A Great Supper The context of Lk 14:15-24, the great supper, is Jesus in the house of one of the chief Pharisees eating bread on the sabbath, Lk 14:1.  While there: Jesus healed a man of the dropsy.  Taught them that healing on the sabbath is no less lawful than...

Lessons to Lawyers and Pharisees He taught them lessons: Concerning Jesus and Jerusalem Lk 13:31 The Pharisees said to Jesus, “Get thee out, and depart hence: for Herod will kill thee”.  This was an idle threat because Herod wan’t going to kill Jesus, and when he had the opportunity he...

Studies in Ruth Naomi’s Testimony (Ruth 1:11) In this series we are going to study through the book of Ruth. This will not be an exhaustive or verse by verse study but instead we will be looking at different themes from each of the chapters as well as the story...

Mustard Seed, Leaven, and the Strait Gate In Lk 13:18-30 Jesus gave two parables concerning the kingdom of God and then gave his Jewish audience an exhortation to enter the kingdom of God through the strait gate. The kingdom of God is like two things, a grain of mustard seed...

In A Synagogue On The Sabbath In Lk 13:10 we see that Jesus was teaching in a synagogue on the sabbath.  While he was there, he taught on the need for repentance, he spoke a parable about a fig tree, and he healed a woman which had a spirit of...

Our Faith affects others (1 Thessalonians 3:1-10)  The Thessalonians were ensamples unto all those in Macedonia and Achaia. This can be seen by looking at the examples Paul gave them in Chapter 2 and how they followed. The key to this was said to be how they received the word...

Are We Raising Fools Proverbs 10:1 ; 15:20 ; 17:25 In these verses we see very similar wording in regard to raising wise children or not having foolish children. In Proverbs 22:6 we see a direct connection to how we train our children and characteristics that they may have when...

Three Things To Know In Lk 12:49-59 Jesus told the multitude three things to know that they weren’t aware of. Know Why I Am Come I am come to send fire on the earth, v.49.  In Matt 3:11 John said that Jesus would baptize with fire.  In 2 Thes 1:7-9,...

What did Jesus Have to Offer ? (Hebrews 8:1-4) In this lesson we will be studying what Jesus Christ had to offer in regards to dealing with our sin. In the passage Jesus is compared with the Old Testament Levitical priesthood and it is shown that he must have something...

Be Ye Therefore Ready In Lk 12:35-48 Jesus taught his disciples, and those who would read these words, to be ye therefore ready, because they would not know the hour of his return at the Second Advent. Concerning the Second Advent, Jesus gave an illustration of a lord who returns...