Two parables directed against the religious leaders indicated why they would lose their management of the kingdom, and why others would take their place.
Four short parables point to the surpassing value of the kingdom of God and the need to find it now.
In John 20:19-31, Jesus appeared to his disciples twice, once to commission and equip them and a second time to show himself to Thomas....
God sent his unique Son in human flesh to be the propitiation for sins, Savior of the world, and life for all who believe.
