Tag: Gospel
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Parable Of The Rich Man And Lazarus
Story 178 – Last Journey To Jerusalem (By Luke) Jesus told the disciples this Parable: There was a rich man, who dressed in fine clothes and ate sumptuously every day, and Lazarus, who was poor and lay by the rich man’s gate. Lazarus was covered in sores and would happily have eaten the crumbs that fell from…
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The Pharisees Reproved
Story 177 – Last Journey To Jerusalem (By Luke) As Jesus preached the Parable of the Dishonest Steward and shared the proverb on faithfulness with his disciples, some Pharisees listened in. They reacted to his message by “sneering” or “turning up their nose at Him”. The Pharisees “loved money” so, Jesus’ message of honesty, trustworthiness and building…
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On Faithfulness In What Is Least
Story 176 – Last Journey To Jerusalem (By Luke) Who do you trust, your friends and family? Having told his listeners the Parable of the Dishonest Steward, Jesus said, “The one who is trustworthy in very small matters is also trustworthy in great ones, and the one who is dishonest in very small matters is also…
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Parable Of The Dishonest Steward
Story 175 – Last Journey To Jerusalem (By Luke) One of the more unusual of Jesus’ parables, is referred to as the Dishonest Steward. The Steward is a good example of someone with great skills but who uses them for dishonest gain. Parable: A rich man was told that one of his Stewards was being dishonest…
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Parable Of The Prodigal Son And His Brother
Story 174 – Last Journey To Jerusalem (By Luke) Jesus told the Parable of the Prodigal Son: There was a father who had two sons. One day one of the sons asked for his inheritance, half of the family’s estate. His father obliged and the son went off to another country where he lived the ‘good…
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Parable Of The Lost Coin
Story 173 – Last Journey To Jerusalem (By Luke) Have you lost anything of great monetary or sentimental value recently? How did you react? Perhaps, you shrugged your shoulders and drifted off to do something else! That’s very unlikely, a sense of loss usually preoccupies us until we find our treasured article. Jesus asked, “What woman,…
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Jesus’ Teaching On Humility
Story 172 – Last Journey To Jerusalem (By Luke) There are thousands of quotations about humility on the internet. Perhaps that’s an indication of how humble we are as a nation, or does it mean the opposite? As I read some of the quotes, they seemed to range from words of simple logic to those I would…
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Healing of The Man With Dropsy
Story 171 – Last Journey To Jerusalem (By Luke) Silence can say a thousand words. Many conclusions are drawn when a question goes unanswered or someone remains ‘outside’ of a conversation. A group of Jewish leaders watched Jesus closely as he dined at the house of a Pharisee on a Sabbath. In front of Jesus stood a…
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Healing Of A Crippled Woman On The Sabbath
Story 169 – Last Journey To Jerusalem (By Luke) Our leaders have a very important role in life; they are tasked with guiding us through often tumultuous challenges. But they are also human and can make big mistakes. A Jewish synagogue leader was indignant with Jesus because he had healed a woman on the Sabbath. She…