GOD
The Bible doesn’t waste time proving the existence of God. It assumes the obvious. “In the beginning God …” (Genesis 1:1). A five-star...
IMMANUEL
Prophesied by Isaiah (7:14), it was fulfilled at the birth of the Savior. “ ‘Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and...
JESUS
The Old Testament name Joshua is equivalent to the name Jesus in the New Testament. It was a common name. When Jesus played stickball...
THE GOOD SAMARITAN
It’s a great question: “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” (Luke 10:25). It’s the same question asked by the Rich Young...
THE GREAT BANQUET
Luke recorded the story of Jesus dining “at the house of one of the leading Pharisees” (Luke 14:1) on a particular Sabbath day. We can...
THE SOWER, THE SOILS, AND THE SEED
“Again he began to teach by the sea, and a very large crowd gathered around him. So he got into a boat on the sea and sat down, while the...
THE PRODIGAL
Maybe the most well-known of Jesus’ parables is the story of the “Lost Son” … the “Prodigal Son.” It’s not a story about one son. It’s...
LABORERS IN THE VINEYARD
Peter, Andrew, James, and John were fishermen. They were simple men… not highly educated theologians. It was to these common, ordinary,...
THE EYE OF A NEEDLE
He was wealthy, young, and powerful. We know him as the Rich Young Ruler. Matthew (19:16-22), Mark (10:17-22), and Luke (18:18-23) each...
THE UNFORGIVING SERVANT
Jesus taught His disciples to follow the Golden Rule. “Whatever you want others to do for you, do also the same for them” (Matthew 7:12)....
