The Parable of the Banquet illustrates the various responses to the generous invitation of the King.
People asked Jesus about when and where the kingdom of God would come, but Jesus focused on the fact that it’s already present and...
Four short parables point to the surpassing value of the kingdom of God and the need to find it now.
We need to look again at the familiar story of Jesus’ birth to see the many connections with past promises and their coming fulfillment.
