Scripture Matthew 13:33 33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds[a] of flour until it worked all through the dough.” Lyrics Verse 1Well I woke up this mornin’,With my heart feelin’ small and thin,But a little truth the Lord whispered,Said, “Son, that’s how the … Read more
Wheat and the Weeds Blues — a Delta-style blues inspired by the parable Jesus told about good seed growing beside bad seed, waiting for the harvest to reveal the truth. Scripture Matthew 13:24-30 24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, … Read more
Scripture Matthew 13:1-23 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then he told them many things in parables, saying: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. Lyrics Verse 1I went walkin’ that lonesome road,Watchin’ the … Read more
Scripture Matthew 9:17 17 Neither do people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will be ruined. No, they pour new wine into new wineskins, and both are preserved.” Lyrics Verse 1A: Got that new wine pourin’, but these old skins start … Read more
Old Cloth Blues is a Delta-style gospel blues inspired by the parable of new cloth on an old garment. This blues tells the story of trying to fix a worn-out life with the wrong patch — and finding real change only when something truly new is offered. Scripture Matthew 9:16 16 “No one sews a patch … Read more
Scripture: Matthew 5:14–16 14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they … Read more
Scripture: Matthew 7:24–27 24 “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26 But … Read more
Scripture Luke 15:3–7 3 Then Jesus told them this parable: 4 “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it? 5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he … Read more
Scripture: Luke 15:11-32 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. 13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild … Read more
Scripture The Kingdom of Heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field; which indeed is smaller than all seeds but when it is grown, it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in its … Read more
