• January 17th 2022

The Time Has Come

GUWG-GatesWe continue our journey into every word spoken by Jesus in the Gospels to help us all KNOW JESUS MORE NOW.

Here’s our next stop:

Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about him spread through the whole countryside. He was teaching in their synagogues, and everyone praised him.

From that time on Jesus began to preach the good news of God: “The time has come,” he said, “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”

(Luke 4:14-15, Matthew 4:17, Mark 1:14-15)

Jesus’ first recorded sermon clocked in at a mere 17 words. Today, we’ll examine the first 11.

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  • June 2nd 2020

The Coming of the Kingdom

GUWG-LightningWe continue our journey into every word spoken by Jesus in the Gospels to help us all KNOW JESUS MORE NOW.

Some religious leaders asked Jesus when the Kingdom of God would come. Here’s how he replied:

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  • May 22nd 2020

The Narrow Door

GUWG-Narrow-DoorWe continue our journey into every word spoken by Jesus in the Gospels to help us all KNOW JESUS MORE NOW.

Jesus traveled from town to town, teaching as he made his way again to Jerusalem.

Someone asked him, “Lord, are only a few people going to be saved?” Here was his response:

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  • May 16th 2020

Don’t Worry, Have Faith

GUWG-FlowersWe continue our journey into every word spoken by Jesus in the Gospels to help us all KNOW JESUS MORE NOW.

After telling the story of the rich fool, Jesus gave his disciples this really very extremely incredibly comforting message, reiterating some of his key themes from the Sermon on the Mount:

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  • April 2nd 2020

The Net

GUWG-NetWe continue our journey into every word spoken by Jesus in the Gospels to help us all KNOW JESUS MORE NOW.

We’re in the midst of looking at some of the most important words ever uttered on this planet: a series of parables in which Jesus reveals the secrets of God’s Kingdom.

Today, we arrive at the last of the kingdom parables:

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  • April 1st 2020

Hidden Treasure

GUWG-Pearl-2We continue our journey into every word spoken by Jesus in the Gospels to help us all KNOW JESUS MORE NOW.

We’re in the midst of looking at some of the most important words ever uttered on this planet: a series of parables in which Jesus reveals the secrets of God’s Kingdom.

Here’s today’s parable pair:

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.”

(Matthew 13:44-46)

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  • March 31st 2020

From the Tiniest of Seeds

GUWG-Mustard-SeedWe continue our journey into every word spoken by Jesus in the Gospels to help us all KNOW JESUS MORE NOW.

We’re in the midst of looking at some of the most important words ever uttered on this planet: a series of parables in which Jesus reveals the secrets of God’s Kingdom.

Today, we get two parables for the price of one:

“The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”

He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.”

(Matthew 13:31-33; Mark 4:30-32; Luke 13:18-21)

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