Category: Mother Stories
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The Labors in the Vineyard
THE LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD “Go, work within my vineyard’s bound, At eve your ‘penny’ shall be found: “So spake the vineyard’s lord, and they Began to toil at break of day. For hours the sun had shown his face, When idlers in the market-place Once and again were sent within The vineyard’s wall their wage…
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The Pharisee and the Tax Gatherer
THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX-GATHERER The tax-gatherers in those days were called Publicans. They were reputed to be very unjust, exacting from people more than the law required them to pay, and other wickedness was charged against them. Of course, there were good men among them; St. Matthew was a tax-gatherer before Jesus called him…
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“Avenge me of my Adversary” Parable
“AVENGE ME OF MY ADVERSARY” In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared for man. And in the same city there was a widow that had an enemy, and he had done her an injury. And she came to the judge and implored him, saying, “Give me justice; avenge…
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The Rich Man and the Beggar
A rich man and a beggar, Lazarus, face divine consequences after death; Lazarus is comforted in heaven while the rich man suffers torment, emphasizing moral lessons on wealth and repentance.
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The Unjust Steward
THE UNJUST STEWARD See where the steward, worldly wise, With wicked cunning in his eyes, Shows his lord’s debtors how to cheat His master of his oil and wheat. “A hundred measures dost thou owe Of oil? My friend, ’tis scarcely so: Here, take thy bill and quick indite Fifty: that puts the matter right.”…
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MAN WITH THE WITHERED HAND
MAN WITH THE WITHERED HAND One Sabbath-day Jesus went into the synagogue, and there He saw a man that had a withered hand. By some means the muscles had lost their power, and he could neither use his hand nor stretch it out. And the Pharisees watched Jesus, to see if He would heal this…
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Weekly Recap of Articles for Christians Dec 21st to Dec 27th
Bible Education General Reference Poetry Stories by Bell Inspirational Cooking/ House Keeping Estudio Bíblico en Español
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Peter’s Wife’s Mother Cured
PETER’S WIFE’S MOTHER CURED After Jesus had left the Centurion He went to the house of his disciple Peter, and there He saw Peter’s wife’s mother, laid on a bed, sick with fever. And He took her by the hand and lifted her up. The fever left her and she was cured. She rose up…
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The Prodigal Son
THE PRODIGAL SON A certain man had two sons, and the younger of them said to his father, “Father, give me the portion of thy wealth that would fall to me at thy death.” He did so, and a few days after the younger son gathered all his wealth together and journeyed into a far…
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The Lost Piece of Money
THE LOST PIECE OF MONEY Jesus had been preaching to a crowd of publicans and sinners. The publicans of those days were the collectors of taxes for the Romans, and it was a constant complaint against them that they exacted more from the people than they had any right to do. So they were looked…