Discerning The Time – Jesus’ Parables
It wasn’t uncommon for Jews to ask Jesus for a sign. Oddly, the request often followed a miracle. In Matthew 12, Jesus
…the author and finisher of our faith…
It wasn’t uncommon for Jews to ask Jesus for a sign. Oddly, the request often followed a miracle. In Matthew 12, Jesus
Having called for the crowd’s attention, the Lord made this simple statement: Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but
If a blind man ever bids you to follow him, do so carefully and with your eyes wide open. Jesus warned His
This is the last of the kingdom parables in Matthew 13. Again, the Lord employed an image that would have been familiar
Our text this week is very much like the text we looked at last week. Matthew 13:44 spoke of a man who
The kingdom parables continue in Matthew 13 with the parable of the hidden treasure. It reads: Again, the kingdom of heaven is
Jesus has been teaching about the kingdom of heaven in Matthew 13. We’ve seen the Sower, the Wheat & Tares, and the
As the Lord’s parables about the kingdom continue in Matthew 13, we come to the parable of the mustard seed. It reads:
In one sense, all of the Lord’s parables are about the kingdom of heaven. However, there is a collection of parables which
A characteristic of the Lord’s parables is the simplicity of the images used. Jesus used pictures that the common person would understand—activities