MATTHEW 18:21-35 Forgiveness is required. Jesus teaches that forgiveness is essential to life. We must not only receive God’s forgiveness to have eternal life in heaven and personally know God; but we must also give forgiveness to others. Before Jesus shares a parable about the essential nature of forgiveness Peter asks him a question, “How…
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Parable of Murder Mystery
Matthew 21:33-44 Jesus continues telling parables. This one is about a landowner who rented his vineyard to tenants. At the time of harvest the owner sent servants to collect the fruit but the tenants rejected and killed them. After sending more servants with the same response the owner sent his own son to collect. He…
Parable of a Fool
Luke 12:13-21 Greed is a consuming influence in society today. We see, we desire, we demand and we satisfy our greedy cravings only to receive the unfulfilling longing for more. This parable shows that we are to hold onto the things of this world loosely. Material possessions, fortune, fame are all temporary and can be…
An Amazing Father
Luke 15:11-32 Jesus taught a parable that is commonly referred to as the Prodigal Son. The word “prodigal” is a description of someone who is wastefully and recklessly extravagant or self-indulgent; a spend thrift. It describes the lifestyle of one of the sons in the story. However, I believe this parable is wrongly named by…
Growing Godly Generations 