In the preceding context, Jesus told a dinner host that he should not invite his friends who could repay his kindness. Rather, he should invite the disabled who could not repay him. Jesus assured him that on Judgment Day God will recompense all who do this. Jesus then told the parable of the Great Banquet. […]
Read Luke 13:1-9. I recently planted our winter vegetable garden. I fortified the ground with nutrients. I chose what to plant. I chose where to plant each plant. I water the plants. I pulled a couple of struggling plants and replaced them with stronger plants. I am the master of my garden. In our parable […]
In the winter as a boy, Dad cleared the snow from the driveway with the tractor and pushed it into large piles. We used to play a game called “King of the Mountain”. The object of the game was to climb to the top of the pile of snow and keep others from pushing you […]
A family tree is diagrams one’s ancestors as the roots of a tree. This evening, we are going to look at the roots of Abram’s family tree. After God divided the languages at Babel, some of Shem’s family settled in Ur south of Babel. [See map] One of Shem’s grandsons was Uz (10:23). He may […]
There are two kinds of seriously sick people. One feels sick all over and is so miserable that he or she cannot hide it. The other may have cancer or some other disease and not even know it. In our Scripture today, we are going to see two spiritually sick people. One was obviously a […]
Genesis 10 gives an overview of population growth after the flood. Genesis 11:1-9 describes the details of a world-changing event that probably took place in the days of Peleg (Genesis 10:25). Peleg was born about 100 years after the flood and his name means “division.” God tells us that the earth was divided in his […]
Decisions. Decisions! DECISIONS! Life is full of them. Whether it is deciding what brand of milk to buy, where to go on holiday, what course to take in school, how to deal with a problem, what car to buy or whether to change jobs, every decision you make is important to God. If you are […]