Getting Parenting Right, Part 1 of 3
May 23, 2012
When the Bible tells a story, it always rings true to human experience. This is very clear in the story of the prodigal son. How should a parent react when a child goes his or her own way, knowing that the end game for that child will be sorrow? In yet another remarkable parable, we can learn some major spiritual truth about the Father and His treatment of us. This truth gives us a picture of the kind of parents we should be.
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One parable of Jesus has a dire warning for those who refuse to forgive others from the heart. These are some of Jesus' hardest words to process. Today we will take a careful look at what the Bible means when it says that God will not forgive us if we fail to forgive others. Take a moment to work through this crucial teaching with us.
May 22, 2012
Being forgiven is not like receiving a get-out-of-jail-free card in Monopoly. Being forgiven puts you under obligation. In Matthew 18, Jesus taught that you must forgive others just as you have been forgiven. Today we will hear about the heart attitude we should have once we experience the forgiveness of God.
May 21, 2012
When someone wrongs you, you may react with resentment. That resentment can lead to a wellspring of bitterness in your soul, and that bitterness can ruin your life. Jesus was clear about our need to forgive. In a parable from the book of Matthew, He outlined the key principles that should guide us as we wrestle with wrongs we have done, and with wrongs others have done to us.
May 18, 2012
Fathers invariably respond to the requests of their kids. In a parable, Jesus says it is the same with God the Father. God is eager to answer the cries of His children. "Ask, and it will be given to you. Seek, and you will find," He said. Today we will study the subject of prayer, which, for many, is a subject of mystery.
May 17, 2012
To teach His disciples how God responds to our prayers, Jesus told a parable about a man who needed bread. The man went to a friend at midnight to get food and because of his boldness, he was given some. Jesus teach us to be bold when praying to the Father. He said, "Ask, and it will be given to you." We will probe the mystery of prayer in the simple words spoken by Jesus.
May 16, 2012
For some, prayer is a mystery. Does God really listen? Does prayer make a difference in everday life? Jesus left us a pattern for prayer — an outline of how we are to approach God. When the disciples asked Jesus how to pray, He prayed what we call "The Lord's Prayer".
May 15, 2012
Jesus taught that it takes several things to bring a person to faith in Christ. It takes seed — the Word of God. It takes a sower — a faithful believer communicating his or her faith. And it takes receptive soil — something only God can provide. In today's message, Dr. Lutzer will summarize the great lessons Jesus gave us in this well-known parable.
May 14, 2012
Not every word of witnessing results in someone's immediate conversion. The parable of the sower teaches us about different kinds of soil. When the seed of the Gospel is sown, it can land in receptive soil, or soil that won't allow the seed to germinate. Today we'll study more lessons on the good soil — soil where it's accepted and grows.
May 11, 2012
In a well-known parable, Jesus compared the spreading of the Gospel to the way a sower spreads seed on the ground. Believers realize that it's not their skill that brings people to Jesus. The grows if, and only if, God gives the increase — just as Paul wrote to the Corinthian church. Let's take a closer look at the sower and the soils into which the seed is sown.
May 10, 2012
Not everybody in the crowd understood Jesus when He taught. He used stories to teach — stories we call parables. The parables used real-life situations to depict spiritual truth. The crowds heard illustrations of farmers, servants, prodigal sons, and those who tended to vineyards. Today we begin a series on ten of these parables, beginning with the sower and his seed.
May 9, 2012
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