Do you not understand this parable?The Parables of Jesus #1: Introduction What were the essential characteristics of the earthly ministry of Jesus? According to the Gospel of Matthew Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good...
‘To you has been given the secret of the Kingdom of God’The Parables of Jesus #2: Themes A lifetime of study and practice would not suffice to exhaust the riches of the parables of Jesus. But some themes stand out, and we shall begin our study with an outline of some...
‘Let anyone with ears to hear listen!’The Parable of the Sower (1)[Mark 4:1-20] Perhaps the best place to start in studying the parables of Jesus is with the ‘Parable of the Sower’ in the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Mark. It contains a fundamental lesson how to...
‘But to those outside, everything comes in parables’The Parable of the Sower (2)[Mark 4: 1-20] Jesus, we know, taught in parables. Why? We might think of many reasons, but Mark reveals a perfectly shocking one. Jesus taught this way so that people...
‘For there is nothing hidden, except to be revealed…’The Parable of the Sower (3)[Mark 4:1-20] Mark tells us that Jesus begin his ministry by proclaiming ‘The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.’...
‘And the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how’Two Seed Parables[Mark 4:26-32] We began our study of the parables with the Parable of the Sower because it clearly sets out why Jesus spoke in parables and the result. In short, it is a parable about understanding...
