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.
The model described in Colossians 4:2-6 of ministry to those outside the church is very simple: pray, walk, and talk.
In I Peter 4:1-19, Peter continued the call for us to follow Christ by living exemplary lives according to God’s will. Above all, we...
Although some adults tried to keep children away from Jesus, he welcomed them in Mark 10:13-16 as models of how to enter the kingdom...