What did Jesus tell his disciples about the parables? What are some examples of parables? What are some parables the author uses in A Long Way Gone? What does the Parable of the Rich Fool mean? What does the Parable of the Ten Lepers teach us?
Jews were told long-ago, that: You are a stiff necked people, hard to deal with”. And also, that: “you are of your father, the Devil”. Those, plus the turning over of the tables the “Money Changers” were doing business on in the Temple, are what make Jews hate Jesus. One...
Three of the themes that run through this book are God’s holiness, mankind’s sinfulness, and the need for a sacrifice. Of course, the sacrifices offered here in Old Testament times were only temporary coverings for sin. They pointed to the ultimate sacrifice, Jesus Christ, the only sinle...
In the book of John Jesus says “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world. ”This is the promise” of overcoming, Jesus is saying, “I have overcome the world.” With that,...
Which Gospel Did Jesus Preach?... Notice, Jesus said, "Believe THE GOSPEL!" WHAT Gospel? the one He was proclaiming—"the Gospel of the Kingdom of God." But, one may ask, don't we need to believe on Jesus? Of course. Other scriptures teach that. but at this particular time Jesus...
Turn, for example, to Mark 1:35. We read, "And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, He went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed." The preceding day had been a very busy and exciting one, but Jesus shortened the hours of needed sleep that He...
Hebrews 4:12 explains: “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Remember how Jesus used the Word of...
Why did they say “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved” instead of clearly laying out the steps (if steps are involved?) when asked such an important question as “what must we do to be saved?”. Why would they use a figure of speech and not straight forward...
8 What it says is this: “God's message is near you, on your lips and in your heart”—that is, the message of faith that we preach. 9 If you confess that Jesus is Lord and believe that God raised him from death, you will be saved. 10 For it is by our faith that we are...
However you do it, be a storyteller like Jesus. Prepare people for biblical responses to real-life situations. Don’t just tell people what to do; show them how they can do it. 12. Be authentic—the same on stage and off. Nobody wants to listen to a preacher who feels like a used...