Ecclesiastes Series Then I looked again at futility under the sun. There was a man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed,… 2024-02-28 Ecclesiastes 4:7-12 NASB

Ecclesiastes Series I have seen that every labor and every skill which is done is the result of rivalry between a person and his neighbor. This too is futility and striving after wind. The fool… 2024-02-27 Earthly Riches vs. Heavenly Riches

Ecclesiastes Series Then I looked again at all the acts of oppression which were being done under the sun. And behold, I saw the tears of the oppressed and that they had no one to… 2024-02-26 The Reality of God’s Victory Over Oppression

1. Parables usually have one main focal point. We should avoid pressing the details of a parable too far to make other points. In the Parable of the Ten Virgins, circle the statement(s) below that… 2024-02-24 Weekend Rest Journal

Parables of Holy Week “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who called his own servants and delivered his goods to them. And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each… 2024-02-23 The Parable of the Talents: How Are You Using Your Gifts?

Parables of Holy Week “And while the foolish virgins went to buy, the bridegroom came. And those who were ready went in with him to the wedding, and the door was shut. Afterward the other virgins… 2024-02-22 The Parable of the Ten Virgins: Are You Ready?

Parables of Holy Week “But when the king came in to see the guests, he saw a man there who did not have on a wedding garment.  So he said to him, Friend, how did you… 2024-02-21 The Parable of the Banquet: You Need a Better Shirt Than That!

Parables of Holy Week “Then last of all the landowner sent his son to the vinedressers saying, ‘They will respect my son.’  But when the vinedressers saw the son, they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir. Come,… 2024-02-20 The Parable of the Vinedressers: Who’s in Charge?

Parables of Holy Week “A man had two sons, and he came to the first and said, ‘Son, go, work today in my vineyard.’ He answered and said, ‘I will not,’ but afterward he regretted… 2024-02-19 The Parable of the Two Sons: Pleasing God

1. The Lenten section of the Lutheran Hymnal is an excellent devotional resource concerning the comfort and value that Christ’s passion affords us. Review a hymn of your choice from the Lenten section (140-159) and… 2024-02-17 Weekend Rest Journal