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Jesus tells a series of parables in Luke 15 that demonstrate God’s willingness to seek out sinners. Like the Prodigal Son, we all have sought our own path and have forsaken the God who gives us our every provision. In spite of our rebellion, and often in our lowest state, God lovingly pursues His children and ... Continue Reading 

Addressing an audience made up of sinners and Pharisees alike, Jesus told three parables, each expressing the broken relationship between God and His people. These parables, however, went on to reveal God’s desire to pursue His children and restore them to Himself. Examining each story, Alistair Begg turns our attention to the greatest barrier standing between ... Continue Reading 

We all love a good story—but while Jesus’ parables captured the attention of many of his hearers, not everyone was so enthralled. Trusting their own good works for salvation, the Pharisees spurned Jesus’ teaching. Those who knew the emptiness of sin, however, recognized their need for the hope found in Jesus’ stories of redemption. Perhaps no ... Continue Reading 

We all love a good story—but while Jesus’ parables captured the attention of many of his hearers, not everyone was so enthralled. Trusting their own good works for salvation, the Pharisees spurned Jesus’ teaching. Those who knew the emptiness of sin, however, recognized their need for the hope found in Jesus’ stories of redemption. Perhaps no ... Continue Reading 

Each of us has an appointment with God. We may not know the exact date, but the meeting is a certainty. Are we ready? Addressing this very question, Jesus shared a parable about several servants whose master had left town for a wedding banquet. In the same way that a wise servant is ready to meet his ... Continue Reading 

Like the servants in Jesus’ parable who stayed awake for their master, we want to be ready and waiting for Christ when He returns. Alistair Begg reminds us, however, that we are only prepared to meet Jesus if the Holy Spirit has transformed our hearts and minds—something only He can do. Once He converts us, we ... Continue Reading 

The parable of the prodigal son demonstrates that righteousness is a result of faith in Jesus Christ, not works. Our state of sin leaves us like the lost son after he purposefully left home: humiliated and helpless. Realizing their misery, however, both son and sinner can repent and return to God. When we do, the Father runs ... Continue Reading 

While Jesus dined at the house of a prominent Pharisee, He told a parable about a banquet—one with a highly unconventional guest list. Through this story, Jesus revealed a key insight about God’s kingdom, admonishing those who were familiar with Christ but refused to follow Him. As Alistair Begg emphasizes, Jesus’ invitation is open to ... Continue Reading 

While Jesus dined at the house of a prominent Pharisee, He told a parable about a banquet—one with a highly unconventional guest list. Through this story, Jesus revealed a key insight about God’s kingdom, admonishing those who were familiar with Christ but refused to follow Him. As Alistair Begg emphasizes, Jesus’ invitation is open to ... Continue Reading 

Some view Jesus’ parable of the persistent widow as an illustration of the importance of persistent prayer. As Alistair Begg demonstrates, however, this story is better understood in the context of waiting for Christ's return. Through prayer, believers offer up their desires to God, surrender their will to Him, enter into conversation with Him, practice His ... Continue Reading