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Parables · Around September 10, 2026
Parables: Week 6 - Thursday
Many of the religious leaders in Jesus’ day were entirely self-focused. Specifically, they were consumed by their outward appearances and their wealth. That’s why, throughout His earthly ministry, Jesus made it a point …
Open resourceParables · Around September 9, 2026
Parables: Week 6 - Wednesday
You are no doubt familiar with the term “tunnel vision.” Tunnel vision is the concept of becoming so focused on what is right in front of us that we do not pay attention to anything around us. For example, we human bein…
Open resourceParables · Around September 8, 2026
Parables: Week 6 - Tuesday
If you are like me, there are certain snacks you cannot keep in the house because you will eat the entire box or bag in one sitting. For me, I cannot keep my favorite salty chips in the pantry. The truth is, we human be…
Open resourceParables · Around September 7, 2026
Parables: Week 6 - Monday
My four-year-old niece Lucy and I recently played the game Candy Land, or, as Lucy calls it, “Candy Cane Land.” This was no ordinary game of Candy Land, however. You see, even though she and I were the only two players,…
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Parables · Around September 5, 2026
Parables: Week 5 - Saturday
When it comes to being fully devoted to Christ, perhaps one of the greatest examples of people who were fully devoted to Him found in Scripture is the apostle Paul. We learn his story in Acts 9. Paul was a religious lea…
Open resourceParables · Around September 5, 2026
Parables: Week 6
Big idea Right before Jesus told the parable we studied during the weekend message in Luke 16, He rebuked the Pharisees, “who dearly loved money,” saying, “You like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hear…
Open resourceParables · Around September 4, 2026
Parables: Week 5 - Friday
But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says.
Open resourceParables · Around September 3, 2026
Parables: Week 5 - Thursday
When I was a child, I begged my parents for a dog. I promised them that I would do everything to take care of said dog if they granted my request. They were, in a word, skeptical that I would be able to keep that promis…
Open resourceParables · Around September 2, 2026
Parables: Week 5 - Wednesday
In our world today, we are more prone to distractions than ever before, thanks to increased technology. We can call anyone at a moment’s notice. We can entertain ourselves with the latest audiobook or music. We are reac…
Open resourceParables · Around September 1, 2026
Parables: Week 5 - Tuesday
A little-known fact about me is that I love pulling weeds. There is something so satisfactory about letting my mind rest as I pull weed after weed from the ground. One thing is very clear as I pull weeds: the stronger t…
Open resourceParables · Around August 31, 2026
Parables: Week 5 - Monday
I do not know much about gardening. The only plant I have in my home is one that my mom promised “is impossible to kill.” That plant is still alive, but there have been times when I doubted it would survive. While my ga…
Open resourceParables · Around August 29, 2026
Parables: Week 5
Big idea We live in a day and age where we have more access to God’s word than ever before. All we have to do is flip to the Bible app on our phones, and we have direct access to God’s word at any moment. Our access to …
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Parables · Around August 28, 2026
Parables: Week 4 - Friday
One thing about me is that I love giving gifts. When I have a gift to give, I carefully consider what would surprise and delight the person to whom I am giving it. I give gifts for a purpose, and you do, too. We give gi…
Open resourceParables · Around August 27, 2026
Parables: Week 4 - Thursday
When it comes to the people to whom I loan any of my important items, I am careful. I want to be sure that those I loan anything to will take care of the items they will borrow. On a larger scale, when someone loans me …
Open resourceParables · Around August 26, 2026
Parables: Week 4 - Wednesday
If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones.
Open resourceParables · Around August 25, 2026
Parables: Week 4 - Tuesday
We can take the best care of the things that are important to us, but the truth is that they will not last. For example, our favorite clothes get holes from the washing machine, our cars eventually rust, and our careful…
Open resourceParables · Around August 24, 2026
Parables: Week 4 - Monday
Over the weekend, we learned from a parable that the New Living Translation of the Bible labels as the “parable of the shrewd manager.” The Oxford Dictionary defines “shrewd” as “having or showing sharp powers of judgme…
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Parables · Around August 22, 2026
Parables: Week 3 - Saturday
Have you ever spent much time around an envious person? Being around envious people is not fun, is it? Envious people are bitter, unhappy, and self-focused. They negatively impact the environments they enter. A much mor…
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