July 31, 2023
https://youtu.be/vLjBk6KNDgo Scripture Reference: Matthew 22:1-14 (CEB) 22 Jesus responded by speaking again in parables: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding party for his son. 3 He sent his servants to call those invited to the wedding party. But they didn’t want to come. 4 Again he sent other servants and said to them, ‘Tell those […]
Read MoreJuly 20, 2023
Scripture Reference: Matthew 20:1-16 (CEB) 1 “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 After he agreed with the workers to pay them a denarion, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 “Then he went out around nine in the morning and saw others standing […]
Read MoreJuly 12, 2023
Scripture Reference: Matthew 18:23-35 (CEB) 23 “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. 24 When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him, 25 and, as he could not pay, the lord ordered him to be sold, together with […]
Read MoreJuly 2, 2023
Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:44-52 (CEB) 44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure that somebody hid in a field, which someone else found and covered up. Full of joy, the finder sold everything and bought that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. 46 When he found one very […]
Read MoreJune 28, 2023
Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:31-34 (CEB) 31 He told another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in his field. 32 It’s the smallest of all seeds. But when it’s grown, it’s the largest of all vegetable plants. It becomes a tree so that the birds in the […]
Read MoreJune 22, 2023
https://youtu.be/_4UUbNyQeSk Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:24-30 (CEB) 24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like someone who planted good seed in his field. 25 While people were sleeping, an enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat and went away. 26 When the stalks sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared. 27 “The servants of the landowner […]
Read MoreJune 15, 2023
Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:1-9 (CEB) 13 That day Jesus went out of the house and sat down beside the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he climbed into a boat and sat down. The whole crowd was standing on the shore. 3 He said many things to them in parables: “A farmer went out to […]
Read MoreJune 12, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugcfGx_Cg_0 Scripture Reference: Matthew 4:17 (NRSV) 17 From that time Jesus began to proclaim, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
Read MoreJune 6, 2023
Scripture Reference: John 6:54-56 (NRSV) 54 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day,55 for my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me and I in them.
Read MoreMay 22, 2023
https://youtu.be/gx_cBpPpZ2c Scripture Reference: Luke 20:45-47 (CEB) 45 In the presence of all the people, Jesus said to his disciples, 46 “Watch out for the legal experts. They like to walk around in long robes. They love being greeted with honor in the markets. They long for the places of honor in the synagogues and at banquets. 47 They […]
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