Learnable Bible Study Podcast SimplyMo

“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins[a] and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?  And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

When you say yes do you really mean it?  Today we would be looking at following through on our yes in  Matthew 21:28-32

The text is a parable:

What is a parable? A parable is a story with an heavenly meaning

A parable is a succinct made up story designed to illustrate a lesson through comparison. Parables have human characters. When you hear the story, you can relate it to your own life. A parable conveys a message of truth.

Are events really unprecedented?

Who do you get alongside with? Who gets alongside you? What are the qualities of an ally?

Exploring the life of Achsah, the only daughter of Caleb. We see how she persuaded her father with appreciation and strong reasons among other things  to get what she wanted.

Have someone done something for you or have you received something that was so on point that you can't but think I have to repay this person one way or the  other. This was exactly how Prophet Elisha felt. In episode “116_ A gift with no strings attached” we see how prophet Elisha became a beneficiary of a great gift from the Shunamite woman. In our study today, we would look at Elisha’s reaction.