The foundation of a home determines its ability to endure the test of time. Jesus taught that our lives are the same way. In his parable of the wise and foolish builders we see how easily one’s life can be built on unstable ground. When the storms of life come, and they always do, it’s only the house on a firm foundation that will stand.

When we mess up, we are quick to receive forgiveness. When someone offends or hurts us, our tendency is to force them to earn our forgiveness. Jesus’ parable of the unforgiving servant challenges human nature. We’ll see that receiving the grace of God requires us to restore others who’ve wronged us.

When we mess up, we are quick to receive forgiveness. When someone offends or hurts us, our tendency is to force them to earn our forgiveness. Jesus’ parable of the unforgiving servant challenges human nature. We’ll see that receiving the grace of God requires us to restore others who’ve wronged us.

In the professional world, you typically get paid based on your production and value to a company. It may stand to reason then, that a renowned evangelist would deserve a greater portion of Heaven than someone who came to faith on their deathbed. This week’s parable challenges our thinking by teaching the radical economics of the Kingdom of God.

In the professional world, you typically get paid based on your production and value to a company. It may stand to reason then, that a renowned evangelist would deserve a greater portion of Heaven than someone who came to faith on their deathbed. This week’s parable challenges our thinking by teaching the radical economics of the Kingdom of God.

Whether you grew up in the church or spent most of your life apart from Jesus, we are all equally dependent on the gracious love of God. Jesus tells a parable of a father and his two sons. One rebels and squanders his life while the other stays at home working for his father. As we mine the depths of arguably Jesus’ most famous parable, we’ll see the heart of the Father and the various struggles we face as sons.

Whether you grew up in the church or spent most of your life apart from Jesus, we are all equally dependent on the gracious love of God. Jesus tells a parable of a father and his two sons. One rebels and squanders his life while the other stays at home working for his father. As we mine the depths of arguably Jesus’ most famous parable, we’ll see the heart of the Father and the various struggles we face as sons.

Whether you grew up in the church or spent most of your life apart from Jesus, we are all equally dependent on the gracious love of God. Jesus tells a parable of a father and his two sons. One rebels and squanders his life while the other stays at home working for his father. As we mine the depths of arguably Jesus’ most famous parable, we’ll see the heart of the Father and the various struggles we face as sons.

It’s easy to love people who share your beliefs, make your life easier, and are a joy to be around. But what about people who don’t fit this description? How do we love people who hold different religious positions, are impossible to please, or have nothing to offer you? How should we interact with them, if at all? The parable of the Good Samaritan decisively answers that question. 

It’s easy to love people who share your beliefs, make your life easier, and are a joy to be around. But what about people who don’t fit this description? How do we love people who hold different religious positions, are impossible to please, or have nothing to offer you? How should we interact with them, if at all? The parable of the Good Samaritan decisively answers that question.