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 […]

Parable #41 — Matthew 24:32-35 Signs From a Fig Tree Three Illustrative Parables…It is evident that the Lord now finished, for the most part, the predictive part of his conversation. Except for a few details concerning the final scene of the nations, there are no new events described in the rest of his message. But […]

  Parable #42 — Matthew 24:45-51 — Wise and Wicked Servants   45 “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them. 46 If the master returns and finds that the servant has done a good job, there will be a reward. 47 I tell you […]

“What is the meaning of the Parable of the Rich Fool?”……Answer: The Parable of the Rich Fool can be found in Luke 12:13-21. The key to understanding this parable is in v. 15 (and later summarized in v. 21). Luke 12:15 says, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one’s life […]