WHEN YOU UNDERSTAND THE SCRIPTURES, YOU’LL UNDERSTAND JESUS BETTER

PARABLES WILL HELP US UNDERSTAND WHAT HIS KINGDOM IS ALL ABOUT AND HOW WE CAN UNDERSTAND IT

Parables – a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the gospels

Greek word parable - parabolē – a placing beside, a comparison

MATTHEW 13:1-3

MATTHEW 13:3-9

MATTHEW 13:10

IF THEY DID NOT ASK THE QUESTION, WE WOULD NOT GET THE EXPLANATION

MENTORSHIP IS SO IMPORTANT – IT’S THE SPEED OF ADVANCEMENT WITHOUT THE PAIN OF EXPERIENCE

MATTHEW 13:11

1. HE’S SPEAKING IN PARABLES TO REVEAL

2. HE SPEAKS IN PARABLES TO CONCEAL

WORD MYSTERIES – ARAMAIC WORD - RAZ – “HIDDEN” REVELATION OF GOD.

MATTHEW 13:12

MATTHEW 13:13

MATTHEW 13:14-15

3. HE SPOKE IN PARABLES TO FULFILL PROPHECY

MATTHEW 13:16-17