TELL ME THE STORIES OF JESUS
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus: Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus – July 26, 2020
Scripture: Luke 16: 19-31 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he…
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus: Parable of the Great Banquet – Sunday July 19, 2020
Scripture: Luke 14:14-24 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.” Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ “But they all alike began to make excuses. The first…
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus: The Parable of the Good Shepherd _ Sunday, June 28, 2020
Scripture: John 10:11-18 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 The hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep. So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it. 13 The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 “I am the good shepherd; I know…
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus: The Parable of Heaven’s Treasures – Sunday June 21, 2020
Scripture: Matthew 13:44-50 44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had and bought it.47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a…
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus: The Parable of the Sower – Sunday June 14, 2020
Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3 Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it…
“Tell Me the Stories of Jesus: Introduction to the Parables” – Sunday June 6, 2020
Scripture: Matthew 9:14-1714 Then John’s disciples came and asked him, “How is it that we and the Pharisees fast often, but your disciples do not fast?” 15 Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast. 16 “No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch will pull away from the garment,…