Two difficult sayings of Jesus: First, responding to his apostles’ request that he add to their faith, he says that if they had faith the size of a mustard seed, […]
This class covers the last paragraph of the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, finishing Chapter 16. We then begin reading the first 10 verses of Chapter 17, which […]
Jesus has been teaching for some time about how the love of money is an abomination to God. He wraps this teaching up, here at the end of Chapter 16, […]
The overarching theme of Chapter 16 appears to be “money” — the Pharisees love it —- which according to Jesus means that they hate God and are in danger of […]
Among all Jesus’ parables, this one, The Parable of the Dishonest Manager, is one of the most difficult to understand. I think it means that, if we are children of […]
The Pharisees and scribes grumbled because Jesus spent so much time with sinners and tax collectors. In response Jesus told the three “parables of the lost” viz, sheep, coin, and […]
One of the more challenging passages in the New Testament regarding the high cost of being a disciple of Christ, Jesus says that one cannot be his disciple unless he […]
Hearing Jesus speak of the “Resurrection of the Just,” one of his table companions (almost certainly a Pharisee) opines how blessed will be all who enter the Kingdom of God. […]
Despite everything they have seen him do and heard him say, the Pharisees sullenly resist Jesus. Yet they continue to listen and he continues to teach, this time with a […]
Again Jesus finds himself with a group of Pharisees on the Sabbath. Again he heals someone present among them. It is interesting and important that Jesus consistently chooses to do […]
The Pharisees tell Jesus that Herod is trying to kill him. However Jesus has already committed himself to a path leading to death in Jerusalem, after which there will be […]
Following his confrontation with the ruler of the synagogue, in connection with his healing of a woman on the Sabbath, Jesus asks and proceeds to answer the question: “what is […]
Jesus healed a woman who had been suffering for 18 years with a serious disability. The woman praised God. The people who witnessed this rejoiced at all the glorious things […]
These last 11 verses of Chapter 12 are clear in terms of what they imply for individual action: We should each seek to understand God’s word and to obey it, […]
