This session we a parable Jesus used to teach his disciples about prayer and the response to need. The parable is found in Luke chapter 5. This parable follows Luke’s shorter version of the Lord’s prayer and is meant to clarify God’s love, and commitment to His children. 5 Then, teaching them more about prayer, he…
This week we come upon one of the longest parables taught by Jesus. Some translations call it the parable of the talents, others call it the story about investments, bags of gold, parable of three servants All of the translations to communicate the same message, but have different details that can cause confusion and sometimes…
In this weeks parable, Jesus emphasizes two things: (1) hearing and (2) doing. Men hear, but few obey His commands. Knowing what is right is one thing—doing is quite another. Many know the Bible, but few practice it. In this passage, Jesus uses two words—wise and foolish. The measure of success and failure in the…
In a discussion about true and false discipleship, Jesus strings four foundational teachings together in the Sermon on the Mount, the first being the Golden Rule, or sometimes referenced as the Narrow Gate (Luke 11:9-13). In this parable, Jesus is instructing his disciples on how to live. Not so much the teaching of the law,…
This weeks discussion is based on the teaching of Jesus about a rich man and another man named Lazarus. It is found in Luke chapter 16. The first thing to be clear of is that the Lazurus in this message is not the same relative of Martha and Mary, in other parts of the Bible.…
As we continue reviews of the Jesus’ parables, this week we head to Luke chapter 10, and learn about who are neighbor is and how a lowly samaritan showed us the way. The Parable of the Good Samaritan 25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what…
This session we get to read about the last of the “I am” parables that Jesus taught his followers. This parable is documented after the last supper in the upper room where Jesus shared the future challenges as he was going to be betrayed, sacrificed and He was gong to leave them. There is not…
As the holiday season passes, inevitably the character of a shepherd was visible, from manager scenes, to Christmas ornaments. We don’t have many true shepherds around here, in the sense of livestock related. In the day shepherds were very common. When we look at the bible the role of a shepherd is paramount. If just…
It happens everyday, we all do it in one way or another. We experience life and make conscious decisions multiple times a day. We might call it discerning, or being wise, being street smart or intuition, but we size things up, make assumptions and live out life based on our own thoughts. Many times we…