How is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?

How is it that you came in here without a wedding garment?  Suppose you’re invited to a good friend’s wedding.   After the ceremony, you enter the reception hall and you notice another guest, his face unshaven, wearing blue jeans and a tattered T-shirt, greedily...

Am I not free to do as I wish with my own money?

Am I not free to do as I wish with my own money?  Imagine the following impossible scenario:  you walk into a car dealership and say, “I want to buy one of your cars, but I only have five dollars.”   Then the dealer hands you the keys to a brand-new Mercedes- Benz and...

A camel to pass through the eye of a needle

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the Kingdom of God.  Why do you think Jesus made such a strange, disquieting statement about the wealthy?   Did he disdain the prosperous and abhor their affluence?   No,...

If you wish to be perfect . . .

If you wish to be perfect . . .  Many children dream of being an Olympic athlete.   But that dream can’t become a reality without a lot of hard work.   Each day, the athlete has to wake up devoted to the exercise, diet, and mental training required to reach his or her...

Be filled with the Spirit

Be filled with the Spirit.  Today is exam day.   And to make it a little easier, I have provide (Ephesians 5:15 – 20)  for today’s discussion: 15Watch carefully how you live, not as foolish persons but as wise, 16making the most of the opportunity, because...

Let the children come to me

Let the children come to me.  In Jesus’ day, as in our own, some people were valued far more than others.   Religious leaders and people from wealthy families were highly respected.   Far lower down came laborers like fishermen, lower still women of any class, and, at...

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