Teaching in Parables In this chapter Jesus began to do something He had not done before. He began to teach in
parables which was to make a comparison between a known truth and an unknown truth. Some
define it as an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. He did not do this to confuse or condemn
the pe …
The Secret Message As the disciples noticed a change in Jesus’ method of teaching they came and asked Him why He
was speaking in parables. The Lord gave them three reasons: To make known to them the secrets
of the kingdom of heaven (vv. 11-12). This referred to truths not revealed in the Old Testam …
The Parable of The Seeds Jesus explains this parable of the sower to His disciples (vv. 18-23). He asks us to listen to the
meaning of the story (v. 18). The seeds that fall along the road are the people who hear the
message about the kingdom and the devil comes and snatches it from their hearts (v. 19). …
Stories About a Mustard Seed And Yeast The mustard seed symbolizes false growth (v. 31). It was the smallest garden seed known yet it
produced a plant that grew to a height of twelve to fifteen feet in one season and the birds of the
air would sit in its branches (v. 32). Jesus did not explain this parable but its mea …
The Story About The Weeds When the disciples get Jesus by himself they ask him to explain the story of the weeds in the field
(v. 36). He had already given the parable of the tares (vv. 24-30). He explains how He is the farmer
who sows the good seed (v. 37). The field is the world, not the church (v. 38). …
What The Kingdom of Heaven is Like In this fifth parable Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to “a treasure” hidden in a field (v.
44). Since the Lord did not explain this parable there are various interpretations of how it can be
applied. Since the Word of God makes it very clear in m …
Jesus is Rejected in His Home Town Jesus had been ministering in and around Capernaum for about a year, using it as His home base. When Jesus finished His parables He went to His hometown of Nazareth (v. 53). Upon arriving there He taught the people in the synagogue. The people were impressed by His powers a …
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Teaching in Parables
In this chapter Jesus began to do something He had not done before. He began to teach in parables which was to make a comparison between a known truth and an unknown truth. Some define it as an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. He did not do this to confuse or condemn the pe …
The Secret Message
As the disciples noticed a change in Jesus’ method of teaching they came and asked Him why He was speaking in parables. The Lord gave them three reasons: To make known to them the secrets of the kingdom of heaven (vv. 11-12). This referred to truths not revealed in the Old Testam …
The Parable of The Seeds
Jesus explains this parable of the sower to His disciples (vv. 18-23). He asks us to listen to the meaning of the story (v. 18). The seeds that fall along the road are the people who hear the message about the kingdom and the devil comes and snatches it from their hearts (v. 19). …
Stories About a Mustard Seed And Yeast
The mustard seed symbolizes false growth (v. 31). It was the smallest garden seed known yet it produced a plant that grew to a height of twelve to fifteen feet in one season and the birds of the air would sit in its branches (v. 32). Jesus did not explain this parable but its mea …
The Story About The Weeds
When the disciples get Jesus by himself they ask him to explain the story of the weeds in the field (v. 36). He had already given the parable of the tares (vv. 24-30). He explains how He is the farmer who sows the good seed (v. 37). The field is the world, not the church (v. 38). …
What The Kingdom of Heaven is Like
In this fifth parable Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to “a treasure” hidden in a field (v. 44). Since the Lord did not explain this parable there are various interpretations of how it can be applied. Since the Word of God makes it very clear in m …
Jesus is Rejected in His Home Town
Jesus had been ministering in and around Capernaum for about a year, using it as His home base. When Jesus finished His parables He went to His hometown of Nazareth (v. 53). Upon arriving there He taught the people in the synagogue. The people were impressed by His powers a …