The wise and foolish builders: Matthew 7 and the house on the rock
Jesus ended the Sermon on the Mount with a story about two builders, one who built on rock and one on sand. When the storm came,…
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parables of Jesus
The workers in the vineyard: Matthew 20 and the grace that seems unfair
In Matthew 20, Jesus tells of a landowner who pays workers hired at the last hour the same as those who worked all day. A teaching…
The parable of the rich fool: Luke 12 and the barns that could not save him
When a man asked Jesus to settle an inheritance dispute, Jesus warned against greed and told the story of a rich farmer who built bigger barns…
The parable of the unforgiving servant: Matthew 18 and the debt we cannot repay
When Peter asked how many times he should forgive, Jesus told the story of a servant forgiven a huge debt who refused to forgive a small…
The smallest seed: Jesus’s parable of the mustard seed
Jesus compared the kingdom of God to a mustard seed, the smallest of seeds, that grows into a plant large enough for birds to nest in…
The ninety-nine and the one: the parable of the lost sheep
In Luke 15, Jesus tells of a shepherd who leaves ninety-nine sheep to find one that is lost, then rejoices when he finds it. The parable…
Four kinds of soil: what the parable of the sower teaches about hearing the Word
In Matthew 13, Jesus tells of a farmer whose seed falls on the wayside, stony ground, among thorns and on good ground. He then explains it…