After telling his disciples that they should love one another, Jesus began preparing them in John 15:18-16:11 to be hated by the world. Even so, he sent them out to be witnesses for him, but not on their own. He also promised to send the Holy Spirit to be the witness who would convince the world about the truth of the gospel.
In our summer sermon series on some of Jesus’ parables, we start with The Parable of the Sower (or Soils) in Mark 4:1-20. This...
Although the first anointed king tried to kill the second one, the Lord protected his anointed, as he always does.
The Parable of the Soils describes the division caused by Jesus' preaching and urges us to hear his word well to receive more and...