In this parable and next weeks too, Jesus compares his faithful followers to servants in a master’s household who were always prepared for his return and faithfully managed the resources he had left with them. We all have a choose where we want to store up our treasures. Our heart, the center of emotions and …
Monthly Archives: February 2018
Jesus parable #7 – The Rich Fool
This week’s parable is found in Luke 12:15 – 21. Jesus is speaking to a large crowd of about one thousand people (Luke 12:1). Jesus just spoke about hypocrisy and how we need to fear God. In verses 13 and 14, after Jesus finished speaking, an anonymous person from the crowd interrupted Jesus. In Judaism, …
Jesus’ parable # 7 – The Rich Fool
This week’s parable is found in Luke 12:15 – 21. Jesus is speaking to a large crowd of about one thousand people (Luke 12:1). Jesus just spoke about hypocrisy and how we need to fear God. In verses 13 and 14, after Jesus finished speaking, an anonymous person from the crowd interrupted Jesus. In Judaism, …
Jesus Parable #6 – A Lamp on a Stand
This week we will be discussing parable number 6 found in Luke 8:16 – 18. It is called “The Lamp on a Stand”. But before we go into this discuss, I want to answer the question that might have just came to mind: Did we discuss this Parable three weeks ago from Matthew which was …
Jesus parable #5: The Moneylender
This week we will be discussing Jesus’ parable number 5. It is found in Luke and is only 3 verses long, but we will need the verses around this parable to put this into proper context. This is a problem when some people will only teach on a verse, give their own thoughts and ignore …