Matthew 13:51-52 — Schooling the Scribes — Comprehension and Communication
GOLD NUGGETS OF KINGDOM TRUTH INCLUDE BOTH NEW AND OLD REVELATION
Matthew 13:47-50 — Gathering the Harvest of the Kingdom — Parable of the Fisherman’s Dragnet
THE FINAL JUDGMENT WILL SEPARATE OUT THE WICKED AND CONDEMN THEM TO ETERNAL SUFFERING
Matthew 13:44-46 — Greatness of the Kingdom — Its Value and Appropriation
THE SUPREME VALUE OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD MOTIVATES AN APPROPRIATION OF TOTAL COMMITMENT
Matthew 13:24-43 — Parables Describing Kingdom Growth — Both Positive and Negative
THE KINGDOM OF GOD WILL EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT GENUINE AND COUNTERFEIT GROWTH UNTIL CHRIST RETURNS AT THE END OF THE AGE TO EXERCISE JUDGMENT
Perplexing Procedure Name for Neutering a Dog = Having My Dog “Fixed”
My son is having his dog Webster "fixed" today and I just was tickled with the inappropriate labeling of that procedure. Certainly if you were to ask Webster, he...
Pet Peeve #36: Cartoon I Couldn’t Resist
OK . . . this classifies as one of those silly Dad jokes. But I still wanted to capture it for the Pet Peeve files.
Pet Peeve #35: Cell Phone Alert Messages in the Middle of the Night
I want to be a good citizen as much as the next guy. But I fail to see how a blaring text alert message in the middle of the night accomplishes anything. The other...
Matthew 13:1-23 — Germination of the Kingdom — Introductory Parable of the Sower and the Soils
VARYING RESPONSES TO THE WORD OF GOD HIGHLIGHT FRUITFULNESS AS THE KEY EVIDENCE OF GENUINE DISCIPLESHIP
Matthew 12:38-50 — Warning Addressed to This Present Evil Generation
REJECTION OF MANIFEST TRUTH LEADS TO SEVERE JUDGMENT WHILE TRUE DISCIPLES PRIORITIZE SPIRITUAL FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Matthew 12:33-37 — Exposing the Source of Evil — Speech Matters
SPEECH REVEALS ONE’S INNER CHARACTER AND WILL BE JUDGED
Matthew 12:22-32 — The Unpardonable Sin
ATTRIBUTING WORKS OF JESUS TO DEMONIC POWER UNLEASHES A POWERFUL REFUTATION DENOUNCING THIS UNPARDONABLE SIN
Matthew 12:15-21 — Messiah Characterized as the Beloved Servant of the Lord
AS THE SPIRIT-EMPOWERED SERVANT OF THE LORD, THE CHOSEN MESSIAH WILL BRING JUSTICE TO THE GENTILES WITH COMPASSION AND POWER