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 …
Jesus parable #4: Wise and Foolish Builder
Before I get into this week’s message, I just want to again thank everyone who sent me happy birthday wishes. Receiving so many wishes from around the world is something that is truly special to me. When I was a young boy I never could imagine a world outside of my home town, and now, …
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Jesus parable #3 – Lamp on a Stand
This week we will discuss Jesus’ third parable, which is found in the Sermon on the Mount, which is the first of 5 lengthy discourses found in Matthew. This parable is found in Matthew 5:14 – 15, “Lamp on a Stand”. The listeners are different from the listeners from the first two parables that was …
Parables 1 and 2: New Cloth on an Old Coat and New Wine in Old Wineskins
Jesus' parables are seemingly simple and memorable stories, often with imagery, and all convey messages. Although these parables seem simple, the messages they convey are deep, and central to the teachings of Jesus. Many of Jesus' parables refer to simple everyday things. This week we will discuss the first two parables Jesus taught which is …
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Introduction into the Parables of Jesus
Hopefully everyone had a blessed Christmas season. As we being the year 2018, I would like to begin a new study. During the course of this year I would like to go through all of the parables of Jesus. But before going through each of the parables of Jesus each week, one at a time, …
The Christmas Story in Chronological order
As found in the New Living Translation (NLT) Bible 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 …
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What is the Christmas Spirit?
Getting into the Christmas Spirit is different for many people. For some it is when there is snow on the ground and trees, a warms fireplace glowing and a hot cup of chocolate. For others, it is something that happens when certain songs are played and reminiscing about winters past as a child. Other find …
Loneliness
As we get closer to this holiday season, to celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus, we can lose sight of this and negative emotions enters into our souls. Loneliness is one of these emotions I sometimes have to battle in my own life. This tends to lead me into other negative emotions like negativity, …
Exposed! Be sure your sin will find you out.
For the last two years, I have been walking us through basic systematic theology. We discussed the doctrine of God, the doctrine of man, the doctrine of Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, the doctrine of redemption, and the doctrine of the future. Before beginning a new series, I want to spend this month writing …
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