Jesus noticed that those invited to dine were competing for the best places, jockeying for position, as it were. This is the natural...

Some Pharisees came to Jesus telling him that he should flee because Herod wanted to kill him. They were likely saying this, not because...

Jesus give another parable of the kingdom, which also emphasizes its expansive character. The parable of the leaven explains that the...

A woman with a spirit of infirmity was in the synagogue on the Sabbath as Jesus was teaching. For eighteen years she was afflicted by...

Jesus gives some perspective relating to perceptions that people had about sin and its consequences. He refers to a local incident in...

Jesus tells of another aspect of his ministry. Yes, he ministered healing, deliverance, and salvation to those who believed. Yet, his...

Jesus urges his followers to live in a perpetual state of readiness for his return. Since no one knows when he will come back, he tells...

What comfort Jesus gives while challenging followers to live by faith rather than engage in an anxious pursuit of life's necessities!...

Jesus uses a parable to make a point about riches and personal priorities. One man asked him to act as arbitrator between him and his...

Jesus issues a warning against the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, which he likens to leaven, probably because it spreads fast, permeates...

The teachers of the law took offense at his words, considering his criticism as an attack on them as well. For good reason because, by...

Jesus addresses the spiritual condition of his hearers, saying it was an evil generation that sought signs. Rather than respond to his...

Some challenged Jesus by bringing the charge that he actually cast out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of demons. In other words, they are...

In order to better understand the disposition of our Father in heaven toward his children's prayers, Jesus uses earthly illustrations to...

This encounter with Martha and Mary speaks to all people about priorities, especially busy people who feel the weight of responsibility....

John Maxwell writes, "It has been said that advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn’t" (2011, p. 207)....

The seventy returned to Jesus rejoicing at the marvelous things they witnessed done in the name of Jesus. They noted how demons had to...

The NKJV records seventy were commissioned and sent out, while the critical text says seventy-two. While scholars are divided on this,...

As Jesus and his disciples were passing through a Samaritan village, they received opposition because he was resolutely set toward...

Following the mountaintop experience of the transfiguration, Jesus and those accompanying him were greeted by a problem that his other...