The parable of the ten virgins was shared by Jesus to help people to see what the kingdom of heaven will be like on the day of his return. Nathan shares how knowing and being known by Christ is the difference between being prepared or unprepared on that day.

We all want to achieve things off our own bat. But what is the limit of our own achievement? In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus shows a lawyer how his desire for achievements don’t really achieve much at all. 

Jesus taught in parables to reveal the truth to some and hide the truth from others. In the parable of the sower Jesus reveals the truth about how the gospel is going to be received by those who hear it and why.

Life is short, eternity is long. Jesus has made all the preparations for you to dwell with him and the Father forever. Lock it in, anchor your life to it, look forward to every moment of it.

While Jesus’ command to love one another is a tall order for us, there is an internal logic and helpful order to how it is meant to operate – being loved always precedes loving others.

In a relational sense, there probably isn’t anything more head-spinning and destabilising than betrayal. In this section of John, we see Jesus walk through his own betrayal with his disciples.