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Jesus parable # 46 – The Sheep and Goats
This final section of Jesus’ Olivet discourse is also our final parable which involves evaluation or judgment. Jesus spoke in the previous two parables about judgment coming on the unprepared. In this last parable he focused on all the nations. When the Son of Man comes in his glory reminds us of Daniel 7:13-14 and …
Jesus parable number 45, Parable of the Talents
In this weeks’ parable, number 45, found in Matthew 25:14 – 30, and in the final account of the judgment (parable 46 Matthew 25:31-46), Jesus gave his disciples some practical direction about how-to live-in readiness for his return. This parable of the talents (or bags of gold in some translations) illustrates the tragedy of wasted …
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Jesus parable # 44, No One Knows the Hour or Day
Happy 2019 to each and every one of you. I pray that you all will feel the Holy Spirit in your life and the Word of God goes not only to your brain but lives in your heart. This week is parable number 44, No One Knows the Day or Hour. This parable found in …
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The Christmas Story in Chronological order
The birth of John the Baptist foretold Luke 1: 5 – 25 5When Herod was king of Judea, there was a Jewish priest named Zechariah. He was a member of the priestly order of Abijah, and his wife, Elizabeth, was also from the priestly line of Aaron.6Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful …
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Jesus parable # 43 – The Wise and Foolish Virgins
This week we can find our parable in Matthew 25:1-13 but a few things I would like to point out before our discussion of this weeks’ parable. Matthew 25 should have started with 24:42. That is the turning point in Jesus’ Olivet Discourse. In Matthew 24:4-41, Jesus provided doctrinal exposition on future events, in answer …
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Jesus parable # 42 – Wise and Wicked Servants
What would you do if you knew that a thief would try to rob your home tonight? If you’re going to visit a country with malaria mosquitos, what would you do in advance? If you’re going to be someplace where pickpockets are active, what do you do? If a non-Christian looked at your life today, …
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Jesus parable # 41 -The Fig Tree
Having described questions about the turbulent end of the age and his own glorious return, Jesus continued to answer the disciples’ question regarding the “sign” of his coming. When it comes to knowing the time of Jesus return, the answer is twofold. First, the signs he had already provided gave some idea of the general …
Jesus parable # 40 – The Wedding Banquet
Jesus will reject those who refuse his invitation into honor and privilege, replacing them with true worshipers, those restored from sin by his grace. The hypocrites got the message, but Jesus was not finished. There was one more aspect of their disobedience that needed to be confronted. This is a poor place for a chapter …
Jesus parable # 39 – The Wicked Tenants
In this weeks’ parable, Jesus continued with his second blow against the credibility of Israel’s leaders. Although they fancied themselves to be big-time leaders and rulers of Israel, he charged, they were actually only custodians of God’s vineyard. Let us read our parable found in Matthew 21:33-44. 33 “Listen to another parable: There was a …