Sunday School teacher
March 25 – Self Incrimination
Matthew 21:28-46; Numbers 19-20; Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:14 The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution prevents a person from having to incriminate themselves. Police must stop questioning a suspect when they invoke their Fifth Amendment rights and ask for a lawyer. That doesn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged adultery, Bathsheba, complaints, confession, Constitution, Craig Crego, criminals brag, David, dysfunction, eive nough rope, execution, Fifth Amendment, Forgiveness, God, Jesus, lawyer, mercy, Nathan, parables, Pharisees, Police, rebellion, self-incrimination, social media, Son, tenant farmers, wretched end
January 25 – When Stories Become Real
Just a note: this should have been done and posted yesterday. It wasn’t because of a family emergency. I will catch up with today’s post later. Luke 19:1-27; Genesis 32-33; Psalm 25 There is a video of a stunt for … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, crawls out of TV, customers, exalted, give it away, humbled, Jesus, lucky to have me, Luke, parable comes to life, parables, Paul, rich young ruler, Rings. video, saved by grace, social media, story becomes real, tax collector and Pharisee, terrorize customers, TV sales, worst sinner, Zacchaeus
November 22 – The Power of Grace
Psalm 24; Isaiah 33:17-22; Revelation 22:8-21 Mercy is an important quality among Christians. We are to have mercy to one another. In one of the most well-known parables on this subject Jesus tells the story of a King who forgives … Continue reading
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Tagged changed heart, Christians, clean hands, extend grace, Forgiveness, Grace, Jesus, love others, mercy, parables, pure heart, sin, sin's consequences, stop sinning, transformative
July 16 – Seedy Faith
Psalm 15; Genesis 14:1-16; Luke 8:4-10 Growing up in the….er…well, a while ago, people talked about trying to find themselves. They would go on hikes, visit communes, talk to spiritual (and pseudo-spiritual) leaders to gain guidance and find themselves and … Continue reading
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Tagged conformity, courage, faithful, farmer, find yourself, forgives sin, good ground, Grace, Jesus, love, meaning in life, meet needs, merciful Father, mercy, non-conformity, Parable of the Sower, parables, path, rebellion, rocky ground, sow seeds, thorn infested ground, Word of God
March 11 – Leavin’ and Leaven
Matthew 13:24-58; Leviticus 19; Proverbs 29 One of the most amazing parables of Jesus in my eyes is a short, unexplained, one-line parable in the midst of a whole section of parables. “Another parable He spoke to them: ‘The kingdom … Continue reading
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Tagged Church, God, influencing society, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leaven, making a difference, parables, Passover, positive relationships
