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Posts tagged with ‘Parable’

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Best Seats

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The Parable of the Best Seats Mike Johnson “When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited by him; and he who invited you and him come and say to you, ‘Give place to this man,’ and then […]

Barren Fig Tree

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The Parable of the Fig Tree Mike Johnson The Bible mentions fig trees several times.  For example, Matthew 21:19 speaks of a withered fig tree; John 1:48 tells about a person under a fig tree, while James 3:12 asks a question about a fig tree.  There is an interesting parable about a fig tree recorded in […]

Good Samaritan

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The Parable of the Good Samaritan Mike Johnson In Luke 10:25, we read about a lawyer who tested Jesus with a question. The question was, “What shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus responded by asking the lawyer to tell Him the teaching of the law. This question should have been easy to answer […]

Great Supper

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The Parable of the Great Supper Mike Johnson The “Parable of the Great Supper” is in Luke 14:16-24.  Jesus taught this parable in the house of one of the chief Pharisees.  Verse 1 indicates that Jesus had gone there on the Sabbath day to eat bread.  While there, Jesus healed a man and taught about […]

Tower

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THE PARABLE OF THE TOWER Mike Johnson The “Parable of the Tower” is in Luke 14:28-30. A similar parable, The “Parable of the King,” is recorded in verses 31-32. Both of these parables show the importance of “counting the cost.” The focus of this article will be the first parable. It reads:  “For which of […]

Unmerciful Servant

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The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant (Matthew 18:21-35) Mike Johnson On one occasion, during the ministry of Jesus, Peter asked Him this question, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him?  Up to seven times?” Peter probably felt the number which he mentioned was very generous.  Seven times would have […]

Wicked Vinedressers

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The Wicked Vine-dressers Mike Johnson The Bible indicates that Jesus taught a great deal by parables. He would take something the people were familiar with and compare it to a spiritual truth to educate them. In His parables, Jesus discussed such things as planting seeds, baking bread, finding a hidden treasure, going fishing, and losing sheep. […]

The Parable of the Lifesaving Station

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The Parable of the Lifesaving Station There was once a crude little life-saving station on a dangerous seacoast where shipwrecks often occur. The building was just a hut, and there was only one boat, but the few devoted members kept a constant watch over the sea, and with no thought for themselves, they went out […]