Scribes and Pharisees come from Jerusalem to find fault with Jesus' disciples for not keeping the traditions of the elders. The Lord Jesus rebukes these religious leaders instead for their…
Jesus sent his disciples by boat to the other side of the lake so that he could be alone in prayer. They are caught in a storm but towards the…
Confronted with a multitude of needy people when he wanted to be alone with his disciples, Jesus nevertheless attended to their needs. He healed the sick and, before sending them…
John the Baptist is beheaded by King Herod
As the Lord Jesus began a new phase of his ministry he returned to his home town of Nazareth to teach in their synagogue. They despised him because of their…
At the conclusion his series of parables about the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, the Lord Jesus reminds his disciples of their duty now to teach both these newly…
The last in a series of seven parables that Jesus told about the nature of the kingdom of heaven in this age. A net cast into the sea gathering every…
The pearl in the parable is a picture of the Christian church. The parable shows how Christ's church would be made up of all nations, how it would be unique…
In these parables Christ reveals the secret plan of God for his kingdom during this gospel age (see Matthew 13:35). The hidden treasure is the nation of Israel, which God…
The parable of the leaven is a warning about corruption pervading the church. This parable is part of a series of parables found in Matthew 13 in which Jesus revealed…