Harvest Teachings

The Reality of Persecution

False teachers equal deception and deception equals departure from the faith, but those who endure through persecution will be saved. We will know the end is come when the Gospel is declared to the whole world.

Birth Pains

This week we learn of a coming deception with eternal consequences. Wars, famines, pestilence and earthquakes are preludes to the birth of Christ’s kingdom.

We begin chapter 24 with Jesus pronouncing the fall of the temple and the disciples asking 3 important questions about the future and Christ’s coming. Jesus begins to answer and warns them of a moral departure from and defection from the faith.

Verdict of Hypocrisy

At the beginning of His ministry, Jesus offers eight blessings to the humble. Now we see Jesus pronouncing the eight woes upon the Scribes and Pharisees for their crimes of hypocrisy.

Why was the apostle Paul so unashamed of the Gospel? Because He met and personally knew the Good News Himself, the Lord Jesus Christ, and believed in His power and authority to save anyone who believes!

Last Questions

Seeking to make Jesus look foolish, the Pharisees ask Him one last question. He in turn asks them what they think of the Christ and His relationship to David.

Lessons on the Resurrection

While the denarius coin bore the resemblance of Caesar, believers are to be the image bearers of Christ. We know that at the last trump we shall all be changed. Jesus challenges the Sadducee’s views of the resurrection. He brings to their attention the fact that God is the God of the Living and those who believe will never die.

The Heritage of The Nation

God sovereignly controls the destiny of nations. While it was intended by the founders of this country that America would be a Christian nation, the culture has shifted. God charges  each of us to use our unique callings to take action and be the light and salt that draws others to His kingdom.

Jesus tells this last parable which implies what will happen to those who hate Him and kill His prophets. In this parable He speaks of the marriage of the King’s son and His armies that will come to destroy the wicked. All are invited to the wedding feast but those who will not receive His “garments” are rejected.