The Widow’s Offering From the offering of this poor widow we learn that what we rightly give for the relief of the poor,
and the support of God’s worship, is given unto God. We learn about a woman who understood the
principle of giving. God doesn’t call us to give for the sake of giving. Givi …
Signs of the End of the Age When Jesus finished teaching He overheard some people commenting on the beauty of the
Temple
that had been reconstructed (v. 5). But our Lord was not impressed. He told them that the day
would come when this beautiful temple would be destroyed (v. 6). Of course, this was fulfille …
Jesus Tells About His Return Jesus continues to answer the disciples’ original question about when the temple would be
destroyed (vv. 20-24). I do not believe that it was intended as a sign to tell when Christ will come
back, but was simply a foretelling of the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus and t …
Jesus Tells them to Remain Watchful The fig tree in this parable is thought by many to be a symbol of Israel. Jesus
is teaching that we
can
tell what is coming by watching the signs. As the fig leaves sprout in the
spring, we know that
summer is near. As the budding of the fig tree indicates that summ …
Jesus tells them to Remain watchful Some day you may visit the interesting and historic
French-Canadian city of Quebec. There you will see the
Plains of Abraham, where the English forces of General
Wolfe won Quebec from the French. When you see the
steep ascent that Wolf’s men had to make up the face of
the great rocky cliffs, you will be amazed that they
succeeded. Mere boys should have been able to hold off a
force of soldiers from scaling such cliffs and gaining the
heights. Yet Wolfe and his men made the ascent and
gained the citadel. Why? Because the overconfident
defenders became careless and pleasure-loving; and one
night, when they were off guard, the enemy saw his
opportunity, scaled the heights, and took the city. Quebec
fell because its defenders failed to keep watch. (Joseph
Harris in Sunday School Times).
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The Widow’s Offering
From the offering of this poor widow we learn that what we rightly give for the relief of the poor, and the support of God’s worship, is given unto God. We learn about a woman who understood the principle of giving. God doesn’t call us to give for the sake of giving. Givi …
Signs of the End of the Age
When Jesus finished teaching He overheard some people commenting on the beauty of the Temple that had been reconstructed (v. 5). But our Lord was not impressed. He told them that the day would come when this beautiful temple would be destroyed (v. 6). Of course, this was fulfille …
Jesus Tells About His Return
Jesus continues to answer the disciples’ original question about when the temple would be destroyed (vv. 20-24). I do not believe that it was intended as a sign to tell when Christ will come back, but was simply a foretelling of the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus and t …
Jesus Tells them to Remain Watchful
The fig tree in this parable is thought by many to be a symbol of Israel. Jesus is teaching that we can tell what is coming by watching the signs. As the fig leaves sprout in the spring, we know that summer is near. As the budding of the fig tree indicates that summ …
Jesus tells them to Remain watchful
Some day you may visit the interesting and historic French-Canadian city of Quebec. There you will see the Plains of Abraham, where the English forces of General Wolfe won Quebec from the French. When you see the steep ascent that Wolf’s men had to make up the face of the great rocky cliffs, you will be amazed that they succeeded. Mere boys should have been able to hold off a force of soldiers from scaling such cliffs and gaining the heights. Yet Wolfe and his men made the ascent and gained the citadel. Why? Because the overconfident defenders became careless and pleasure-loving; and one night, when they were off guard, the enemy saw his opportunity, scaled the heights, and took the city. Quebec fell because its defenders failed to keep watch. (Joseph Harris in Sunday School Times).