Early in the Vietnam war, a section of jungle called War Zone D was one tough stretch of enemy-infested ground. It was a “secret” zone about which allied intelligence knew almost nothing, except to stay away. Conventional allied infantry units never went near it. Finally, allied intelligence decided to invade the enemy’s sanctuary. But no …
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Jesus parable # 37 – The Parable of the Minas
We are back this week and the parable for this blog message is found in Luke 19:12 – 27, the parable of the Minas. A minas is a Greek measure of money equal to slightly more than three months salary or one-sixtieth of a talent. Even though the actual parable begins in verse 12 I …
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Jesus parable # 36 – The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
This week’s parable is about dedicated kingdom living involving prayer that confesses one’s sin and seeks God for forgiveness, not prayer that praises self, and excludes others. We can find this week’s parable in Luke 18:1 – 14. 9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else, Jesus told …
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Jesus parable # 35, The Persistent Widow
This week our parable is number 35, The Persistent Widow, which is found in Luke 18:1- 8. Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. …
Jesus’ parable number 34 – Workers in the Vineyard
There weeks’ parable is found in Matthew 20:1 – 16, parable number 34 known as the Workers in the Vineyard. Our entrance into heaven depends on God’s grace, not on our righteous works. In the same way, our reward in heaven will be based on God’s reckoning, not our human calculations. Rewards are indeed meritorious, …
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Jesus parable # 33, The Rich Man and Lazarus
The week we will continue with another parable on wealth and money management. This week’s parable is found in Luke 16:19 – 31. This parable parallels the rich landowner parable from last week. 19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was …
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Jesus parable 32 -The Shrewd Manager
She grew up the envy of everyone. Her parents belonged to the city’s financial and social elite. She went to the best schools and associated with the city’s leading socialites. She traveled the world with her mom to exotic places in the world. She had a wonderful singing voice and she soon was traveling the …
Jesus parable 31 – The Prodigal Son
This week is parable number 31, The Prodigal Son, is found in Luke 15:11 – 32. This is the third parable of three about being lost and found. Jesus is now turning to a family setting for this concluding parable. This is a long parable so below is the full version, and I will then …
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Jesus parable # 30 – The Lost Coin
This week our parable number 30 is about the Lost Coin, which was told right after last weeks parable about the Lost Sheep. This is a second of three parables about being lost and how a loving Father waits for the sinner to come home and be saved. Jesus is about to give another perspective, …