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Opening Illustration: Show The Wine Skin – ...
Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Jan 7, 2009 (message contributor)
Opening Illustration: Show the wine skin – explain the meaning of Jesus teaching here to the church.
The teaching is simple – you cannot put new wine in to old wineskins because the old worn out skins will burst and the new wine will be lost. Instead there needs to be new wine and a new skin to contain the natural process of fermentation which will expand the wine skin. The new skin is flexible and therefore can sustain the pressure of expansion whereas the old wineskin is rigid and unable to expand and therefore it splits and breaks open.
Jesus knew that the Pharisees where irked with him because he was not following their manmade traditions of religion. They wanted to know why he was allowing his disciples to break long standing traditions. Jesus lets them know through this parable that the manmade traditions of Judaism where not compatible with the new wine of the Gospel and the new out pouring of the Holy Spirit which was coming. He tells them change is coming to the way you worship God and it’s new and refreshing not old and dry.
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The Bible Society Of South Africa Reports That ... PRO
Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 12, 2003
The Bible Society of South Africa reports that in an early draft of their translation of the Bible into Southern Sotho (one of many South African dialects), the typesetter typed "jwala" (which means "beer") instead of "jwalo" (which is translated "so"). The result of Genesis 1:9 ...read more
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A Pastor Entered A Class As The Lesson Was In ... PRO
Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 12, 2003
A pastor entered a class as the lesson was in progress and asked, "Who broke down the walls of Jericho?" A lad answered, "Not me, sir." The pastor turned to the teacher and asked, "Is this the usual behavior in this class?" The teacher replied, "I believe this boy is an honest boy, and I ...read more
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A New England High School Teacher Taught A ... PRO
Contributed by James Buchanan on Sep 12, 2003
A New England high school teacher taught a course entitled The Bible as Literature. Only seniors in the top 10 percent of the class could take this course. A pre-test was given to evaluate the students’ biblical knowledge. One student defined the Epistles as "wives of the Apostles." A pastor was so ...read more
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The Great Sin PRO
Contributed by Clark Tanner on Dec 7, 2002
THE GREAT SIN “According to Christian teachers, the essential vice, the utmost evil, is Pride. Unchastity, anger, greed, drunkenness, and all that, are mere fleabites in comparison; it was through Pride that the devil became the devil; Pride leads to every other vice; it is the complete ...read more
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Two Men Were Walking Through A Field One Day When ... PRO
Contributed by Jonathan Busch on Dec 8, 2002
Two men were walking through a field one day when they spotted an enraged bull. Immediately they ran toward the nearest fence. The storming bull ran after them in hot pursuit, and they realized that they were not going to make it. Terrified, one man shouted to his friend, “Say a prayer, John. We’re ...read more
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