Luke 16:19 “There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. Luke 16:20 And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, Luke 16:21 who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover, even the…
Luke 16:1 ¶ He also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. Luke 16:2 And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your…
Luke 15:11 ¶ And he said, “There was a man who had two sons. Luke 15:12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. Luke 15:13 Not many days later, the younger son gathered all…
Luke 15:1 ¶ Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him. Luke 15:2 And the Pharisees and the scribes grumbled, saying, “This man receives sinners and eats with them.” Luke 15:3 ¶ So he told them this parable: Luke 15:4 “What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he…
Luke 8:15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience. Luke 8:16 ¶ “No one after lighting a lamp covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a…
Luke 8:5 A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. Luke 8:6 And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. Luke 8:7 And some fell among…
When these stories were told, they were retold and retold and commented upon and retold. That is why the Gospel of Luke is a little different than the Gospel of Matthew. Contrary to the Middle-Eastern teaching method of memorization, the Gospels were told by individuals from their perspective before they were codified into the memorized…
When Nicodemus came to talk to Jesus at night, Jesus had some weird parables for him. Was He just playing with Nicodemus? Was He testing the waters to see how much truth this Pharisee could take? In this sermon I explain some of what Jesus was talking about from the Old Testament and some insight…
Jesus didn’t tell parables to provide friendly little illustrations of abstract theology. He told parables because what he was doing was so different, so explosive, and so dangerous, that the only way he could talk about it was to use stories. N.T. Wright, Lent for Everyone, Commentary on Matthew 17 as I read it on…
