Author Archives: Jefferson Vann
the rightful heir
Matthew 21:33-46 33 “Listen to 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 tower and leased it out to tenants, … Continue reading
organized unbelievers and the real deal
Matthew 21:23-32 23 And after he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him while he was teaching, and said, “What gives you the right to do these things, and who gave … Continue reading
faith kills fruit trees
Matthew 21:17-22 17 And when he left them, he went out of the city to Bethany and stayed there. 18 In the morning, as he was returning to the city, he got hungry. 19 And when he saw a fig … Continue reading
house cleaning
Matthew 21:10-16 10 And after he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred up, asking, “Who is this?” 11 And the crowds replied, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.” 12 And Jesus entered the temple and cleared … Continue reading
prisoners of hope
Matthew 21:1-9 1 When they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples, 2 telling them, “Go into the village in front of you, and soon you will find a donkey tied, … Continue reading
useless people
Matthew 20:29-34 . 29 And as they went out of Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 And see, there were two blind men sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was passing by, they cried out, … Continue reading
grand ambitions
Matthew 20:17-28 17 And as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside, and on the way he was saying to them, 18 “See, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of Man will … Continue reading
the God factor
Genesis 50:15-26 15 When Joseph’s brothers realized that their father was dead, they said, “What if Joseph bears a grudge and wants to repay us in full for all the harm we did to him?” 16 So they sent word … Continue reading
inequality, equality and kingdom investment
Matthew 20:1-16 1 “Because the kingdom from the sky is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 And after he had agreed together with the workers for … Continue reading
last visit to Machpelah
Genesis 49:29 – 50:14 29 Then he commanded them and said to them, “I am to be gathered to my people; bury me with my fathers in the cave that is located in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 … Continue reading
