“But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went. And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go,…

   “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge:” (Hosea 4:6)    Can you name all the Ten Commandments? If not, here they are in the paraphrased form:    1. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 2. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image. 3. Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD…

“…power belongeth unto God.” (Psalm 62:11)    Before Jesus started His public ministry, He fasted in the desert for forty days, during which time the devil tempted Him in various ways. One of these was the temptation of power:    “And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of…

“Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels?” (Matthew 26:53)    Jesus is with His disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane. Judas has arrived with a contingent of officers from the chief priests and elders. He had told them to arrest…

   “He that walketh with wise men shall be wise:” (Proverbs 13:20a)    Based on this Scripture, we can say, “He that walketh with ____ people shall be ____,” (lazy, honest, upright, profane, etc). Peer pressure, whether good or bad, affects how you think and act.    Negative peer pressure is a problem for kids and adults. It…

“And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares.” (Luke 21:34)    Jesus told His apostles before His crucifixion, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive…

  “Only rebel not ye against the LORD,” (Numbers 14:9)    In Numbers 13:2, God told Moses, “Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel:” (Numbers 13:2) Twelve spies were to be sent, one from each tribe. Caleb was from the tribe of Judah. Joshua was…

“Thus saith the LORD; Curseth be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.” (Jeremiah 17:5)    This verse is not saying we shouldn’t trust people. It’s saying we shouldn’t trust people to do things that only God can do.    You may have heard people say…

“For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matthew 16:26)    Jesus said these words. All His words are true. As God the Son, “…his understanding is infinite.” (Psalm 147:5) Jesus is also the kindest…

     “And he [the older son] answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends: But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy…

“And he was angry, and would not go in: therefore came his father out, and entreated him.    And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment: and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make merry with my…

“Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.      And he called one of the servants, and asked what these things meant.     And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and thy father hath killed the fatted calf,…