January 11, 2026

There is a twofold purpose for parables: to draw people who have a heart for Christ, and to cause people that do not have a heart for Christ to turn around and leave, and go away. Jesus purposely presented the parables in story form so that people outside of Christ would not understand. You see, we think differently. We think everybody needs to know, everybody needs to listen to me tell them about Christ. That is not the way Jesus was and it is not the way He is.

January 16, 2026

To do things in grace. Not gracefully, but in the grace of God, in consideration of others with a motivation of grace in order to add grace to the hearers. Just minister God’s grace to people. Even in difficult times, even if you have to go out and grind it out, because the end result is honor. In other words, the emphasis here is, "What are you attaining to? What is the goal?" Is it honor? Do you want to be known for being an honorable person? You do whatever it takes to do what is right. Or how about brute force to become wealthy? The proverb of truth here is that strength of character is better than strength of arms.

February 5, 2022

"The Lord never taught His disciples to produce their own faith or spiritual perception and understanding. Instead, He continually put the disciples in circumstances that revealed their inability to function spiritually. The Lord taught His disciples to depend on Him during the three years He physically walked with them. Mercifully preparing their hearts to receive the truth of the Word of God when the time came."