Theme:  God has given everyone a cluster of gifts and talents.  God’s gifts are always generous regardless of the size.
Here in my hand, I have a bare stem from a grapevine; it has three grapes on it.  You know when you see this stem that it is an anomaly.  You know something is wrong with [...]

 Jesus liked to tell stories or parables from real life. Jesus never quoted the religious philosophers of the day nor the leading rabbis from the temple in Jerusalem.  Jesus chose the stuff from everyday life. composed his memorable stories.
Weddings were part of every day life. Weddings were familiar territory. Everybody loved weddings and everybody [...]

Theme:   Just as there is fake jewelry, Jesus says there is “make believe” faith too.
Hypocrite. We all know the word, “hypocrite.” What is a hypocrite? A phony. A two-faced person, pretending to be a friend but is really an enemy in disguise.
A hypocrite is a pretender, pretending to have love for you but does [...]