There is a word that runs through Jesus' farewell discourse and appears eleven times in John 15:1-17 in one form or another. It can be translated as abide, remain, stay, continue, dwell. As we abide in our homes during the pandemic, we need to remember that we must abide in Jesus to bear fruit, to glorify the Father, and to be filled with joy!
The proclamation of the King’s word provokes two opposite responses.
This first parable from Matthew provides the key to understanding all the parables and to entering the kingdom of God.
Ringing in our ears from the book of Judges is the cry for a king, so we are not surprised to find that the...