Day 250 - Jesus & Parables

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Today’s Reading

9/7/2019       Day 250 Matthew 13:1 – 58

Reflection |

Today -

This chapter is sometimes referred to as the Parable
Discourse - Jesus is telling a series of stories about faith &
the Kingdom of God.

Sower - kinds of seeds - hears of the Word and reaction;
Note that Jesus has to explain this one to the disciples.
Blessed are your eyes for they see Christ. There is a further
Interpretation.

Farmer and the weed sabotage - at the harvest sort wheat from
weeds and burn the weeds and keep the wheat. We are in a time
between  the resurrection and the Second Coming where we of
the faith have to deal with a world that is “in the weeds.”

Mustard seed growth is like how the Kingdom of God will grow.

Kingdom of God (KOG) is like yeast to bread that makes it rise.

After teaching, Jesus went to a house and began to give the meaning
of the parables to the disciples. Jesus will always explain the meaning
of life to us if we sit and listen to Him.

KOG is like treasure hidden that someone finds with joy; 

KOG is like a great pearl that a merchant sold all to received;

KOG is like fishing where a net is thrown and what is caught is separated good to keep and bad to throw.

Unfortunate, Jesus experienced to be an adult and coming back to his
hometown and they can’t believe who he is.  Garden Party

Background | 

Background by Center of Biblical Studies.  

More Background by Mark Powell. Matthew

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The Next Days of Readings |

9/8/2019       Day 251 Matthew 14:1 – 15:39

9/9/2019       Day 252 Matthew 16:1 – 18:35

9/10/2019     Day 253 Matthew 19:1 – 20:34

9/11/2019     Day 254 Matthew 21: 1 – 46

9/12/2019     Day 255 Matthew 22:1 – 23:39

9/13/2019     Day 256 Matthew 24:1 – 25:46

9/14/2019     Day 257 Matthew 26:1 - 75

9/15/2019     Day 258 Matthew 27:1 – 28:20

9/16/2019     Day 259 Mark 1:1 – 3:35

9/17/2019     Day 260 Mark 4:1 – 5:43

9/18/2019     Day 261 Mark 6:1 – 56

9/19/2019     Day 262 Mark 7:1 – 8:38

9/20/2019     Day 263 Mark 9:1 – 10:45

9/21/2019     Day 264 Mark 10:46 – 12:34

9/22/2019     Day 265 Mark 12:35 – 13:37

9/23/2019     Day 266 Mark 14:1 – 72

9/24/2019     Day 267 Mark 15:1 – 16:20

9/25/2019     Day 268 Luke 1:1 – 80

9/26/2019     Day 269 Luke 2:1 – 51

9/27/2019     Day 270 Luke 3:1 – 4:13

9/28/2019     Day 271 Luke 4:14 – 5:39

9/29/2019     Day 272 Luke 6:1 – 49

9/30/2019     Day 273 Luke 7:1 – 8:39

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For All Sorts and Conditions

O God, the creator and preserver of all, we humbly
beseech you for all sorts and conditions of people;
that you would be pleased to make your ways known
unto them, your saving health unto all nations. More
especially we pray for your holy Church universal;
that it may be so guided and governed by your good Spirit,
that all who profess and call themselves Christians may
be led into the way of truth, and hold the faith in unity of spirit,
in the bond of peace, and in righteousness of life. Finally, we
commend to your fatherly goodness all those who are in any ways
afflicted or distressed, in mind, body, or estate;
that it may please you to comfort and relieve them
according to their several necessities, giving them
patience under their sufferings, and a happy issue
out of all their afflictions.

And this we beg for Jesus Christ's sake. Amen.

(Book of Common Prayer prayers)