The Days Will Come Lk 21:5-38 is a long passage for a single Sunday school lesson.  The whole passage is prophetic.  The days will come when all o the things Jesus mentioned will come to pass.  So, we’re going to study it like a journalist asks questions. When – v.6...

The Widow’s Mites In God’s economy, he measures our giving differently than men do.  In Lk 21:1-4, rich men were casting gifts into the treasury.  And from Mk 12:41 many that were rich cast in much. Then a certain widow came, and she was poor.  She didn’t cast in much. ...

Questions and Answers As part of the plan to condemn Jesus and have him executed, the scribes and Pharisees tried to set him up with questions to trap him in his answers. They watched him, v.20, and sent forth spies which should feign themselves just men.  These guys had no...

The Parable of the Vineyard In this Sunday school lesson we’ll study the question the chief priests, scribes, and elders asked Jesus and the Parable of the Vineyard. Question of Authority, v.1-8 On Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday, after Jesus cast out the thieves from the temple on Saturday, he taught...

Triumphal Entry Journeying to Jerusalem Leaving Jericho, Jesus ascended up to Jerusalem.  The altitude of Jerusalem is about 2400-2500 feet.  Jericho is northeast of Jerusalem and about 820-850 feet below sea level.  Bethany is about 2 miles southeast of Jerusalem on the Mount of Olives. From here, Jesus sent two...

Zacchaeus and Parable of the Pounds In Lk 19:1-10, we’ll discuss Zacchaeus, and in Lk 19:11-27 we’ll discuss the parable of the pounds. Zacchaeus When Jesus passed through Jericho, he encountered Zacchaeus, who was the chief among the publicans and rich.  Since Zacchaeus was short and the crowd was large,...

To Jerusalem Through Jericho In Lk 18:31-34, Jesus foretold what was going to happen to him in Jerusalem.  And in Lk 18:35-43, Jesus healed a blind man near Jericho, on his way to Jerusalem. Jesus told his twelve disciples that “all things that are written by the prophets concerning the...

A Judge, a Pharisee and Publican, and Little Children The parable of an unjust judge. The parable teaches that men ought always to pray, and not to faint.  We should stay with it till God answers.  Don’t quit, because he’s going to answer. He was a Judge that feared not...

The Coming Kingdom of God The Pharisees asked Jesus when the kingdom of God should come.  Jesus said, “The kingdom of God cometh not with observation”.  And this has been true for the entire church age.  The kingdom of God is within you. Yet, Jn 3:3-6 says that you must...

The Rich Man and Lazarus Our text is Lk 16:19-31.  Some say this is a parable.  It is not a parable.  It is a real incident through which Jesus Christ gives us a glimpse into life beyond the grave before his own crucifixion. The rich man and Lazarus We know...