Tag: Parables

  • A Chosen Instrument

    (Acts 9:10-18) Saul who became Paul had just been through the Damascus road experience and his life had been turned on its head in an instant. The Lord Jesus appeared to him in a bright light and spoke to him showing how he was hurting himself by continuing to oppose The Lord. Paul at this…

  • Parables and the Love of the Father

    (John 16:25-28) Jesus is speaking here of His imminent departure from the world. He is telling His disciples that He is soon to be sacrificed and will leave this world. In these words He gives us a few interesting teachings including a revelation about the love of the Father. But before we look at that,…

  • Unless a Grain of Wheat Falls into the Earth and Dies

    (John 12:20-24) Here is an interesting teaching where Jesus speaks in parables about his coming death and resurrection. It is here that He recognises that the purpose of His coming was to die and be raised for the purpose of building the church. He uses the analogy that unless a grain of wheat falls into…

  • The Stone The Builders Rejected

    (Luke 20:9-18) This section of scripture is the parable of the man who planted a vineyard, let it out to tenants and then went away. The focus is on the tenants and how they reacted to those sent by the master of the vineyard to receive the fruits of the vineyard. There are a few…

  • Pride Goes Before A Fall

    (Luke 18:9-14) There are many instances and lessons in the Bible of where we see that pride goes before a fall. This section of scripture shows it in the light of how we live our lives as Christians, and how not to live. It shows the difference between one who is self-righteous and another who…

  • Jesus Heals the Ten Lepers

    (Luke 17:11-19) The parable of the ten lepers shows us several things. It speaks of faith, healing and gratitude. It also shows us that you cannot always know who it is that will most likely be the one that comes to the Lord. And in his lesson we need to recognise that all good things…

  • The Rich Man and Lazarus

    (Luke 16:19-31) This parable is an interesting one for provides an insight into life after death. The rich man and Lazarus gives us several other insights as well including that miracles will not change the hearts and minds of a non-believer. A non-be liver will not accept the truth as we shall see in this…

  • The Prodigal Sons Big Brother

    (Luke 15:25-32) In my last post I looked at the Prodigal Son. Now let’s take the second part of that message and consider the prodigal son’s elder brother. Most people know about the prodigal son, but not too many think about the lesson the Lord was teaching about his elder brother. So let’s spare a…

  • The Prodigal Son

    (Luke 15:11-24) Almost everyone knows the story of the prodigal son, including non-Christians. The message has been widely and much used as a teaching of redemption and return. It is a wonderful parable and has a number of good messages for Christians. This is the third message of the Lord in this chapter of Luke…

  • The Parable of the Sower

    (Luke 8:4-15) The parable of the sower has a vast array of meanings and many things can be learned from it. There are four groups of people and four ways they react when hearing the word of God which is one of the lessons that we get from this parable. The Seed on the Path…

  • Parable of the Tenants

    (Mark 12:1-12) This parable was told by Jesus in relation to the chief priests in relation to how they had failed. They were given a responsibility by the Lord and they failed in their responsibility. What is worse they abused their position to try and gain power and position instead of offering service that was…

  • What Defiles a Man

    (Mark 7:14-23) What is the key to living a life of truth and purity in Christ? Is it following the traditions of the church? No. Jesus in this section showed that purity in Christianity was not an outward thing but a matter of the heart. Jesus had just upbraided the Pharisees for following their traditions…