by Will | Jan 6, 2017 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 13:51-52 (NIV) “Have you understood all these things?” Jesus asked. “Yes,” they replied. He said to them, “Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new...
by Will | Jan 4, 2017 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 13:47-50 (NIV) “Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the...
by Will | Jan 3, 2017 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 13:45-46 (NIV) “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.” This second parable about the value of the kingdom of God seems redundant...
by Will | Jan 3, 2017 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 13:44 (NIV) “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. This parable of the treasure talks about the great value of God’s kingdom. But the...
by Will | Jan 1, 2017 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 13:34-35 (NIV) Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the...
by Will | Dec 29, 2016 | Scripture Meditations
Matthew 13:33 (NIV) He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into a large amount of flour until it worked all through the dough.” This is another parable about small beginnings, but deals more with...
