Tag: Bible Study
WHAT ARE PARABLES?
They are common, culturally relevant stories that reveal a moral, spiritual, or Kingdom truth.
They reveal the heart of Jesus in practical ways for...
The Storyteller: Week 1
THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER (Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20, and Luke 8:1-15)
S ________________ shape culture.
“…the one who tells the stories rules the world…” –...
The Storyteller: Week 1
WHAT ARE PARABLES?
A parable is literally something “cast alongside” something else. Jesus’ parables were stories that were “cast alongside” a truth in order to illustrate...
The Storyteller: Week 2
THE PARABLES OF THE HIDDEN TREASURE AND THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE
Matthew 13:44-46 44The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again,...
The Storyteller: Week 2
THE PARABLE THIS WEEK
Matthew 13:44–45 44The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all...
The Storyteller: Week 2
WHAT ARE PARABLES?
A culturally relevant story “cast alongside” a truth in order to illustrate that truth
WHY PARABLES?
Matthew 13:9 He who has ears, let him hear.
Everyone has...
The Storyteller: Week 3
CONTEXT
Jesus is dealing with Pharisees who are rejecting Him because of their self-righteousness.
Luke 5:31-32 31Jesus answered them, “Healthy people don’t need a doctor—sick...
The Storyteller: Week 3
THE PARABLE OF THE PHARISEE AND THE TAX COLLECTOR
Luke 18:9-14 9To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable:...
The Storyteller: Week 3
WHAT ARE PARABLES?
A parable is, literally, something “cast alongside” something else. Jesus’ parables were stories that were “cast alongside” a truth in order to illustrate...
The Storyteller: Week 5
Old Covenant
Deuteronomy 9:11 (NIV84) At the end of the forty days and forty nights, the Lord gave me the two stone tablets, the tablets of the covenant. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________
New...
The Storyteller: Week 5
This week we are going to talk about Old Covenant/New Covenant
Covenant: Literally, a contract. In the Bible, an agreement between God and his people, in which God makes promises...
The Storyteller: Week 5
This week: Jesus is being questioned by John’s Disciples and other Jewish leaders regarding “Fasting”.
Matt 9:14-17 (ESV) 14 Then the disciples of John came to him, saying, “Why...