Parable #22 — Luke 17:7-10 Master and Servant Jesus often used the master-servant relationship in His parables to teach His disciples important principles concerning their service to God..here are a few. a. Illustrating the importance of forgiveness in …“The Unmerciful Servant” the parable we’ll be doing after this… Matthew 18:21-35 b. Condemning the mercenary spirit […]

Parable #22 — Luke 17:7-10 Master and Servant Jesus often used the master-servant relationship in His parables to teach His disciples important principles concerning their service to God..here are a few. a. Illustrating the importance of forgiveness in …“The Unmerciful Servant” the parable we’ll be doing after this… Matthew 18:21-35 b. Condemning the mercenary spirit […]

Three Kingdom of Heaven Parables (#13-#15) Parable #13 — Mark 4:26-29 — The Growing Seed One of the possible practical reasons that Jesus used parables is that parables teach a concept or idea by using word pictures. …By using concepts and word pictures, the message is not as readily lost to changes in word usage, […]

Parable #44Servants must remain watchful…Mark 13:35-37 35 You, too, must keep watch! For you don’t know when the master of the household will return—in the evening, at midnight, before dawn, or at daybreak. 36 Don’t let him find you sleeping when he arrives without warning. 37 I say to you what I say to everyone: Watch for him!” Also see […]

Parable #39 – Matthew21:33-46… “The Parable of the Vineyard?”…The Parable of the Vineyard appears in three of the gospels (Matthew 21:33-46 Mark 12:1-12 Luke 20:9-19), with Matthew’s account being the most complete. …However, there are additions in the others; hence, it is wise to study all three accounts so as to achieve the greatest understanding. …As with all […]

Parable #38 – Matthew21:28–32…The Two Sons?”…Just as with all the previous Parable that Jesus taught the key interpretive point in understanding the Parable of the Two Sons comes in defining to whom Jesus is speaking. For that we need to look at the overall context of this passage. Matthew chapter 21 begins with Jesus’ triumphal […]

Parable #40 – Matthew 22:1-14…The Parable of the Wedding Feast?”… Jesus told the Parable of the Wedding Feast in Matthew 22:1-14. This parable is similar in some ways to the Parable #27 of the Great Banquet (Luke 14:15-24), but the occasion is different, and it has some important distinctions(and much harsher) What do you remember about the parable […]