The Parable of the Persistent Widow “That men ought always to pray, and not to faint” means to be persistent (v. 1). To be persistent in
prayer does not mean endless repetition in painfully long prayer sessions. Always praying means
keeping our requests constantly before the Lord day by day, believi …
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector All during Jesus’ public ministry, He exposed the self-righteousness and unbelief of the Pharisees
(v.
9). This happens again in the case in this parable. The people who lived near Jerusalem often went
to the temple to pray. The temple was their center of worship. On this …
Jesus Blesses the Little Children Christ condemned the religious leaders for blocking the doorway to heaven. They themselves did
not enter through the doorway to heaven. But in this text, it is not the Pharisees who are seen as
blocking the door to heaven (v.15). It is the followers of Jesus Christ, the d …
The Rich Young Ruler This story of the rich young ruler reveals how, in spite of the fact that he came to the right
Person, asked the right question,
and received the right answer, he made the wrong decision. Something always stands in the
way of a person coming to Christ.
It may be pride, po …
Jesus Predicts His Death Peter and the other disciples had paid a high price by leaving their homes and jobs to follow Jesus
(v. 28). But Jesus reminded Peter that following him has its benefits as well as its sacrifices. They
had begun to pay the price of following Jesus and He said they would be …
Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar As Jesus heads into Jericho, He meets a blind man named Bartimaeus. We know that’s his name
from Mark’s account of the story. As we try to understand this incredible encounter between
Bartimaeus and Jesus, we can see four different stages that Bartimaeus goes through. Hi …
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The Parable of the Persistent Widow
“That men ought always to pray, and not to faint” means to be persistent (v. 1). To be persistent in prayer does not mean endless repetition in painfully long prayer sessions. Always praying means keeping our requests constantly before the Lord day by day, believi …
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
All during Jesus’ public ministry, He exposed the self-righteousness and unbelief of the Pharisees (v. 9). This happens again in the case in this parable. The people who lived near Jerusalem often went to the temple to pray. The temple was their center of worship. On this …
Jesus Blesses the Little Children
Christ condemned the religious leaders for blocking the doorway to heaven. They themselves did not enter through the doorway to heaven. But in this text, it is not the Pharisees who are seen as blocking the door to heaven (v.15). It is the followers of Jesus Christ, the d …
The Rich Young Ruler
This story of the rich young ruler reveals how, in spite of the fact that he came to the right Person, asked the right question, and received the right answer, he made the wrong decision. Something always stands in the way of a person coming to Christ. It may be pride, po …
Jesus Predicts His Death
Peter and the other disciples had paid a high price by leaving their homes and jobs to follow Jesus (v. 28). But Jesus reminded Peter that following him has its benefits as well as its sacrifices. They had begun to pay the price of following Jesus and He said they would be …
Jesus Heals a Blind Beggar
As Jesus heads into Jericho, He meets a blind man named Bartimaeus. We know that’s his name from Mark’s account of the story. As we try to understand this incredible encounter between Bartimaeus and Jesus, we can see four different stages that Bartimaeus goes through. Hi …