People asked Jesus about when and where the kingdom of God would come, but Jesus focused on the fact that it’s already present and how we should live until the end.

Faith is the means by which we are saved, obey God, and forgive our brothers and sisters.

While the Old Testament is still valid, we also have the message of the one who was raised from the dead.

In a surprising parable, Jesus taught his disciples to be shrewd in our money management to produce eternal benefits.

In one of Jesus’ most famous parables, he taught us that the only proper response to a son being dead and coming to life again is celebration.

Jesus told more parables to show that the kingdom of God is free to enter but demands everything.

In his teachings on his way to Jerusalem, Jesus announced the great reversals that the kingdom of God produces among the first and the last, and the exalted and the humbled.

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.