Parable of the Farmer Scattering Seed

8: 1-15  Jesus began a tour of nearby town and villages teaching those who would listen about God.  He took his twelve disciples with him, along with some well to do women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases and who out of gratitude for their healings,...

Jesus Anointed by a Sinful Woman

7:  36-50  One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, either to learn from him or in an attempt to trap him.  A local woman whose behaviors conflicted with traditionally held moral principles (more than likely, a prostitute who had heard Jesus preach...

Jesus and John the Baptist

7:  18-35  John the Baptist’s disciples saw and heard all that Jesus was doing throughout his travels and reported what they witnessed back to John.  John was in prison at the time.  When he heard the news, he was confused.  Although he was doing the work of the...

Raising up a Widow’s Son

7: 11-17  Soon after healing the officer’s slave, Jesus went with his disciples to the village of Nain, followed by a large crowd.  A funeral procession was coming out as he approached the gate to the village.  The only son of a widow had died and a large crowd was...

The Faith of a Roman Officer

7: 1-10  After Jesus taught the people about loving others, not judging, bearing good fruit and the importance of building on a solid foundation, he returned to Capernaum, right at a time where a highly valued slave of a Roman officer was sick and near death.  When...

Beatitudes – Building on a Solid Foundation

6: 46-49  “So why do you keep calling me ‘Lord, Lord!’ when you don’t do what I say?  I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it.  It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on...