The King’s judgements Following Jesus clearing the temple of market traders, Jesus was asked by the Temple authorities where he got his authority. The answer seems to be evasive until you realise that the three parables that follow form the bigger part of the answer. The first was covered in the last post, the gist …
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Jesus and the rich young man, part 5 — Matthew 20:8–16
The Kings Instructions Advent 2021 This is the second part of a parable and also a continuation of Jesus talking about money following a meeting with a rich young man. I'd like to think that this parable, before it was written in Greek, was a poem of Jesus. Grape harvestPicture by Larry Koester on Flickr …
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Jesus and the rich young man, part 4 — Matthew 19:30–20:7
The Kings Instructions Advent 2021 Jesus was a man of his time. Many of his sayings are based on things that not only people would be familiar with, but were seasonal. Fruit picking has always been seasonal work, the fruit is picked when it is ready to be picked. Jesus and his disciples are on …
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A redemption song and mustard seed
Holy Trinity Church, HuddersfieldSunday 24th January 2021 This was not a good week for someone with osteo-arthritis. On Thursday the pain in my bad ankle was so bad due to the cold and damp, even inside thought it was sleeting outside and the cold and damp was penetrating the bad joint, that I returned to …
Welcome the fishes
Dragnet Matthew 13:47-52 Parables: The King’s secrets - Parable 7 and conclusion 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 33 47 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and gathered fish of every kind. 48 When it was full, men drew it ashore and sat down and sorted the …
Treasure and pearls
Because you're worth it Matthew 13:44–46 Parables: The King’s secrets Parables 5 and 6 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 32 44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. …
Mustard and Yeast
Little things mean a lot Matthew 13:31–33 Parables: The King’s secrets, parables 3 & 4 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 31 31 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and sowed in his field. 32 It is the smallest of …
Leave them alone
What to do if you think someone is a heretic Matthew 13:24&30, 36–43 Parables: The King’s secrets, parable 2 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 30 24 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while his men …
The King’s Secrets
The purpose of parables Matthew 13:10–17, 34–35 Parables: The King’s secrets 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 28 10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?” 11 And he answered them, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but …
The seed: Secrets of the Kingdom: Part 2
The parable of the sower explained Matthew 13:18–23 Parables: The King’s secrets 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 27 Parable 1 18 “Hear then the parable of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his …
Making an ass of myself 