Aim: To understand that metaphors can convey religious meanings.
Literal: To do exactly as something tells you to do. Non literal: There is a hidden meaning within the words.
What do you think the literal and non – literal meanings of these phrases are? Record your ideas on a whiteboard.
It’s raining cats and dogs!
You are driving me up the wall!
Sorry I must fly!
Don’t blow your own trumpet!
Can you think of any of your own?
Psalm 18:2 God is my rock.
John 18:12 Jesus is the light of the world.
Psalm 23 The lord is my shepherd.