May2018
What a forgiving Father!
“‘Father,” the son said, “I have sinned against God and against you. I am no longer fit to be called your son.” But the father called to his servants. “Hurry!” he said. “Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finer and shoes on his feet. Then go and… Read more
Apr2018
Join in the angels’ joy
‘Or suppose a woman who has ten silver coins loses one of them—what does she do? She lights a lamp, sweeps her house, and looks carefully everywhere until she finds it. When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbours together, and says to them, “I am so happy I found the coin I… Read more
Apr2018
Fruitful in Jesus
‘Remain united to me, and I will remain united to you. A branch cannot bear fruit by itself; it can do so only if it remains in the vine. In the same way you cannot bear fruit unless you remain in me. ‘I am the vine, and you are the branches. Those who remain in… Read more
Apr2018
For all nations
In the full assembly I will praise you for what you have done; in the presence of those who worship you I will offer the sacrifices I promised. The poor will eat as much as they want; those who come to the LORD will praise him. May they prosper for ever! (verses 25,26)… Read more
Apr2018
Give it all up?
Once when large crowds of people were going along with Jesus, he turned and said to them, ‘Those who come to me cannot be my disciples unless they love me more than they love father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and themselves as well. Those who do not carry their own cross… Read more
Apr2018
A full house
‘Soon the servant said, “Your order has been carried out, sir, but there is room for more.” So the master said to the servant, “Go out to the country roads and lanes and make people come in, so that my house will be full. I tell you all that none of those who were invited… Read more
Apr2018
Greatness via humility
Jesus noticed how some of the guests were choosing the best places, so he told this parable to all of them: ‘When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place. It could happen that someone more important than you has been invited, and your host, who invited both… Read more
Apr2018
Stubbornly stupid Jerusalem
‘Jerusalem, Jerusalem! You kill the prophets, you stone the messengers God has sent you! How many times have I wanted to put my arms around all your people, just as a hen gathers her chickens under her wings, but you would not let me! And so your Temple will be abandoned. I assure you that… Read more
Apr2018
God’s kingdom grows
Jesus asked, ‘What is the Kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it with? It is like this. A man takes a mustard seed and plants it in the ground. The plant grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make their nests in its branches.’ (verses 18,19) Read Luke 13:18-30 According to the… Read more
Apr2018
For love, not money
‘When the hired man, who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees a wolf coming, he leaves the sheep and runs away; so the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them. The hired man runs away because he is only a hired man and does not care about the sheep. I… Read more
