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.
In the final of the seven letters in Revelation 3:14-22, Jesus addressed the church in Laodicea, which had no redeeming qualities. He described the...
In the third dispute, found in Malachi 2:10-16, God accused his people of being faithless to his covenant with them by being faithless to...
In our summer series, we will be looking at critical events in the book of Acts, starting with Jesus’ commission of his “sent ones”...