Category: Mother Stories
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Jairus’ Daughter
JAIRUS’ DAUGHTER Jairus was one of the rulers of the Jewish church, or synagogue, and he had a daughter who had been very ill and was now at the point of death. She was an only daughter, and was twelve years of age. So hearing that Jesus was near, he came to Him, and, falling…
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Curing the Incurable
CURING THE INCURABLE Jesus went into Capernaum, followed by a great crowd of people, and among them was a woman who for twelve years had suffered from a disease which no doctor could cure, though she had consulted many, and spent all her wealth upon them. She had said within herself, “If I could but…
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The Man Possessed by Devils
THE MAN POSSESSED BY DEVILS One day Jesus came with His disciples in a boat to the country of the Gadarenes, near Galilee. They landed near the tombs, that is, caverns cut into the rock, where the dead were buried. And there met them a man, who, for a long time, had been possessed by…
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The Parable of the Net
THE PARABLE OF THE NET These fishermen have just returned to shore with their net full of fish. Now this is not a casting-net, which is thrown out from the boat and drawn in again, but a drag-net which is of great length, and which is drawn constantly through the water until it is well…
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The Pearl of Great Price
THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE Very similar to the parable of the Hidden Treasure is this one of the merchant seeking goodly pearls. “The kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchantman seeking goodly pearls, who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.”…
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SEEKING FOR HIDDEN TREASURE
SEEKING FOR HIDDEN TREASURE The people of Canaan, both in ancient and modern days, have made a practice of hiding their treasures. This they have done to secure them in times of danger. When invaders flocked into the land, the people buried their gold and jewels and fled. And often they died, or were overtaken…
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The Parable of the Leaven
THE PARABLE OF THE LEAVEN Christ said that the kingdom of heaven could be likened unto leaven (or yeast), which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, till the whole was leavened. Now, this leaven, or yeast, is composed of tiny little plants, each one so small that it cannot possibly be…
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The Enemy Sowing Tares
THE ENEMY SOWING TARES A certain man sowed good seed in his field, but in the night, whilst men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way. When the wheat-blade had sprung up and showed the ear, then appeared the tares also. So, the servants of the householder came…
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SOWING THE SEED
SOWING THE SEED A sower went out to sow his seed, and as he sowed some fell by the wayside and was trodden down, and birds came and devoured it. And some fell upon a rocky place, where there was not much soil, and as soon as it sprang up it withered away, because it…
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THE UNFRUITFUL TREE
THE UNFRUITFUL TREE A certain man had a fig-tree planted in his vineyard, and he came and sought fruit thereon, but found none. Then he called to the gardener who attended to his vineyard, and said to him, “Behold these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig-tree, and find none. Cut it down.…