Study Desk

So you see, nobody wants anything new, they just want to stay in the old ways. You can have the new, but you can't put it in the old way of thinking."

The Code teachers and the Pharisees were watching to see if Jesus would heal this guy. They wanted something to use against Jesus.

The marshal heard about the things Jesus had done, so he sent some Jewish leaders to see if Jesus would help.

John's boys left and Jesus began telling the crowds about him. He said, "Why'd y'all go out into the desert? To see a bush blowing in the wind?

No? Then what'd you go out there to see? A man in fine britches and sterling silver covered chaps? Those types of folks live in the houses of kings.

So what'd you go out to see? One of God's cowboys? Yes, I'm telling you that John wasn't just one of God's cowboys, he was even more than that!

Then Jesus said, "Let me see if I can explain the folks of this generation.

They are like the fans in the stands while the cowboys stand in the arena and talk to them. The cowboys say to them, 'We rode the rough stock for you and got bucked off, but you didn't cheer because you wanted to see us rope. We roped fast and quick, but you didn't clap because no one got bucked off.'

Then Jesus turned to the woman, but spoke to Simon. "You see this girl? I came here as your guest, but you didn't offer me a rag to wipe the trail dust from my boots, but she cleaned them with her tears and her hair.

He told them, "The secret of the Boss's outfit has been given to you. But for the sake of everyone else, I teach with stories. They look, but cannot see. They hear, but they cannot understand. If they could see and understand, they would turn to me and be forgiven."

Then Jesus's mom and brothers came to see him, but they couldn't get close because of the big crowd.

When people are glad to see you, stay at their place until you leave.

When receiving a report one day, Herod stated, "I cut the Baptizer's head off. But if it ain't him doing all these miracles, then who could it be?" And Herod wanted to see for himself this man named Jesus.

Later on when they were all alone, he told his twelve cowboys, "If only others were as blessed as y'all to see the things that you've seen.

You see, evil and selfish hearts control y'all, but you still know how to take care of your kids. If this is so, how much will your actual Dad in heaven take care of his kids with the Holy Spirit when they need help?"

More and more folks crowded around Jesus as he talked, "All those ridin' for themselves keep asking me to do more and more miracles. But the only miracle they will see will be the same one the Boss did for Jonah.

"No one lights an oil lamp at night and then puts a hat over it. They will put it on a high shelf so that it can shine for everyone to see.

While all this was happening, many thousands of people had shown up to see and hear Jesus. There were so many people around that some were getting crushed. Jesus spoke to his twelve cowboys amidst the throng of folks saying, "Watch out for the religious leader's hypocrisy

Think about the flowers you see while ridin' through your pastures. They don't do anything to clothe themselves in such beauty. But I'm telling you the truth that even the wise King Solomon could not spend all the money in the world and dress as beautiful as they.

Then Jesus turned to the crowd of people and said, "When you see the clouds building, you know there is rain coming. And you are right.