‘They have Moses and the prophets’The Rich Man and Lazarus (1)[Luke 16: 19-31] ‘There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day’ (Luke 16:19). Here was one who lived the opulent dream fantasized by the wealthy grain...
‘You received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things’The Rich Man and Lazarus (2)Luke 16: 19-31 ‘Do not think that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets. No, I have not come to destroy them, but to fulfill them’ (Matthew 5:17). Thus...
‘They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.’The Rich Man and Lazarus (3)[Luke 16:19-31] As he walked along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ (John 9:1-2)....
‘Joy in Heaven’The Heart of the Third Gospel (1)[Luke 15:1-10] Many of us can offer testimony to the joy with which the Christian life can fill us — that extraordinary sense of grace, peace and comfort light years beyond anything that fleeting earthly delight can...
‘He was lost and has been found’The Prodigal Son[Luke 15:11-31] There is a strange, paradoxical quality to the parables of Jesus. The settings and characters are from normal everyday life. The stories have a comprehensible and comforting ‘Sunday School’...
‘Are you envious because I am generous?’The Good Employer[Matt. 20:1-16] We need to understand two important realities about the grace of God as depicted in the parables of Jesus. The first is just how extraordinary God’s forgiveness, His generosity and His outreach...
