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Serving the LordWhen you serve the Lord, are you paying attention to the attitude in which you do it? In the Parable concerning the ten servants (Luke 19:11-27), several different attitudes can be perceived.  Before the nobleman leaves his new kingdom, he calls ten different servants and gives them all the same amount of money to invest in his kingdom while he is gone. What Jesus has given every s...

There are two elements we cannot neglect to live this life without. If these two elements are neglected, a personal assessment should be made if we ever possessed these two important elements. Our attempt to live without them will lead to the costly rejection from the Lord. Jesus tells this parable that reveals that people’s effort and assumptions can cause them to be unprepared to be brought into...

In addition to last week’s focus on comparison hindering the celebration and spreading of the gospel. When comparison is used properly, it can allow truth to be discovered. Truth is discovered when comparison is used to discern what is right, rather than comparing what will give us something material value or a desired experience.When we comparing our standard to God we are drawn to the same concl...

 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...