Bible Study series: Luke 20:20-26. This section of Scripture never fails. I always marvel at it. Every. Time.
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Monthly Archives: August 2026
Parable of the Wicked Tenants, in Luke’s Gospel
Bible study series: Luke 20:9-19. He told the parable to the people, but the chief priests, teachers of the law, and elders knew it was directed at them.
The Authority of Jesus Is Questioned
Bible Study series: Luke 20:1-8. He’s in Jerusalem, and the establishment had heard of him. What or who gave him the authority to teach and work miracles? Jesus answers them with a question.
Parable of the Sheep and Goats
Bible Study series: Matthew 25:31-46. This parable is about final judgment based on how nations treated Christ’s disciples and missionaries and very needy people, not how they treated Israel.
Parable of Bags of Gold (Talents) in Matthew’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Matthew 25:14-30. A talent was a huge monetary amount. So modern translations correctly update the term. The main point is how will you work for the kingdom, work that he has tailor-made for you?
The A-B-C’s of the Gospel
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This is an easy-to-remember acrostic for anyone who proclaims the good news (= the gospel). Call it the A-B-C’s of the gospel.
Jesus Clears Out an Area of the Temple, in Luke’s Gospel
Bible Study series: Luke 19:45-48. He had just wept over Jerusalem. He inspected it and the temple. He found it lacking. Time to take action.
Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem
Bible Study series: Luke 19:41-44. He could foresee what was about to happen to Jerusalem and the temple. He grieved that the Jerusalem and temple establishment did not accept him.
Parable of the Ten Maidens
Bible Study series: Matthew 25:1-13. The main message is to get ready for the coming of the bridegroom (the Messiah)
Parable of the Faithful and Unfaithful Servants: Warning to Kingdom Leaders
Bible Study series: Matthew 24:45-51. We better be faithful and find ourselves busy with God’s call on our lives. If we get abusive with his people, we will not have a happy, final judgment.
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