Teaching

Jesus Heals a Man with a Demon(Luke 8:26-39; Mark 5:1-20; Mat 8:28-34) Luke 8:26-39  They arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27 When Jesus stepped ashore, a certain man out of the city who had demons for a long time met him. He wore no clothes, and didn’t live in a house, but in the tombs. 28 When he saw Jesus, he cried out, and fell down before him, and with a loud voice said, “What do I have to do with you, Jesus, you Son of the Most High God? I beg you, don’t…

Jesus Calms a Storm (Luke 8:22-25; Mark 4:35-41; Mat 8:23-27) Luke 8:22-25  Now on one of those days, he entered into a boat, he and his disciples, and he said to them, “Let’s go over to the other side of the lake.” So they launched out. 23 But as they sailed, he fell asleep. A wind storm came down on the lake, and they were taking on dangerous amounts of water. 24 They came to him, and awoke him, saying, “Master, master, we are dying!” He awoke, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water, and they ceased,…

Jesus’ Mother and Brothers Mark 3:31-35  His mother and his brothers came, and standing outside, they sent to him, calling him. 32 A multitude was sitting around him, and they told him, “Behold, your mother, your brothers, and your sisters are outside looking for you.” 33 He answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34 Looking around at those who sat around him, he said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers! 35 For whoever does the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.” Matthew 12:46-50  While he was yet speaking to the…

Discourse on a Kingdom Divided Against Itself Mark 3:20-30  The multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 When his friends heard it, they went out to seize him: for they said, “He is insane.” 22 The scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul,” and, “By the prince of the demons he casts out the demons.” 23 He summoned them, and said to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? 24 If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 If a house is divided…

More Kingdom Parables (Mat 13:44-53) The Parable of the Hidden Treasure Matthew 13:44  “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in the field, which a man found, and hid. In his joy, he goes and sells all that he has, and buys that field. The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value Matthew 13:45-46  “Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls, 46 who having found one pearl of great price, he went and sold all that he had, and bought it.” The Parable of the Net Matthew 13:47-50  “Again,…

The Parable of the Weeds (Mat 13:24-43) The Parable of the Weeds Matthew 13:24-30  He set another parable before them, saying, “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away. 26 But when the blade sprang up and produced fruit, then the darnel weeds appeared also. 27 The servants of the householder came and said to him, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where did these darnel weeds come from?’ 28 “He…

What is the Kingdom of God Like? (Mark 4:26-34; Luke 13:18-21; Mat 13:31-32) The Parable of the Seed Growing Mark 4:26-29  He said, “God’s Kingdom is as if a man should cast seed on the earth, 27 and should sleep and rise night and day, and the seed should spring up and grow, though he doesn’t know how. 28 For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. 29 But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” The Parable of the Mustard…

Hiding A Lamp (Luke 8:16-18; Mark 4:21-25; Mat 5:15-16) Luke 8:16-18  “No one, when he has lit a lamp, covers it with a container, or puts it under a bed; but puts it on a stand, that those who enter in may see the light. 17 For nothing is hidden, that will not be revealed; nor anything secret that will not be known and come to light. 18 “Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has.” Mark…

Why Jesus Taught in Parables (Mat 13:1-23; Luke 8:9-10; Mark 4:10-22) Matthew 13:1-9  On that day Jesus went out of the house, and sat by the seaside. 2 Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat, and sat, and all the multitude stood on the beach. 3  He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow. 4 As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn’t have much soil, and immediately they sprang…

The Parable of the Sower (Luke 8:4-15; Mark 4:1-20) Luke 8:4-15 When a great multitude came together, and people from every city were coming to him, he spoke by a parable. 5 “The farmer went out to sow his seed. As he sowed, some fell along the road, and it was trampled under foot, and the birds of the sky devoured it. 6 Other seed fell on the rock, and as soon as it grew, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 Other fell amidst the thorns, and the thorns grew with it, and choked it. 8 Other…