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.
If we invest in making disciples, our lives become bound up with theirs to die and live together.
The vision that John saw in Revelation 4-5 concludes the opening section and prepares for the rest of the book. After reading about the...
From Old Testament times, the Jewish people knew that only God and his Messiah could open the eyes of the blind. However, over their...