Matthew 25: 14-30 The vacation must be on my mind. “Mommy,” said little Bobby, “why does the minister get a whole month’s vacation in the summer?” “Well, son,” answered his mother, “if he’s a good minister, he needs it. If he isn’t, the church needs it.” A family went to the beach for their vacation….
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Any Time
“He showed himself prepared to do the will of God and reveal his Kingdom in word and deed. That’s would he sought to teach his disciples to do. That’s what we are taught to do through Word and Spirit, lamp and oil.”
Every. Single. Time.
Matthew 25: 31-46 Due to the topic of the message this morning, I feel compelled to start this message off with something lighthearted. A house painter was cheap and sought to cut costs wherever possible. His primary device of cutting costs was to thin the paint with turpentine. He was hired to paint the steeple…
With the Master In Mind
Matthew 25: 14-30 A man entrusted his property, his talents, to his slaves before he left on a journey. A talent was worth more than 15 years’ wages of a laborer. Five talents was 75 years of wages. Two talents was 30 years of wages. One talent was 15 years of wages. The master didn’t…
Lamp and Oil
Matthew 25: 1-13 If we knew the day and the hour, things would be different. A man had a checkup and then went in to see his doctor to get the results. The doctor said he had bad news and worse news for him. Which did he want to hear first? The man said he…
The Hour Is At Hand
Then he came to the disciples and said to them, “Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? See, the hour is at hand, and the Son of Man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Get up, let us be going. See, my betrayer is at hand.” — Matthew 25: 45-46 Jesus tells the disciples…
Daniel Boyd
One night last week I dreamed. I was at Dad’s house. It was nighttime. I was in the front room, and the house was bigger than in reality. I was with the group of people who were preparing for a Christmas party. Kids riding on a parade float stopped in front of the house. The…
Psalm 102 in The Message 