“What is the meaning of the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard?”……Answer: This lengthy parable is found only in the gospel of Matthew. Jesus tells the Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16) in response to Peter’s question in Matthew 19:27: “We have left everything to follow you! What then will there […]

Aesop’s Fables — Two Examples The Bundle of Sticks An old man on the point of death summoned his sons around him to give them some parting advice. He ordered his servants to bring in a faggot of sticks, and said to his eldest son: “Break it.” The son strained and strained, but with all […]

Parables #12 The Wheat and Weeds Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Jesus tells a second parable about sowing seeds, this time …about two sowers — one who sows good seed to grow wheat, …and the enemy who sows weeds among the wheat. For this parable too, Jesus offers an extended metaphoric …interpretation to his disciples in private. […]

Parable #11… Matthew 13:3-23 …The Parable of the Sower…(also known as the Parable of the Four Soils) And we find it inMatthew 13:3-9Mark 4:2-9; andLuke 8:4-8 Let’s read fromMatthew 13:3-23…3 He told many stories in the form of parables, such as this one:…“Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds. 4 As he scattered them across his […]

Beware of false doctrine and false prophets Deuteronomy 13:1 “Suppose there are prophets among you or those who dream dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles, A more immediate test lay in the absolute harmony of the prophet’s message and deeds with the revealed Word of God, and the wholehearted commitment […]

Jesus’ Parables in Chronological Order We are jumping into a brand new series today, and it is a series on the parables of Jesus, the master storyteller. When many of you think about the parables, you get excited because these are the great and fun stories that Jesus told. That is true, but they are […]

Parable #9 …Luke 12:42-48…Faithful and Wise Servant 42 And the Lord replied, “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. 43 If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward. 44 I tell you the truth, […]