Religion & Spirituality:Christianity
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus
June 30, 2019
Fanny Crosby was one of the most prolific hymn writers in history. Through the course of her life she wrote more than 9,000 hymns. In fact, sometimes she used pen names for some of them so that the hymnals would have other names besides hers.
Fanny fell ill at just two months of age. While her parents waited for a doctor to arrive, a quack pretending to be a real doctor put a mustard poultice on her eyes that left her blinded.
Her love of poetry that began at the age of 15 led eventually to the writing of some of our most beloved hymns, such as Blessed Assurance, To God Be the Glory, and Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross. In 1880, she wrote Tell Me the Story of Jesus, the inspiration for the title of this weekend’s message in Matthew.
In this message we explore the deeper meanings of some of the parables Jesus was most known for. They may have been stories that the crowds didn’t understand; but for his disciples, they were filled with wisdom and training for the Kingdom of Heaven.
As followers of Jesus, the wisdom and training contained in these stories are just as important for us, in our time and our culture, as it was for His disciples. Jesus Christ is the hope of the world. We have the incredible privilege of telling His story and pointing people – our family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers – to Him.
Pastor Chris
Fanny fell ill at just two months of age. While her parents waited for a doctor to arrive, a quack pretending to be a real doctor put a mustard poultice on her eyes that left her blinded.
Her love of poetry that began at the age of 15 led eventually to the writing of some of our most beloved hymns, such as Blessed Assurance, To God Be the Glory, and Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross. In 1880, she wrote Tell Me the Story of Jesus, the inspiration for the title of this weekend’s message in Matthew.
In this message we explore the deeper meanings of some of the parables Jesus was most known for. They may have been stories that the crowds didn’t understand; but for his disciples, they were filled with wisdom and training for the Kingdom of Heaven.
As followers of Jesus, the wisdom and training contained in these stories are just as important for us, in our time and our culture, as it was for His disciples. Jesus Christ is the hope of the world. We have the incredible privilege of telling His story and pointing people – our family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers – to Him.
Pastor Chris
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