Tag Archives: parables

April 21 – You Get to Choose Your Reward!

Posted on 04/21/2018 by rockyfort

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

Posted on 04/20/2018 by rockyfort

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 →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | 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

Posted on 06/30/2017 by rockyfort

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 →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | 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

Posted on 03/25/2017 by rockyfort

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 →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | 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

Posted on 01/26/2017 by rockyfort

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 →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | 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

Posted on 11/22/2016 by rockyfort

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 →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | 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

Posted on 07/16/2016 by rockyfort

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 →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | 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

Posted on 03/11/2014 by rockyfort

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 →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged Church, God, influencing society, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Leaven, making a difference, parables, Passover, positive relationships

March 25 – Trouble Brewing

Posted on 03/25/2013 by rockyfort

Matthew 21:28-46; Numbers 19-20; Ecclesiastes 11:9-12:14 In the days after the Triumphal Entry Jesus confused those who expected Him to take over military control. Rather than capitalizing on the crowds that followed Him He spent time doing things like throwing … Continue reading →

Posted in Devotional Thoughts | Tagged false security, messiah, obedience to God, parables, Passion Week, trouble | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: parables

April 21 – You Get to Choose Your Reward!

April 20 – Learning to Rejoice in God’s Forgiveness … For Others

June 30 – Gaining Power in God’s Kingdom

November 22 – The Power of Grace

July 16 – Seedy Faith

March 11 – Leavin’ and Leaven

March 25 – Trouble Brewing

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