“Then Jesus told this parable: ‘A man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came looking for fruit on it and found none. So he said to the worker who tended the vineyard, “For three years now, I have come looking for fruit on this fig tree, and each time I inspect …
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22010.250 Faith in Action
“But if that slave should say to himself, ‘My master is delayed in returning,’ and he begins to beat the other slaves, both men and women, and to eat, drink, and get drunk, then the master of that slave will come on a day when he does not expect him and at an hour he …
22010.249 The Faithful Manager
“The Lord replied, ‘Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time? Blessed is that slave whom his master finds at work when he returns. I tell you the truth, the master will put him …
22010.248 Contentment
“He then told them a parable: ‘The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop, so he thought to himself, “What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?” Then he said, “I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will …
22010.247 Praying with Persistence
“Then he said to them, ‘Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, “Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine has stopped here while on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.” Then he will reply from …
22010.244 Just Who Is My Neighbor?
“Which of these do you think became a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?” The expert in religious law said, “The one who showed mercy to him.” So Jesus said to him, “Go and do the same.” —Luke 10:36–37 Once again, Jesus reminds us that mercy wins! The prophet Micah’s …
22010.243 God’s Love Extends to All!
“Now an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus, saying, ‘Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?’ He said to him, ‘What is written in the law? How do you understand it?’ The expert answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your …
22010.242 Producing a Crop
“’But other seed fell on good soil and grew, and it produced a hundred times as much grain.’ As he said this, he called out, ‘The one who has ears to hear had better listen!’” —Luke 8:8 Jesus gives us the meaning of this verse later in the chapter: “But as for the seed that …
22010.241 Withered and Choked
“Other seed fell on rock, and when it came up, it withered because it had no moisture. Other seed fell among the thorns, and they grew up with it and choked it.” —Luke 8:6–7 What makes an oak tree able to survive a serious drought? Roots that reach down deep to the moisture! Such is …
22010.240 The Sower and the Seed
“While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from one town after another, he spoke to them in a parable: ‘A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled on, and the wild birds devoured it.’”—Luke 8:4–5 Unwilling, unrepentant, unchanged—words …