Parables Of The Master

Matthew 21:33-46 The Parable of the Vineyard As His earthly ministry and mission drew to a close, Jesus continued to attempt to gather into the kingdom of God the chosen descendants of Abraham, the Jewish… 

God Is With Us — Immanuel! “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us . . . “ What amazing words! Who can fathom them? . . . The eternal Word, Who was with… 

Teaching our Children To Appreciate Christmas When the post-Thanksgiving shopping is past, if toy sales are up over the previous year, it is good for the merchants. It also means that many children will have… 

We live in distressing times, times of considerable unrest in the world. Terrorists would unsettle us with threats of violence. Anthrax rumors and scares abound. Great distress has been seen in the world before. It… 

“The shepherds said to one another, ‘Let us go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.’” — Luke 2:15b Already in September I… 

THE BILLBOARD GOSPEL I still remember from childhood the well-spaced “Burma Shave” road signs–little gems of advertising wisdom which caught our curious eyes, particularly in areas where little else did along the roadside. Recently some… 

* PERSPECTIVES Much has been, and will continue to be, written about the September 11 terrorist attacks. As Christians we yearn for biblically-based perspectives about these happenings. The writers of our Spokesman devotionals will surely… 

Proclaiming the Unsearchable Riches of Christ (see 3:8) Chapter 6:1-9 Children and Parents (Please open your Bible and read Ephesians 6:1-4) “Be imitators of God, therefore, as dearly loved children and live a life of… 

More than thirty-five verses in the New Testament speak about your Christian baptism. Verses recorded in Matthew chapter 28 and Mark chapter 16 teach that Jesus started this Sacrament after His resurrection. Acts 2:38 shows…