1. Return and Reception (43:15-17) 2. Anxiety and Assurance (43:18-25) 3. Peace and Pathos (43:26-30) 4. Favour and Feasting (43:31-34)
1. The Parables in Context (13:1-45) 2. The Parables Explored (13:44-46) 3. The Parables Explained? 4. The Parables Applied
1. A Father’s Requirement… and His Sons’ Refusal (43:1-5) 2. A Father’s Accusation… and His Son’s Assurance (43:6-10) 3. A Prayer of Consecration… and a Word of Resignation (43:11-14)
1. Guilty Consciences, Unexpected Kindness (42:26-28) 2. The Brothers’ Self-Serving Report (42:29-34) 3. Their Father’s Self-Pitying Retort (42:35-38)
1. An Unhappy Realisation (42:1-5) 2. An Unexpected Confrontation (42:6-17) 3. An Inconceivable Ultimatum (42:18-25)
1. The Kingdom in Parables – yet again (13:34-35) 2. Mustard Seeds – The Growth of the Kingdom (13:31-32) 3. Leaven – The Influence of the Kingdom (13:33) 4. Putting…
1. Parable of the Weeds – Exploration (13:24-30) 2. Parable of the Weeds – Explanation (13:36-43) 3. Parable of the Weeds – Application
1. Joseph’s Exaltation (vv.41-45) 2. The Nation’s Preparation (v.46-49) 3. Joseph’s Fruitfulness (v.50-52) 4. The Nation’s Famine (v.53-57)
1. The Parable Explored (13:1-9) 2. The Parable Explained (13:18-23) • The Seed on the Path (v.19) • The Seed on Rocky Ground (v.20-21) • The Seed among Thorns (vv.22)…
1. The Purpose of the Incarnation (v19-20) 2. The Problem of Human Sin (v21) 3. The Power of the Cross (v22-23)