Lessons from the Stories that Jesus told
The Good Samaritan (Luke 10.25-37)
Jesus helps his followers understand that the kingdom of God isn’t driven by religious ritual but rather by love. Sometimes we try to look for excuses to not love and care for others. God wants us to…
The Rich Fool (Luke 12.13-21)
Jesus helps his followers understand that gathering material wealth doesn’t gain you anything in the kingdom of heaven. It’s possible to have material wealthy but have a heart that is far from God. God’s intention for us is that…
Seeds and Soils (Luke 8.4-15)
The parable of the sower is the only parable for which Jesus offered an in-depth interpretation. The main point at the end of the parable is that our response to God’s word depends on the condition of…
Finding Treasure (Matt. 13.44-46)
There are times when a life-changing opportunity comes your way that would be foolish to pass up. Jesus uses two examples of people coming across items of untold value and then trading everything they had to lay hold…
The Lost Coin (Luke 15.4-10)
God loves his children and it brings him joy to have us close to him. Jesus told this really simple parable to show us that God diligently pursues those who are far from him and and…
Workers and Wages (Matt. 20.1-16)
Lesson Focus All believers are recipients of God’s riches in Christ. We should be grateful for God’s generosity toward us. Our shortsighted tendency is to only value others for what they can accomplish for us, or…
Image Credit: Carl Heinrich Bloch, “The Sermon On the Mount” (1877)
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