by Frank Retief | Mar 2, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 8. “Other seed fell among thorns which grew up with it and choked the plants.” Jesus explains in v 14 that these stand for those who hear and presumably have some measure of understanding. But life proves too distracting. The worries and anxieties of life, the...
by Frank Retief | Mar 1, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 8 v 6. “Some fell on the rock, and when it came up, the plants withered because it had no moisture.” Jesus explained that another response to the message of the Kingdom is its reception with joy. But this joy is short lived because they have no root. There...
by Frank Retief | Feb 28, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 8 v 5. “As he was sowing the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up.” We often wonder why people cannot see the simplicity and the truth of the Gospel message. Sometimes when we speak to our friends, it seems like...
by Frank Retief | Feb 27, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 8 v 5. “A farmer went out to sow his seed”. And the rest most of you will know from your Sunday School days. But take the time to read the whole passage. It will do your soul the world of good. Leading up to this moment we have met the Roman Centurion, the Widow...
by Frank Retief | Feb 26, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 8 v 3. “…….These women were helping to support them out of their means.” The conversion of a woman of ill-repute was an interesting story for Luke to record, at this point. The point of the story is forgiveness and forgiveness is exactly that aspect of our...
by Frank Retief | Feb 25, 2014 | Thought for the day
Luke 7 v 47. Please read the whole story. A believer in Christ would have believed him if he said the woman’s sins were forgiven. But Simon was not a believer. How was Jesus to convince him? Jesus begins by telling him a parable about two debtors. The point of the...
