Why ideas matter.
Why ideas matter.
Jesus issues an invitation. Bible Reading: Matthew 22:1-14 The Parable of the Wedding Feast 22 And again Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying, 2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding feast for his son, 3 and sent his servants to…
Jesus speaks in parables. Bible Reading: Matthew 21:33-46 The Parable of the Tenants 33 “Hear another parable. There was a master of a house who planted a vineyard and put a fence around it and dug a winepress in it and built a…
Jesus enters Jerusalem. Bible Reading: Matthew 21:1-17 The Triumphal Entry 21 Now when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village in front of you, and immediately…
James and John make a bold request. Bible Reading: Matthew 20:17-34 Jesus Foretells His Death a Third Time 17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he said to them, 18 “See, we…
Understanding water attraction Bible Reading: Matthew 10:37-42 37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow…
If we drink from Christ, we gain Christ. Bible Reading: Revelation 21:1-8 The New Heaven and the New Earth 21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the…
Living water flows from us if we drink from Christ. Bible Reading: John 7:25-44 Can This Be the Christ? 25 Some of the people of Jerusalem therefore said, “Is not this the man whom they seek to kill? 26 And here he is, speaking openly,…
When we thirst for God, Jesus satisfies us with living water. Bible Reading: John 4:1-14 Jesus and the Woman of Samaria 4 Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2 (although Jesus…
The Light brings people out of darkness. Bible Reading: John 12:37-46 37 Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him, 38 so that the word spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “Lord, who…
Darkness can’t overtake the Light. Bible Reading: John 12:34-36 34 So the crowd answered him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ remains forever. How can you say that the Son of Man must be lifted up? Who is this Son…