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this past week i taught a couple studies for our evening services. each were on parables; their significance and general awesomeness. i’ll post the audio and transcripts, but i wanted to give you a little sneak peek into what i talked about:

Highlights

• parables are not sermon illustrations. they are not fables. they are not fun little stories to help kids learn morals. they may, at times, serve those purposes, but a parable is, above all other things, an invitation.
• parables often share a wonderful connectivity. as i encounter them in the Gospels it is important that i look for progressions and keep in mind the context.
• parables are an important part of Bible prophecy.
• parables were a preferred style of teaching for Jesus.
• parables melt my face.

i really enjoyed my study and prep for these 2 studies (i always like study and prep) and i feel like i really understood some new things (new for me, not for everyone).

if you happen to listen or read, i hope the Lord speaks to you.

ps – if you’re reading in a RSS reader, come on over to the real post for both studies.

Parsing Parables part 1 transcripts | Parsing Parables part 2 transcript

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bibling, check it out, know what you believe, ministry, podcast | September 27th, 2008