The Parable of the Wedding Feast has to do with honor, respect, status, and significance. Jesus says that those who exalt themselves will be humbled, but those who humble themselves will be exalted. What did He mean by that?

This life can be cruel sometimes. Cancer, divorce, chronic pain, abuse, bankruptcy, death, and so much more can plague us. We wonder why these things happen. Why me? Why my loved ones?

Forgiving others can be hard. When we get hurt by someone, we want them to hurt. We want them to suffer because they made us suffer. But holding on to unforgiveness will tear us apart. We must learn to forgive, and Jesus teaches us how in the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant.

Pastors and teachers will often say that you have to repent from your sins in order to be saved.

But is it true? Do you have to repent from your sins to become a true Christian?

The Parable of the Lost Sheep in Luke 15 shows us that, 1. Sinners are lost, 2. Sinners are lost, but not forgotten, 3. Sinners are lost, but valued, and 4. Sinners are lost, but searched for by God Himself. Lost people are valued in the Kingdom of God.

In the movie, City Slickers, one of the characters named Curly is always mysteriously holding up one finger. Curly does this to show that life is really only about one thing. He’s wrong in what he says that one thing is, but he’s right that life is really only about one thing. It’s about Jesus. Jesus is our Life. I’ve know people who know Christ as their Lord and Savior, but I don’t know very many who know Him as their life. Do you know Christ as your life?

I’ve always been told that the 2nd and 3rd soils in the Parable of the Sower are not true believers, but is that true? Find out the true meaning of the Parable of the Sower or what is sometimes called the Parable of Soils.

Is it true that we need to confess our sins to be forgiven and to retain our fellowship with God? Keeping a log of your sins, constantly confessing, and being fearful of fellowship with God doesn’t sound like abundant life (John 10:10) to me. It doesn’t sound like the freedom Paul said Jesus provides (Galatians 5:1). That’s the opposite of freedom. So, what is the truth about confession of sin?