What happens when God's offer of mercy is roundly rejected? We think of God's mercy as infinite and never-ceasing, but we see in the Gospels that there is a point where it may be withdrawn. When heaven's peace proposal was met with ridicule and blasphemy, Jeses said some things you won't find on inspirational posters. The Pharisees and others of that "generation" saw their blessing turn into a curse. We're headed for more Stories and Parables Jesus Told, but first, here's Jim to set the scene.

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Lots of people want to tell you how to be wealthy. We'll tell you when to be wealthy! Ever since God had blessed righteous men like Abraham and Job with lots of stuff, many people had gotten the mistaken idea that riches are an indicator of God's favor. Today, we often make the opposite mistake and assume that wealth is a sure sign of wickedness. Jesus tried to set the Pharisees straight on this question, and in the process showed us When to be Truly Wealthy.

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We might call one lost sheep out of a flock of a hundred an "acceptable loss ratio." God calls it an emergency. Today we're beginning a series focused on Stories and Parables Jesus Told. And our first stop on this journey is really a trio of comparisons showing God's joy at recovering the lost. These stories were pointed at the Pharisees, who apparently saw some people as not worth the effort to save.

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