What is the difference between those who understand and those who don't? The answer depends on which Jesus you are listening to: Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus the Christ. People want us to believe that Jesus was just Jesus of Nazareth, a good teacher and goo

God has called us all to be messengers of the word. The perfect seed is the word of God. Our duty as disciples is to spread the word to everyone without judgment. Once the seed is planted, God does the work on the heart. The parable displays four types of

The parable of the soil is about how the Kingdom of God will be spread. It gives us a picture of the Word of God being delivered to the people. The messenger is the sower; the Word is the seed; and our hearts are the soil. The condition of our hearts dete

It is risky business to serve the Kingdom of God. God loves the impossible dream. He knows He is the only one who can make it happen. He wants us to believe. We are believers; our purpose is to believe. He will do the rest. The church should be the most a

Jesus’ family was familiar with Him. They did not believe or recognize Jesus as the Messiah. They took the gift that He had for granted as we often do. God wants us to be intimate with Him not familiar. Jesus made the statement in Mark 3:31-35 to id

The true family of God are those who do His will. We are a family--we share the same Spiritual DNA. We help each other out; we care for God's House; and we work His will. God's will is right now! Look for what is in front of you and do it. For more on t

Christianity is the only faith that breaks down the walls separating God and humanity. No other religion allows full access to God. There is always someone or something that must be utilized in order to reach Him. The Pharisees hated Jesus because He was

Jesus is the visible image of the invisible God. Despite the opposition against Him, Jesus continued to reach out to people, heal them, and cast out demons. No one refuted His miracles. There was no way for them to do that. Jesus healed their sick; the Gr

God wants to restore to you that which you thought was gone forever. Like the man with the withered hand, we all have something or many somethings that we believe are never coming back. We think that maybe it was our fault; maybe we deserved to lose them;

Legalism separates us from God by adding things to our salvation. Belief in Jesus is simply that: believing in Him. Legalism and religion are believing plus this, that, or the other. During the time of Jesus' earthly life, the Pharisee had added numerous