Jesus continued the conversation with the religious leaders who had come to question him by speaking to them in parables. Mark includes one of them, and it was centered around a man who planted a vineyard. This man must have expected great grapes and wine because he put a fence around the property, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a tower in the midst of it. This vineyard was meant to succeed.
Read moreThe Parable of the Vineyard, Pt. 1 (Mark 12:1-5)
Jesus continued the conversation with the religious leaders who had come to question him by speaking to them in parables. Mark includes one of them, and it was centered around a man who planted a vineyard. This man must have expected great grapes and wine because he put a fence around the property, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a tower in the midst of it. This vineyard was meant to succeed.
Read moreThe Lesson of the Fig Tree (Mark 11:19-26)
When Jesus and his disciples returned to Jerusalem and passed the same fig tree that Jesus had cursed the day before, Peter saw that it had withered from the roots. Shocked, he pointed it out to Jesus.
Read moreThe Unstoppable Word of Christ, Part 3 - It Started Small But Will End Massive (Mark 4:30-32)
During his day, some were tempted to despise the small things as they tried to rebuild the temple in Israel (Zechariah 4:10). It seemed like a small work, but God didn't want them to despise it because it was a good work. (4 Minutes/1100 Words)
Read moreThe Unstoppable Word of Christ, Part 2 - It Will Produce a Harvest (Mark 4:26-29)
As believers, this parable should encourage you to patiently hope for God's kingdom to come. Sometimes it feels as if no one is listening, no one wants Jesus, and no one is being added to the kingdom. But this is untrue. And God's kingdom is building and growing, almost imperceptibly, to the point it becomes the final harvest. (3 Minutes/800 Words)
Read moreThe Unstoppable Word of Christ, Part 1 - It Is Not Hidden (Mark 4:21-25)
Have you ever been disappointed by unmet expectations? I remember a day in my childhood when I built up an expectation but never voiced it, and it led to my disappointment. (7 Minutes/1900 Words)
Read moreFollow #13 -- Mark 4:21-34 -- The Unstoppable Word Of Christ
[Sunday Teaching] Follow #13 -- Mark 4:21-34 -- The Unstoppable Word Of Christ
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