Study Questions – Parables #6
Things of Great Value Matthew 13:44-46 INTRODUCTION: Have you ever found something of extraordinary value? Maybe it wasn’t valuable to...
The Tragedy of Now
Retirement. As newlyweds, retirement was one of the hardest topics for us to discuss. See, in our early to mid-twenties, retirement...
Parables #5 – Study Questions
The Wheat and Weeds Matthew 13:24-30, 36-40 INTRODUCTION: Parables can be tough to understand. One of the main distinctives or stylistic...
A Great Threat to Spiritual Health
One of the greatest challenges to reading the Bible is understanding how it applies to us in our modern world. We read stories of the...
Parables #4 – Study Questions
The Talents and Pounds Matthew 25:14-30 INTRODUCTION: I’m not sure about you, but as we have been reading and studying the...
The Power of Being Found
On a recent camping trip, one of our daughters realized that she had lost an earring. Which is not the end of the world, and the earing she...
Study Questions – Parables #3
The Lost Sheep Matthew 18:12-14 & Luke 15:1-7 INTRODUCTION: Jesus described his earthly mission in terms of seeking out the lost...
Fresh Opportunities
One of the powerful strategies of Jesus’ teaching ministry was the use of parables. Over the summer, we will be walking through twelve of...
Study Questions – Parables #2
A Good Father vs. Unworthy Servants Matthew 7:9-11 & Luke 17:7-10 INTRODUCTION: As we explored last week, the power of parables as...