Shane Hart
Spiritual Life
Worship Wars
A friend of mine, Matt Anderson, recently sent this as part of his weekly email entitled Matt Chat. This is actually part 4, but it stands alone very well. I asked his permission to post it here and he graciously agreed. You can find out more about Matt by clicking here. Have you ever … Continue reading
The parable of the tenants 2
In yesterday’s post we looked at an overview of the parable of the tenants from Matthew 21. (read the parable here) The religious community of Jesus’ day firmly believed they were superior to those around them. They despised the Romans. They hated most of their neighboring peoples. There was even much disagreement among the individual … Continue reading
The parable of the tenants
In Matthew 21:33-46 (read passage here) we find the “Parable of the Tenants” or the “The Story of the Greedy Farmhands” depending on your translation. Again in this parable we have an image of God as owner and ruler. But this time Jesus goes a little further with His imagery. First, He shows us God … Continue reading
Motives and obedience
Why we do something is truly more important in the grand scheme of things than what we actually do. In these three parables in Matthew 21 & 22 we see Jesus making a statement about the religious community of the day and their eligibility for the entering the Kingdom of God. If He was basing … Continue reading
Parable of the two sons
As we are walking through three parables Jesus taught on His last day of public ministry we start with the parable of the two sons. All three of these parables we are looking at this week have a common thread. They are a warning to the religious community of Jesus’ day to not get apathetic … Continue reading
Passion Week
Today is Palm Sunday. The day Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey to the songs and cheers of a jubilant crowd who thought He was going to drive out Rome and reestablish Israel as a mighty kingdom. The day marked the start of what we refer to as “Passion Week”. The week that revealed the … Continue reading
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