Parable of the Penny We are in the midst of a series called the parable of the penny Table of 29,200 pennies representing days of our lives to the age 80 Sleep 1/3 of them 9,800 so what we do with the rest of them determines what makes up our lives Waste days in worry, hardening our hearts through fear… Continue reading Parable of the Penny V
The Parable
The Theme for the year is “The Kingdom” and what that entails for us. Parables One of the chief ways that Jesus taught the meaning of the kingdom of God (heaven) is through the use of parables. 1/3 of Jesus teachings are parables so they are pretty common. Parables are not riddles.with a deep meaning that we have to try… Continue reading The Parable
Rooted
Hard Hearts Last week we looked at God’s desire for us to bear fruit so he plants his seed into us Seed is The bible and Jesus who is the living word We have hard hearts because of unbelief so this word cannot penetrate our hard ground. Faith comes by hearing the word, but if our hearts are hard, we… Continue reading Rooted
The Seed
The Kingdom’s Here Throughout the Old Testament the people were looking forward to the Kingdom of God coming. God’s people in God’s place under God’s rule New Hearts to be able to follow God an obey his commandments Jeremiah 31: 33 – 34 God’s spirit in us. All sins forgiven and no longer remembered Fear of God put in… Continue reading The Seed
In Love With a Cow
Jesus is trying to convey incredible spiritual truths and he is able to do it with lines like A man had two sons. A man has 100 sheep. This morning A man prepared a great feast. 1. Distracted Known as the parable of the wedding banquet, but I am going to call it distracted. Here and in a number of… Continue reading In Love With a Cow