You will not live very long as a Christian, until you will see with your own eyes, or hear with your own ears the fall of a person who is known to be a Christian. It can be very impacting, cause great concern and raise many questions:

Who is affected? (More people than you think)How should you respond? Is there a way back for the offender?Finally, is there a way to tell if the offender is on the right track? (Signs of genuine repentance)

What you should know about "living together".

The last of the 25 parables:

Some servants were given endowments by their master to enlarge while He was away. Some of the servants accomplished their tasks, but others did not. When the master returned, an accounting was taken of the servants’ stewardship.

Ten virgins “went forth to meet the bridegroom.” Five were wise; they took enough oil for their lamps and were prepared to meet the bridegroom and attend the marriage feast. But the other five were foolish and did not take enough oil for their lamps. So they were not able to meet the bridegroom and were shut out of the marriage feast.

A king arranged a marriage feast for his son. But those invited to the wedding would not come and mistreated those carrying the invitation. In wrath, the king punished the rejecters. Then he invited a new group to the celebration. At the wedding, the king found a man from this new group who was not dressed in a wedding garment; in wrath, the king punished him, too.

Marriage matters.

What you should know about living together.

Marriage was God's first institution. It was ordained by God to build the family. From there, the whole of society is built. If marriage is diminished, family is diminished; and it is just a matter of time until society is finished.

Part of our Why? Series. This scriptural look at the purpose of praise had contributions from different worship leaders from Southland. More importantly, those contributions were backed by potent scriptures on the dynamic of praise in the life of the believer.

The parable: A man planted a vineyard, and rented it out to others. At harvest time, he sent his servants to receive his share of the fruit. But the renters mistreated all the servants, even killing some. Then the owner of the vineyard sent his only son, and they killed him, too. This resulted in the owner of the vineyard bringing harsh judgment upon the rebellious renters.

The Parable: A man had two sons. He told both to work in his vineyard. One son said he would not, but afterward repented and went to work. The other son said he would obey immediately, but he did not show up.

The Parable: A farmer hired laborers to work in his vineyard. Throughout the day, he hired more laborers. At the end of the day the farmer paid all the workers the same wage. This caused those laborers who were hired first to complain of injustice, since the later hires got the same pay as those who worked a much longer time.