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 Matthew 20:1-16 It is very possible that the biggest hindrance to celebrating and spreading a good source for others to experience is comparison. This parable reveals another battle that good is up against. It is usually always clear that evil combats good, but good can be hindered or stifled by comparison when someone else receives something good with minimal or no work at all. This outcome of t...

Matthew 18:21-35 The depth of the parable in which Jesus answers Peter concerning how much he should forgive his brother, a.k.a those with whom we have a relationship, is easily missed. It is notable to observe that one individual is a king and another a servant. Our position with God should never be lost. Secondly, the amount of the debt of ten thousand talents is a clear hyperbole, but it is als...

Luke 15:8-10 The woman seeking the lost coin is a simple picture of those who believe in Jesus for the salvation of their life, as well as experiencing the value of being brought into the people of God. Jesus tells this parable while dining with tax collectors and sinners in response to the religious leaders' judgmental remarks about his association. Jesus also tells two other parables with an equ...

 The lifestyle of John the Baptist would catch the eye of someone from any culture. Baptism was not a command in the Old Testament. So, to see a man submerging people into a river to raise them back up would draw the curiosity of many to go and see why this action was taking place.  On top of that, as people would come closer, they would see John, who would not represent the image of royalty with ...

Matthew 7:24-27The parable of the wise and foolish builders, which bring the sermon on the mount to a conclusion, may appear to be just comparing a believer in Jesus to a non-believer. Both would have similar needs to be met like a location for shelter but both shelters use different materials for the foundation of their shelters. Possibly leading  Jesus’s hearers to discern the two types of lifes...