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Soul Seeds: Taken for Judgment
Perhaps you’ve heard that song written by Larry Norman, “I Wished We’d All Been Ready.” When I first became serious about serving Jesus Christ, it was early in the 1970s. So-called “Jesus Music” was just becoming commercially viable, and a … Continue reading
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Soul Seeds: Christ's Wedding Feast
Of all the parables I’ve seen abused and twisted, this one seems to get it the most. We find in Matthew 22:1-14 Jesus is yet again hammering the Jewish leadership. Whether this story came on the same day as the … Continue reading
Soul Seeds: The Institution Can Fail
There’s no way to make this lesson short, so buckle your seatbelts and hang on. Somewhere between “abject submission” and “absolute contempt”, we can find a godly attitude about the organized Body of Believers commonly called “The Church.” Protestants are … Continue reading
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Soul Seeds: Divine Order
To those raised in the rather corrupt version of Judaism which held sway in Jesus’ day, the idea wealth and power were not signs of God’s favor came as a shock. Even having been with Jesus quite some months, the … Continue reading
Soul Seeds: Casting Aside Your Burdens
“Assuredly, I say to you that it is hard for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than … Continue reading
Soul Seeds: Worthy of All Sacrifice
“Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the Kingdom of Heaven … Continue reading
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Soul Seeds: New Life in Old Forms
Then the disciples of John came to Him, saying, “Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?” And Jesus said to them, “Can the friends of the bridegroom mourn as long as the bridegroom … Continue reading
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Zephaniah 3
How should Jerusalem remain exempt from God’s wrath if she is no different from Nineveh? In times past, when disaster struck the people would turn from their sins and call on Jehovah. Now they simply turn to ever worse sins. … Continue reading
Soul Seeds: Holy Detectives
“Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? Even so, every good tree bears … Continue reading
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Soul Seeds: Hard Paths
“Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads … Continue reading