In Revelation 2:8-11, we see that following Christ can result in suffering, but that God has a purpose in the pain and strategy in the suffering.

In Revelation 2:1-7, we get a picture of a church that is all head and no heart, which makes us ask, what do we do if we realize we've left the love we had at first for Christ?

We all want clearer vision for our life. In Revelation 1 verses 1-20, we learn where, how, and from whom we can gain this vision.

In Matthew 19:27-20:16, the parable of the generous landowner makes us ask: What lens will we see life through? The lens of God's grace or one of grumbling?

In Matthew 2:1-16, King Herod, the chief priests and scribes, and the wise men all have a different response to Jesus' birth, and in this we see that everyone responds to Jesus in either anger, apathy, or adoration.

Through the Parable of the Prodigal Son found in Luke 15, Jesus teaches that there are two ways to be lost, rebellion and religion, but only one way home, a relationship with him through repentance.

In Luke 14:1-24, Jesus uses the Parable of the Great Banquet to illustrate for us the importance of inviting in and honoring those who cannot repay us as that's what he did for us.

What does it look like to invest wisely versus foolishly? In the Parable of the Rich Fool in Luke 12:13-21, Jesus answers this question as he warns us against storing up riches for ourselves and calls us to lives of gratitude and generosity.

In Luke 18:1-8, Jesus confronts our arrogance, anxiety, hurriedness, and every other excuse we bring with the encouragement to keep on praying in faith.

In Matthew 18:15-35, Jesus uses the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant to teach us how foolish and dangerous unforgiveness is in the light of how greatly we've been forgiven.