The Beatitudes have been called the Preamble to the Christian Constitution. In the greatest discourse that Jesus delivered, the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus starts with “attitudes”, the attitudes of our heart. Was this by chance? I believe that this was very intentional because the basis f
In this parable, "The Parable of the Wedding Feast and Great Dinner", Jesus will tell us that those least expected will enter the kingdom of heaven/kingdom of God. I would point out that in this parable, the King is God and the Son is Jesus.
The Parable of the Wicked Vinedressers is found in the Gospel of Matthew 21:33-46: Matthew 21:33-46 33 “Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers an
Do you ever feel like you are simply being attacked from all sides? As a follower of Jesus we must understand that there is an enemy that wishes us to turn away from Jesus and in often very subtle ways, this enemy (Satan and His demons) will use our own Christian faith to take us there. Jesus warned
We find this same story in the Gospel of Matthew 22:34-40. When we look at Marks account, we see that Jesus’ focus is on a greater commitment from people, not just knowledge and right answers. This, I believe is key. Keep in mind here that in the preceding verses Jesus is engaged in conversati
I am only 55 years old, and yet I spend a large amount of time thinking about the hereafter. Do you? It’s funny because I can’t get it off my mind! When I am in the car I think about the hereafter, when I am at work, when I am church, when I go into stores…….. I think about t