A Question of Salvation. 136
     A Message to Herod. 136
     The Ox in the Pit. 137
     The Chief Places at the Feast. 137
     The Slighted Invitation. 138
     Counting the Cost. 139
     The Ninety and Nine. 139
     The Lost Coin. 140
     The Prodigal Son. 140
     The Unjust Steward. 142
     A Parable to the Lovers of Money. 143
     “Increase Our Faith.” 144

6.  Near Jerusalem—­the plot to kill him
     The Raising of Lazarus. 145
     The Decision of the Council. 148

7.  His withdrawal to Ephraim
     The Coming of the Kingdom. 149
     The Unjust Judge. 149
     The Pharisee and the Publican. 150
     Concerning Divorce. 150
     Jesus and the Children. 151
     The Rich Young Ruler. 151
     The Parable of the Vineyard. 153

8.  The last journey to Jerusalem
     The Shadow of the Cross. 155
     The Sons of Thunder. 155
     The Blind Man of Jericho. 156
     The Visit to Zacchaeus. 157
     The Parable of the Pounds. 157
     Going up to Jerusalem. 159
     The Feast at Bethany. 159

=VI.  His Last Week=

1.  Palm Sunday—­the day of Triumph
     The Triumphal Entry. 161

2.  Monday—­the day of authority
     The Cursing of the Fig Tree. 163
     The Cleansing of the Temple. 163

3.  Tuesday—­the day of controversy
     The Lesson from the Withered Fig Tree. 164
     The Challenge of Christ’s Authority. 164
     Three Warning Parables. 165
        (a) the two sons. 165
        (b)