“Then the experts in the law and the chief priests wanted to arrest him that very hour, because they realized he had told this parable against them. But they were afraid of the people.” —Luke 20:19 The teachers of the law were looking for a way to get rid of Jesus! The truth of his …
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22010.292 Broken to Pieces
“Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, and the one on whom it falls will be crushed.” —Luke 20:18 When we fall on Jesus as our only hope of salvation, with a broken and contrite heart, completely sorry for our sin and hopeless condition—in other words “broken to pieces”—God will welcome …
22010.291 Jesus, Our Cornerstone
‘The stone the builders rejected has become the corner.” —Luke 20:17 The “corner” that Jesus is referring to here is himself! He is telling the people that God has exalted Him to be the chief stone above all, the head of the corner, on which all else depends. Jesus—according to the book of Daniel—is the …
22010.290 Rejection of the Son?
“Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What should I do? I will send my one dear son; perhaps they will respect him.’ But when the tenants saw him, they said to one another, ‘This is the heir; let’s kill him so the inheritance will be ours!’ So they threw him out of the vineyard …
22010.289 God’s Vineyard
“Then he began to tell the people this parable: ‘A man planted a vineyard, leased it to tenant farmers, and went on a journey for a long time. When harvest time came, he sent a slave to the tenants so that they would give him his portion of the crop. However, the tenants beat his …
22010.286 Accountable
“Then another slave came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina that I put away for safekeeping in a piece of cloth. For I was afraid of you, because you are a severe man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’ The king said to him, ‘I will …
22010.285 Faithful in Service
“So the first one came before him and said, ‘Sir, your mina has made ten minas more.’ And the king said to him, ‘Well done, good slave! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you will have authority over ten cities.” Then the second one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has …
22010.284 Reluctant or Willing?
“But his citizens hated him and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We do not want this man to be king over us!’ When he returned after receiving the kingdom, he summoned these slaves to whom he had given the money. He wanted to know how much they had earned by trading.” —Luke 19:14–15 The …
22010.283 Our Work for God
“While the people were listening to these things, Jesus proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear immediately. Therefore he said, ‘A nobleman went to a distant country to receive for himself a kingdom and then return. And he …
22010.282 Exalted by God
“I tell you that this man went down to his home justified rather than the Pharisee. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.” —Luke 18:14 Being just before God begins with humility. True humility is a rare gem, is it not? In our verse for today, …