Jesus was in a house filled with people, spilling out of doorways and leaning in at the windows.  A message was given to Jesus…‘Your mother and brothers are here and want to speak with You.’  Jesus’ surprising answer? (NASB) Luke 8:21 “…My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God […]

A picture is worth a thousand words…and Jesus used parables to paint pictures in the minds of those who listened to Him.  He did when He walked this earth and He does it still. (NASB) Luke 8:16-18 “Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it over with a container, or puts it under a […]

VOM-USA Prayer Update for March 8, 2013 The Voice of the Martyrs USA: www.persecution.com LIBYA—Egyptian Christian Arrested for Proselytizing Source: VOM Contacts, BBC News John 10:28 An Egyptian Christian and three other foreign nationals were arrested on Feb. 10 in Benghazi for bringing Christian materials into Libya illegally. A Libyan official told BBC News that […]

(NASB) Psalm 119:57-60 “The LORD is my portion; I have promised to keep Your words. 58 I sought Your favor with all my heart; Be gracious to me according to Your word. 59 I considered my ways And turned my feet to Your testimonies. 60 I hastened and did not delay To keep Your commandments.” […]

As Jesus told the parable of the Sower, “He would call out, ‘He who has ears to hear, let him hear.’” (Luke 8:8) Our minds are open to so much in the world today…but are our minds open to God and His truths? Are we “brain washed” to the extent that we tune out God’s […]

Jesus called out, ‘He who hears let him hear’ as He told the parable of the Sower. God’s love calls out warnings to people who have hardened hearts, hearts rocky with little soil for His seed to take root, hearts which put worries, riches, and pleasures in place of God. “He who has ears to […]

Jesus told a parable of the Sower which included the following: (NASB) Luke 8:5 “The sower went out to sow his seed…” (NASB) Luke 8:11 “Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God.” (NASB) Luke 8:14 “The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and […]

(NASB) Luke 8:5 “The sower went out to sow his seed…” Parable of Seed sown on rocky soil… (NASB) Luke 8:6 “Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture.” Parable of Seed sown on rocky soil…explained by Jesus: (NASB) Luke 8:13 “Those […]

The Lord Jesus spoke in parables, giving word pictures to explain God’s eternal truths. In the parable of the Sower, Jesus said that the seed sown was the word of God. (NASB) Luke 8:5 “…some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up.” Jesus […]

(NASB) Luke 8:4 “When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him He spoke by way of a parable:” A parable can relate to many people from every background…from those who are homeless to those who live in mansions and palaces. Parable: A simple story illustrating a […]