Jesus often ran afoul of religious leaders. Today's text is not exception. In it, He heals a man on the Sabbath.

Jesus often ran afoul of religious leaders. Today's text is not exception. In it, He heals a man on the Sabbath.

The world tells us that success is wrapped up in big bank accounts, big houses, and expensive cars. But that is not remotely close to the way God defines success. In our text today, God tells Joshua, and us, the way to be a success in His eyes.

The world tells us that success is wrapped up in big bank accounts, big houses, and expensive cars. But that is not remotely close to the way God defines success. In our text today, God tells Joshua, and us, the way to be a success in His eyes.

Despite Jesus' frequent words of warning to the Jews and the Jewish nation, by and large, He was rejected as the Messiah. That rejection was not without consequences. So it is today. Final rejection of Jesus as Messiah will result in eternal condemnation.

Despite Jesus' frequent words of warning to the Jews and the Jewish nation, by and large, He was rejected as the Messiah. That rejection was not without consequences. So it is today. Final rejection of Jesus as Messiah will result in eternal condemnation.

Someone once asked Jesus if just a few people were being saved. Rather than answer that directly, Jesus told the person that he should rather be making sure he, the questioner, was entering the Kingdom. That is the lesson for each of us - we need to strive to enter the Kingdom of God through faith in Christ.

Someone once asked Jesus if just a few people were being saved. Rather than answer that directly, Jesus told the person that he should rather be making sure he, the questioner, was entering the Kingdom. That is the lesson for each of us - we need to strive to enter the Kingdom of God through faith in Christ.

What is the Kingdom of God like? It is like mustard seed and leaven... While those may not be the word pictures we would use to describe the Kingdom of God, they are the ones that Jesus uses in our text today. Join in today as we see some characteristics of the Kingdom.

What is the Kingdom of God like? It is like mustard seed and leaven... While those may not be the word pictures we would use to describe the Kingdom of God, they are the ones that Jesus uses in our text today. Join in today as we see some characteristics of the Kingdom.