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How Should We Read Jesus’ Parables?: some basic guidance
Jesus knew we loved stories and so He spoke from stories quite a bit of the time. The type of stories he used were called parables. What is a parable? A parable is often defined as “an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.” It’s a story that deals with earthy things in order to talk …
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The Living Parables of Jesus: Jesus’ non-verbal teaching in Matthew 21
If you want to write a good story, one of the golden rules is “Show, don’t tell.” “Show, don’t tell” means that you don’t tell your read a situation is scary. Instead, you help the reader enter into the terror by describing it. "The darkness descended at night and an eerie stillness surrounded the trailer …
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Bibliography for Stories of the Kingdom: the parables of Jesus
When I conclude a sermon series, I usually share resources I utilized in my study and preparation for sermons. Here is the bibliography for our recent series, "Stories of the Kingdom: the parables of Jesus," which is the fifth part of an extended walk through the Gospel of Matthew, focusing on Jesus' parables in Matthew …
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The Treasure, the Pearl, and the Net
This past weekend at Eastbrook, I concluded our series, "Stories of the Kingdom: Parables of Jesus," by looking at three parables of Jesus: the treasure hidden in the field, the pearl of great prices, and the net of fish. All of these parables, as well as Jesus concluding comments, are found in Matthew 13:44-52. These …
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