At our church we teach this as “the eighth Kingdom parable” in this chapter. Simply stated, Jesus draws a line with a classic question, then draws it further by making the Kingdom the objective rather than the primary subject…in that He now compares a “scribe” to a “householder.” God is the Only One I know […]

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As for me, this next event represents something like hallowed ground, second only to the very throne accommodating the One Who oversees these proceedings. We who have stayed the course in following this Messiah with our lives contend that the following event reveals the main standard of judgment for all creation. There’s simply nothing else […]

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 Now the Father reveals the real disparity,     not between the LORD and Nineveh, because that was uniquely covered…but between the LORD and Jonah. Yes, we recognize haters. We also recognize when haters love to hate. But this?…One can only imagine what the LORD is thinking when sending a hater to serve a people this […]

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(Psalms 2, 118 Isa. 9:6-7, 52:13-53:12) (Mat. 1:18-2:23 Luke 1:5-2:40) There’s something about this whole story line I find both awesome and disturbing. In fact, it may actually take eternity to completely decipher all of it. For example, the subject of creation itself carries its own burdens and challenges that are still being revealed to this day. However, […]

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RED LETTER DAYS (Acts 20:35c) “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” 1) Certainly, I’m not the only one who has misrepresented these words by claiming that “giving is ‘better’ than receiving.” 2) I actually learned about this disparity between the truth and my misconceptions in both acts of “giving and receiving.” 3) […]

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