Three Illustrations in Counting the Cost – Luke 14:25-35

The Parable of the Great Supper – Luke 14:15-24

The Parable of the Seats of Honor — Luke 14:1-14

The Parable of the Friend at Midnight — Luke 11:5-13

This is a beloved parable and for many good reasons. Jesus not only answers the self-justifying religionist in all wisdom regarding his question, “who is my neighbor?, but he turns the question around to a challenge to his and our will: are you and I good neighbors?

Missionary Steve Boutrus shares a wonderful message on the incomparable greatness of God and how this motivates our service.

Forgiveness must be the default mode of the believer, but Jesus’ parable of the unforgiving servant surprises us that one forgiven of so much was unforgiving toward one who owed him little in comparison to what he was forgiven. This message gives three timeless principles of forgiveness for the child of God.

This often neglected parable of the householder contains a powerful lesson. Jesus teaches that a scribe of His kingdom is a true disciple, has tremendous authority, and has a treasure of riches from which to live himself and give to others.

One of the effective methods of fishing in the Sea of Galilee would be with a dragnet. Jesus used this to illustrate the day the world ends. The big idea of this parable is it depicts the day of judgment or the consummation of all things: “so shall it be at the end of the…