In our summer sermon series on some of Jesus’ parables, we start with The Parable of the Sower (or Soils) in Mark 4:1-20. This one is especially helpful, because it includes Jesus’ explanation of the purpose of parables. It also includes his interpretation of the parable but with some key elements missing. As it turns out, Jesus pointed to the secret that will unlock all the parables for us, but only if we have ears to hear.
Because God sent his Son for the salvation of the nations, the church sends its sons and daughters to take the message of his...
In Daniel 2, a problem arose because of the absence of the gods among humans, but the true God showed himself through a human.
When were the glory days of the church: perhaps when it was being persecuted, or maybe when it held sway over the culture? In...