The whole essence of the Christian life can be summarized in the verse, "Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples." Bearing…
Parables of Scripture; The (26 lessons: 1354 - 1378)
Satan's goal is to plant spiritual look-alikes alongside the converted, mixing them together until they become indistinguishable from the other. He has planted bad seed in with the good seed…
A grain of mustard seed. Nothing in Jesus' time was considered smaller or of less significance in and of itself. It was not what the seed was, however; it was…
What is the kingdom of heaven like? It is like the man who found a pearl of great price and "went out and sold all that he had, and bought…
"Life isn't fair" is a common cry. We know what we deserve, but do we actually want what we deserve? In this parable, the goodman of the house said this,…
Will you be ready when the Lord returns? Although we can and should read the signs of the Lord's coming, we cannot know in advance exactly when He will return.…
The parable of the talents is a familiar one. God has given each one of us gifts. Some challenging questions this lesson asks are: To what degree have you invested…
Jesus told the story of a dinner party. All of the invitations had gone out far in advance. The invited parties were to accept or reject ahead of time. When…