PPT-THE PARABLES OF JESUS: Learning from the Master Teacher

Yezdi Bhada PhD CMA Trinity Church Adult Bible Study Jan Mar 2014 THE PARABLES OF JESUS Introduction to the Study Who When Where What will we be doing Why study these parables . Ms . Murtagh. What is the Kingdom of God. Jesus vision of a perfect world, where people allow the love of God to rule their hearts.. The kingdom of God is Jesus dream or vision of a way of life that loves God and does good to other people. Jesus . Christ Course. Document # TX001251. The Parables of Jesus. The first ten slides will show an artistic depiction of Jesus’ parables. . Quietly study the image.. Use your memory or a Bible to determine what parable is being presented.. The first ten slides will show an artistic depiction of Jesus’ parables. . Quietly study the image.. Use your memory or a Bible to determine what parable is being presented.. After some quiet reflection, name the parable.. September 2012. Network of Teaching Excellence in Computer Science. Something is wrong. – but I feel powerless. Something is wrong. – but I feel powerless. There is no them… . only us!. Together we can make . I. What is a parable?. A. A parable is a short, simple story from which a . moral lesson. can be drawn.. 1. A parable is usually a . fictitious. story that could be true.. 2. A parable draws from images and events that would be . to Find Meaning. Parables and Riddles. Parables and Riddles. Matthew 13:11-17(quoted Isaiah 6:8-10). Psalm 78: 1-2. Parable. “to draw out. as a bow”. Riddles. “the answer unites the two”. 3 Laws of Dreams. Matthew 13. Robert C. Newman. The Parables Listed. Sower. Wheat & Weeds. Mustard Seed. Leaven. Treasure. Pearl. Dragnet. Interpreted by Jesus?. Sower Yes. Wheat & Weeds Yes. Mustard Seed No. Of the Bible. The . Hebrew. word for parable:. MASHAL (. MAWSHAWL. ) . Simile; poem; proverb; adage – a short statement expressing a general truth.. A saying usually of metaphorical nature.. - The word occurs approx. 39 times in the O.T.. TEXT: Matthew 13:1-23, Luke 8:1ff.. THEME: The more open you are to God’s truth the more truth He will reveal to you.. Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes . . Basis for. “The Man from La Mancha” . Please copy into the Class Notes section of your notebook.. Allegory = the . l. iterary . f. orm . of . Lord of the Flies. The . literary form of the . animal fable. has been used for centuries. . Animal fables are short stories that teach a moral lesson. They include animals that often talk and act like humans. (Ex: Aesop’s fables). Sowing Seeds. http://www.stgregoryoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/St.-Mark.jpg. Historical Context for Mark’s Gospel. In the year 66 . C.E. ., there was a massive Jewish revolt against Rome. . Roman troops re-conquered Israel from the north, starting in Galilee and ending with the total destruction of Jerusalem in 70 C.E.. . “. Preaching a parable is a novice preacher’s dream . but . often an experienced preacher’s nightmare.” . (. T. homas . O. Long . Preaching the Literary forms of the Bible. Ezekiel . Lesson 4: Ezekiel 4 & 5 “Parables & Prophecies of Destruction”. Four parables of the fall of Judah & Jerusalem. Sign of the Besieged City (4:1-3). Sign of the prophet lying on his side. (4:4-8). and a Valuable Pearl. Parables of Treasure and Pearl  . 1. 2. Jesus told his followers many parables about the Kingdom of God. Do you know what a kingdom is? A kingdom is a place where everyone does what the king says. If you live in the Kingdom of God then that means you do what God says because God is the King..