Kangaroo Court
Jesus was brought before the high priest and quickly pronounced guilty. The Day of Atonement for sin planned before creation had come; the scapegoat had to be named. He was arrested in the garden and More →
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Faithfulness Check
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Someone wrote, “If you think you are too small to be effective, you’ve never been in bed with a mosquito.” Matthew 25:14-30 is about missed opportunity. First, God trusts His servants with resources—“The kingdom of heaven is like More →
The King’s Share
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Matthew 21:33-46 records Jesus’ parable of the vineyard. It is the drama of a landowner who, having rented out his vineyard, sought his contractual portion of the produce. After sending workers to get his goods More →
Level at the Cross
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“For the kingdom of heaven is like …” begins the parable of Matthew 20:1-16. Verse 16 is key to understanding the parable: “the last will be first, and the first last.” God is debtor to no man—some who start later do more More →
The Importance of Forgiveness (B)
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Has anyone ever hurt you deeply? How long ago was it? Why were you able to recall it so easily? Was the offense ever resolved? In the parable of Matthew 18:21-35, several questions need to be More →