Parables
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Tuesday, July 15th, 2008Kingdom of Heaven Many people were awaiting a Messiah who, like another David, would restore the kingdom of Israel. Jesus spoke of a kingdom but it was the ‘kingdom’ of heaven. This was neither a place nor a future event. It was a way of life. It meant doing everything to make God reign in [...]
The Sower
Monday, July 14th, 2008Painting of The Sower On that day, Jesus went out of the house and was seated by the lake. A great crowd of people gathered around him, so he got into a boat while the people listened to him on the shore. He taught them many things in parables saying,”A man went out to sow [...]
A Parable of Prayer
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008As Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee. And as he entered a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off. And they lifted up their voices and cried,”Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” And when he saw them, he [...]
Caring For The Flock
Monday, May 7th, 2007The Good Shepherd “I am the good shepherd, I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father, and I lay down my life for my sheep.” John 10:14-15 According to John’s Gospel, sometime when Jesus was visiting Jerusalem, he cured a man who had [...]
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