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The Parable of the Foolish Rich Man Luke 12:13-21 In his book “On Christian Teaching,” the theologian and philosopher St. Augustine mentioned four things that men may love. They are, first of all, God, second, myself, third, others, and lastly, properties such as land, building and money. This can be expressed in a diagram as follows. As in the diagram, “I” at the cent..

A Roman Centurion’s Great Faith Luke 7:1-10 Today, we are going to think about a Roman centurion’s great faith, which even amazed Jesus. A centurion is a Roman army commander who had about 100 soldiers under his command. It is quite remarkable that the gospel of Jesus Christ contains this story of a Roman centurion who was a gentile and whose job is killing people’s live..

They Are Our Bread Numbers 13:1-14:11 The book containing today’s text is called “Numbers.” It is because the beginning of this book presents many figures counting the numbers of people in Israel. The Lord God had his servant Moses count the number of Israeli descendants by tribe and by family. In his command, however, God told Moses and Aaron to number only “men twent..

The Blessed Virgin Luke 1:26-38 The Bible calls Mary “the blessed woman” (Luke 1:42, 1:45). It is, of course, because she is the Holy Mother who conceived the Savior, gave birth to him, and raised the Lord. When we read the Bible carefully, however, we can see that this is not the first reason for Mary’s being called “the blessed woman.” In Luke 11:27, a woman called..

Jesus Called Peter to Walk on the Water Matthew 14:22-33 “What do you think the meaning of your life is?” A researcher asked this question to those whom he met on the street. Someone answered, “Umm, I think the meaning of life is seeking happiness. And shouldn’t I find the happiness in myself?” Another person said, “Let me see. I believe it is living a right life. ..

A Widow’s Persistent Prayer Luke 18:1-8 In today’s passage, Jesus tells the parable of a widow in order to show his disciples that they should always pray and not to give up. In Jesus’ days, widows were considered a social minority who were in need of help and protection. Surprisingly, however, a number of widows are recorded in Luke’s Gospel. First of all, a prophetes..

The Word Became Flesh John 1:14 “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” There is the biological term DNA. This is the acronym of Deoxyribo-Nucleic Acid, which is found in every living cell and contains the genetic information of the living thing. Th..

Elisha Healed Naaman of His Leprosy – Childlike Faith 2Kings 5:1-14 Today’s word is the story that Israeli Prophet Elisha healed the leprosy of Naaman. This story is cast with prominent figures who were commanding the world in those days. In addition to the main character Naaman, the army commander of the king of Aram, we see King of Aram (Ben-Hadad II), King of Israel (Jo..

If There Is No Resurrection of the Dead 1Corinthians 15:12-26 Today upon celebrating the life of Monet, I would like to talk with you about “the resurrection of the dead.” Long ago when I just became a believing Christian, my father opened the Bible in front of him and told me his story. According to what he said to me, when he was young, my father skimmed through the Bibl..

A Woman Poured Perfume on Jesus’ Feet Luke 7:36-50 The main characters of today’s story are Jesus, a Pharisee named Simon who invited Jesus to his home for dinner, and a woman who came to Jesus at Simon’s house, wet Jesus’ feet with her tears, wiped his feet with her hair, and poured perfume on his feet. In her town, this woman was known as a ‘sinner.’ In contrast,..