How Much More: An Unjust Judge or a Righteous Judge? “… Because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see to it that she gets justice – otherwise, she’ll keep coming and pestering me till she wears me out!’ Then the Lord commented, ‘Notice what this corrupt judge says. Now won’t God grant justice to …
How Much More: Resistant Neighbor or Inscrutable God? “And Jesus told them a story… ‘Suppose one of you has a friend; and you go to him in the middle of the night and call out to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, because a friend of mine who has been traveling has just …
How Much More: Birds, Grass or People? “And Jesus said to His disciples, ‘Stop being overly anxious (merimneo). Don’t be distracted by so much worry about your life – what you’ll eat or drink; or about your body and what you will wear. For life (psyche) is more than food, and the body is more …
How Much More: A Sheep or a Person? “Jesus said to them, ‘What if one of you has only one sheep and it falls into a deep ditch on the Sabbath? Will you not take hold of it and lift it out? Of course you would! How much more valuable is a person than a …
How Much More: Insults for the Housemaster and His Family. “It is enough for students to be like their teachers, and servants like their masters. If the head of the house has been called Beelzebul, how much more the members of his household!” (Matthew 10:25). It is fascinating that the teacher Jesus we find in …
How Much More: A Snake or a Fish? “You fathers – if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, …
How Much More: Introduction with Rabbi Jesus. Rabbi Jesus was a true entrepreneur in His teaching ministry, employing a wide variety of teaching methods as He went from person to person, crowd to crowd, village to village. He chose to labor long and hard in the role of teacher, inspiring listeners to become learners. Because …