While attending a meal with religious leaders in Luke 14:1-24, Jesus broke with social norms and caused multiple disruptions. His goal was not to offend but to instruct, first about the use of the Sabbath day and then about the kingdom of God, which he compared to a great banquet. At the end of the parable, the invitation is still going out, so let’s enter while there is room.
According to Ephesians 6:1-4, children are to obey “in the Lord” and parents are to nurture children in the instruction “of the Lord.” That...
Although we work for the growth of the kingdom, it grows mysteriously in ways that we cannot understand or control.
The mission of the church is dangerous, and Christians will not always agree on how best to accomplish it, but the Lord will accomplish...
