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Jesus speaks to the crowd in parables, then instructs His disciples in kingdom truths.

Luke mentions three women along with others who supported the ministry of Jesus. They serve as examples for all who serve behind the scenes to facilitate ministry.

Words reveal what's in our hearts. Clean up the heart and good words will follow.

This week a full-blown media cover up is occurring around the Haitian invasion of Springfield, Ohio. What's really happening to this community?

The ministry of Jesus Christ is in full swing, but his own family is not on board yet.

The religious leaders of the day are looking for new arguments to convince people that Jesus is not the Messiah. When they try to attribute His miracles to Satan, the strategy blows up in their faces.

An uninvited guest shows up when Jesus is invited to dine at a Pharisee's house. She steals the show with her open worship of Jesus and gives Him the opportunity to teach a vital lesson on forgiveness.

Jesus laments the fact that many of the places in which He has performed the greatest miracles have still not repented. www.mudcreekchurch.org

John is languishing in prison. In despair over his circumstances he sends disciples to Jesus to confirm His identity and ministry.

A large crowd is following Jesus when they encounter another large crowd - a funeral procession. He steps in and changes everything.

Even with some different details, the accounts point to the faith of a Gentile soldier. It was amazing to Jesus because it implies that the centurion had a firm grasp on the identity of Jesus Christ.

It's happening faster than we thought. Artificial Intelligence replacing real humans at a quicker pace than we imagined a few years ago. Could we be watching the world of Revelation 13 taking shape before our eyes?

Jesus closes the Sermon on the Mount with a powerful illustration. He has given us His words. We can take them to heart and find security in life's storms, or we can ignore them and suffer the consequences.

Jesus Christ is calling people to follow Him. But He wants the listeners to be careful when following others. Examine the fruit of their lives first before joining a crowd that may be on its way to hell.

Jesus encouraged persistence in prayer and summarized the bulk of the sermon by giving us the positive moral directive we call "The Golden Rule."

Will believers stand up and live out their biblical beliefs as Christian citizens? The answer to that question may determine the fate of the United States in whatever time we have left before Jesus comes.

The first verse of this passage is often quoted by those who want to excuse the worst lifestyle or attitude. But putting the passage in context will help us all to avoid the mistake of jumping to conclusions and revealing our own hypocrisy.

Worry is a sin some believers almost brag about. But it's a destructive habit that accomplishes nothing outside of destroying your health. Jesus has a simple solution.

Jesus continues to explain how to be genuine in our faith. He gets to the bottom line as He contrasts those who serve money with those who serve God.

In what is often called the Lord's Prayer, we have an example of how to pray given by Christ. Is it a prayer we should memorize and recite? Billy Graham has an interesting answer to that question.

Jesus uses giving and praying to illustrate how God wants our faith to be genuine, not a show put on for others to see.

In a wild week of warfare in the middle east and a political convention, we have seen clear battle lines drawn over the future of a nation.

In turning the other cheek, going the second mile and loving your enemies you are operating in the new standard of grace that demonstrates the love of God.

Jesus addresses the teachings of the day concerning oaths with a key principle - tell the simple truth.

The religious leaders of the day had learned how to manipulate the Mosaic Law to their advantage in many ways. One of those is addressed by Jesus here as He focuses on God's standards for the marriage relationship.