Jesus combined a warning of judgment with a demonstration of the liberating power of the kingdom of God.

With parables and warnings, Jesus told everyone in his day and ours to be ready for the coming of the Son of Man.

Jesus told his disciples how to handle not only adversity, but also prosperity, both of which require faith in God.

As opposition grew toward Jesus, he anticipated that it would reach his followers as well and prepared them for how to live without fear.

Jesus’ scathing denunciation of the religious leaders exposed their hypocrisy and challenges us to let his light shine on ours.

Jesus’ power over the forces of evil demonstrated that the kingdom of God had come.

Jesus told his followers what to pray and why to pray, so let’s pray and keep on praying!

While the Parable of the Good Samaritan is well known, it is easy to miss its shock value, its subtle surprises, and its connection to Mary’s listening at Jesus’ feet.

As he traveled toward Jerusalem, Jesus sent out 36 missionary teams and made provision for many more, because then, as now, the harvest was plentiful, but the workers, few.

Through a series of mistakes by the disciples, Jesus taught them and us what following him is not.