The Sower and the Seed
The Parable of the Sower is one of the most well-known of Jesus’ parables, but it could be more aptly named “The Parable of the Soils” due to its focus on where the seed lands.
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New Cloth, New Wine
“On hearing this, Jesus said, ‘It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.’” (Matthew 9:12)
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The Unfruitful Fig Tree
“Unless you repent, you too will all perish.” (Luke 13:3) Procrastination doesn’t always lead to dire circumstances, but in today’s parable it becomes a matter of life and death.
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Jeremiah: Seeing and Saying the Hard Truths
Jeremiah himself was in a position to be brutally honest. Let’s take a look at some of the truths God gave him before we dive into exactly how he shared those truths.
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Unequal Debts
“Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven ‒ as her great love has shown. But whoever has been forgiven little loves little.” (Luke 7:47)
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A Pearl of Great Price
“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters ‒ yes, even their own life ‒ such a person cannot be My disciple.” (Luke 14:26)
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Mustard Seeds and Yeast
“He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him.” (Isaiah 53:2)
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The Growing Seed
According to Jesus, the Kingdom of God is like a growing seed. What does that mean?
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