Jesus spoke the parables long ago, but His Parable Lessons apply to us today. Explore the parables through today’s lens and transform your life!
In the Parable of the Two Debtors, two people owed money to a lender. One owed a much larger amount than the other. Both debts were forgiven. The man with the bigger debt forgiven would love the lender more. Parable of the Debtor Context In Luke 7:36-40, Jesus was invited to the home of a […]
The Parable of the Lamp is also known as the Parable of the Lamp on a Stand or the Parable of the Lamp Under a Bowl. It’s included in three of the four Gospels, Matthew 5:15, Mark 4:21, and Luke 8:16. Parable of the Lamp Mark 4 21 25 A Lamp on a Stand 21
In the Parable of the Faithful Servant (sometimes known as the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Servants), a master puts his servant in charge of other servants and then leaves. He will return at an unknown time. If the master finds that his servant has remained loyal, he will reward the servant generously. If
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders is also known as the Parable of the Two Builders, the Parable of the Builder, and the Parable of the House on the Rock. The Parable of the Two Builders is found in two Gospels in the Bible; Matthew 7:24-27 and Luke 6:46-49. You can find them HERE.
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In the Parable of the Wineskins, Jesus says that new wine must be poured into new wineskins. If new wine is poured into old wineskins, the old wineskins will break. This might seem confusing. It doesn’t help that the term ‘wineskin’ and the historic winemaking process aren’t well known today. But let’s get to the
The Parable of the Good Shepherd is also known as the Parable of the Good Shepherd and His Sheep. This parable is included in one Gospel of the Bible, in the Book of John, Chapter 10. The parable itself is included in John 10:1-5, but Jesus provided further context through verse 18, so John 10:1-18
In the Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, the Rich Man ignored the needs of the hurting and hungry Lazarus. After they died, the Rich Man was thirsty from his torment in hell, he asked Lazarus for water, but Lazarus was unable to cross the divide between heaven and hell. The Rich Man wanted
There are three parables in the Gospels about Fig Trees and we’re going to cover them all here. I’ll refer to them as the Parable of the Budding Fig Tree, the Barren Fig Tree, and the Cursed Fig Tree. The Parable of the Budding Fig Tree The first, and more common, Fig Tree Parable is