Scripture: Matthew 13:24 Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good seed in his field; Thought for the Day: In an interview with scholar John Dominic Crossan, a question was asked about the relationship Jesus had with parables. Crossan responded: Jesus wanted his stories to say very important things to people—and he wanted them to remember these stories
VIDEO DEVOTIONAL Scripture: Luke 13:6-9 Then he told this parable: “A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the gardener, ‘See here! For three years I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and still I find none. Cut it down! Why should it be wasting the soil?’ He replied,
Scripture: Proverb 14:31 Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but those who are kind to the needy honor him. Thought for the Day: What have you done today to either insult or honor the Maker? Excluding prayer or participating in other traditional religious activities, what have you done to either insult or honor the Maker? How we treat others says a lot about our understanding of
Scripture: Ezekiel 34:2-5 Mortal, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel: prophesy, and say to them—to the shepherds: Thus says the Lord God: Ah, you shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep? You eat the fat, you clothe yourselves with the wool, you slaughter the fatlings; but you do not feed the sheep. You have not strengthened the weak, you have not
DID YOU CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS? Scripture: Mark 4:2-4 Jesus began to teach them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: “Listen! A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up…” Thought for the Day: I offer one more story from Dr. Fred Craddock. It’s a story about a
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Scripture: 1st Corinthians 1:1-4 Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: Grace to you
Scripture: Psalm 119:71 It is good for me that I was humbled, so that I might learn your statutes. Thought for the Day: 19th century theologian and author, Horace Bushnell, wrote: Habits are to the soul what the veins and arteries are to the blood, the courses in which it moves. The Hebrew word for ‘learn’ is lamad which means to instruct or train someone. Often we train
Scripture: Proverbs 11:2 When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but wisdom is with the humble. Thought for the Day: I like how the Message translates the above verse: The stuck-up fall flat on their faces, but down-to-earth people stand firm. Prideful, stuck-up, arrogant, pompous – all words that describe those who tend to see themselves above others, too good to associate with certain groups of people or those
Scripture: Matthew 13:31-32 Jesus put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” CLICK HERE To View Video COMING