Matthew 7:25
The Seven Pillars of God’s Wisdom Stand Up to the Symbols of Life’s Challenges
- Rain
- Flood
- Storm
Matthew 7:25
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Tag Archives: Parable
Matthew 21:33, 35-39
Matthew 21:33, 35-39
If Only This Was Only a Parable …
The Landowner’s Development of a Planted Vineyard Property
- Walled Boundary (No Facility Confusion)
- Dug Winepress (State-of-the-Art Installation)
- Watchtower Built (Safety for Others)
The Tenants’ Abuse of Property Privileges
- Seized Servants
- Beaten
- Killed
- Stoned
- Son Sacrificed
- Took
- Threw
- Killed
Mark 4:28
Mark 4:28
It’s Good Idea to Choose to Make Our Hearts Good Soil for Gospel Truth to Grow In
The Grain Grows Productively
- First the Stalk
- Then the Head
- Then the Full Kernel
Luke 8:14-15
Luke 8:14-15
Worry is a Thorny Way to Live
- Life’s Worries
- Life’s Riches
- Life’s Pleasures
Hearing is NOT the Same as Believing
- Hear the Word
- Retain the Word
- Persevere in the Word
The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
Jesus Developed a Very Practical (and Literary) Metaphor in the Seeds and Soils Parable
Luke 10:30, 33-34
Luke 10:30, 33-34
The Muggers Modus Operandi: Leave Him for Dead after …
- Stripped Him
- Beat Him
- Went Away
Caesar Samaritanus: He Came, He Saw, He Took Pity on the Victim
- Came Where the Man Was
- Saw Him
- Took Pity on Him
His Pity Prompted Action
- Close Contact (“Went to Him”)
- Bandaging Wounds
- First Aid Treatment (“Pouring on Oil and Wine”)
His Action Included Follow-Through
- Put the Man on His Own Donkey
- Took Him to an Inn
- Took Care of Him