Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. Luke 8:13 So…
Month: May 2024
This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. The seed along the path are those who have heard and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they…
This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. Luke 8:11 We began examining the parable of the sower yesterday. We started with the generosity of the sower. Although the Bible never tells us who…
A farmer went out to sow his seed… Luke 8:5 The parable of the sower is one parable that never ceases to amaze me. It’s interesting how all the three gospels recorded this parable and my guess is that it…
No one can enter a strong man’s house without first tying him up. Then he can plunder the strong man’s house Mark 3:27 Yesterday, we began examining the parable of two opposing kingdoms. The conversation arose when some teachers of…
If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand Mark 3:25 Don’t you just love Jesus?There’s something about the way Jesus presented simple parables that explains kingdom realities in a way that is so simple and easy to…
But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, cancelling their debts. Who do you suppose loved him more after that? Luke 7: 42 In my first year at the University, we had a practical exam…
It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on solid rock. When the floodwaters rise and break against that house, it stands firm because it is well built. Luke 6:48 NLT In September…
So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say Luke 6:46 When we had our first son in 2018, we were overjoyed and immediately began acknowledging him as a son and treating him…
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up Luke 18:1 In Luke 18:1-8, Jesus shares a parable about a persistent widow who continuously sought justice from an unjust judge….