We have finally gotten to the last category of Parables of Jesus. If you are still following this series, well done and thank you for riding with me. The last group of parables are referred to as parables about God's values. The first parable in this group is The Parable of the Two Sons which …
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The next parable we will be looking at is the Parable of the Travelling Homeowner. This parable is found in Mark 13:34-37 and it reads; 34 “The coming of the Son of Man can be illustrated by the story of a man going on a long trip. When he left home, he gave each of his …
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The next parable we will be looking at is the parable of the faithful and sensible servants. This parable can be found in Matthew 25:45-51. It reads; 45 “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. 46 If the master returns and finds …
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The next category of parables we will be looking at are the parables of Judgement and the Future. The first group of parables in this category are the parables about Christ's return. Today we will be looking at the first parable in this group. The parable of the ten bridesmaids can be found in Matthew …
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Another gospel parable shared by Jesus. This can be found in Luke 7:41-43. It reads; Then Jesus told him this story: “A man loaned money to two people—500 pieces of silver to one and 50 pieces to the other. But neither of them could repay him, so he kindly forgave them both, canceling their debts. Who do …
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Today we will be looking at another parable on God's love. This is a popular parable which can be found in Luke 15:11-32. It is also referred to as the parable of the prodigal son. Here is a quick summary of the parable. A man had two sons. One day, the younger son asked for …
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Religion as defined by google is a particular system of faith and worship and the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods. The above definition is great and sounds amazing. However it is possible to belief in something but not allow whatever we believe in control us. …
To ‘affirm’ is to declare it so; it is a positive declaration that validates what we believe to be true. In short, an affirmation is our truth.“Let the weak say ‘I am strong’”, declares the prophet Joel (Joel 3:10).It cannot fail, it cannot be untrue, and there is no element of capriciousness to it. We …
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Since January, we've been studying the teaching parables of Jesus. We have looked at the eight parables about the kingdom of God; the four parables about service and obedience; the two parables about prayer; the parable about neighbours; the two parables on humility and the three parables about wealth. Today we will be looking at …
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The third parable Jesus gave about wealth is the parable of the shrewd manager. This parable is also referred to as the parable of the dishonest manager and it is found in Luke 16:1-13. It reads; 16 Jesus told this story to his disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. …
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