Monday, September 24, 2018

Kingdom Parables: A Little Changes Everything

The Mustard Seed parable and the Parable of the Yeast are similar in meaning, but they come from a different perspective. Why did Jesus use imagery usually associated with sin to teach about the kingdom? What do we learn about Christian life from this parable?

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Monday, September 17, 2018

Kingdom Parables: Where It Starts

The Parable of the Mustard Seed is well-known, but its principles still run contrary to our intuition about how we want or expect God to work. What can we learn about the kingdom of heaven through a tiny little seed?

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Monday, September 10, 2018

Kingdom Parables: What's With the Weeds?

If God is good, why is there evil and suffering? In a simple little story, Jesus addresses this question and teaches how the kingdom of heaven coexists with evil until the appointed time.

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Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Kingdom Parables: Why Parables? (Matthew 13:11-17, 34-35)

Jesus told everyone who listened that the Kingdom of heaven had come near. When people asked what that meant, Jesus often responded with a story. Why?

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