Monthly Archives: April 2014
we become the message
Matthew 13:31-35 31 He entrusted another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom from the sky is like a grain of mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field. 32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but … Continue reading
true blessing
Genesis 36:1-14 These are the generations of Esau (also known as Edom). 2 Esau took his wives from the Canaanites: Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, Oholibamah the daughter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite, 3 and … Continue reading
when bad seed crops up
Matthew 13:24-30 24 Another story he set before them went like this: “The kingdom from the sky may be compared to a man who planted good seed in his field, 25 but while his men were sleeping, his opponent came … Continue reading
death not a gateway
Genesis 35:16-29 16 Then they traveled from Bethel. When they were still some distance from Ephrath, Rachel went into labor, and she had hard labor. 17 And when her labor was at its hardest, the midwife said to her, “Do … Continue reading
when good seed goes wrong
Matthew 13:18-23 18 “So listen to the parable of the planter: 19 When anyone hears the message about the coming kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been planted in his heart. … Continue reading
another new start
Genesis 35:1-15 And God said to Jacob, “Get up, go up to Bethel and live there. Make an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you had escaped from your brother Esau.” 2 So Jacob said to … Continue reading
spiritual sensitivity
Matthew 13:15-17 15 For this people’s heart has become insensitive, and with their ears they hear only with difficulty, and they have closed their eyes, on the odd chance that they should see with their eyes and hear with their … Continue reading
consequences of avenging a rape
Genesis 34:13-31 13 But sons of Jacob answered Shechem and his father Hamor treacherously, because he had defiled Dinah, their sister. 14 They said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to a person who is … Continue reading
the punch line
Matthew 13:10-14 10 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Why do you teach them using stories?” 11 And he answered them, “You have been permitted to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them permission … Continue reading
life after a rape
Genesis 34:1-12 Now Dinah (the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob), went out to see the women of the land. 2 But when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, a leader of the land, saw her, … Continue reading
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