When the other servants saw what happened, they were very upset. They went to the king and told him everything. Then the king called the first servant back and said, ‘You wicked man! I forgave all your debt because you begged me to. Shouldn’t you have shown the same...
This is a parable taught by Jesus: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a king who wanted to make sure all his servants had paid back the money they owed him. One servant owed him a very large amount of money — millions of dollars. But he could not pay it back. So the king...
Yuko, an international student from Japan, often studied alone in the campus library. She worked hard but still felt unsure about her English. Her friend Amir from Indonesia always saw her quietly doing homework but didn’t realize how she felt inside. One day, Yuko...
“Then the servant who got 2,000 gold coins came to the master. The servant said, ‘Master, you gave me 2,000 gold coins to care for. So I used your 2,000 gold coins to earn 2,000 more.’ “The master answered, ‘You did right. You are a good servant who can be trusted....
A man was leaving home to travel to another place for a visit. Before he left, he talked with his servants. He told his servants to take care of his things while he was gone. He decided how much each servant would be able to care for. The man gave one servant 5,000...
This is how Jesus was born. A young woman named Mary was engaged to a man named Joseph. Before they got married, Mary found out she was going to have a baby. She was a virgin—this means she had never been with a man as a wife. The baby came through the power of God....
