1. The Parables of Jesus Christ

3. Parables
Jesus told stories or used short illustrations so that people could understand his teachings. He would often use examples that people could relate to, like shepherds or vineyards.
Jesus is arguably the greatest story teller of all time. All his stories are originals. No ancient source can compare in both originality and depth of meaning.
Example: many have argued that the Parable of the Prodigal Son is the best short story of all time.

4. The Lost Sheep
Baaaaa!

5. There was once a shepherd who had 100 sheep.

6. One day, one of them ran away and the shepherd left the other sheep to go find it.

7. Here, Lamby,
Lamby!

8. He brought back the sheep to the rest of his flock.

9. Then, he celebrated with his neighbors about the return of his sheep
Then, he celebrated with his neighbors about the return of his sheep. So to, will God do for any sinner who wanders away.

10. The Lost Coin
Jesus said, “Suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?”

11. And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.' In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.“

12. THE VINEYARD

13. There was once a man with a great vineyard.

14. One day, he left on a journey, and left some tenants in charge.

15. While he was gone, the tenants decided to keep the vineyard for themselves.
It’s all Ours!!!

16. The owner then sent a servant to go and get some of the produce of the vineyard.

17. The tenants beat the servant and threw him out.

18. The owner then sent two more servants to collect some produce.

19. The tenants also beat them and threw them out.

20. The owner then sent his only son and heir, thinking that the tenants would listen to him.

21. The tenants, when seeing the son decided to kill him and receive his inheritance.

22. When the owner returned, he had the tenants arrested and he gave the vineyard away.
BAD
SERVANTS!

23. This story shows the story of Jesus
This story shows the story of Jesus. God (owner) sent the prophets (servants) but they were ignored. Then God sent His only Son (Jesus) thinking that people would listen to Him, but they killed Jesus instead.

24. Workers in a Vineyard
Matthew 20:1-16

25. Workers in a Vineyard
One day a man went out to hire some workers to work in his vineyard.
He hired some workers and agreed to pay them what he thought was fair and so they began to work.
A little while later he went out to the marketplace to hire more workers

26. Workers in a Vineyard
He agreed to pay them what was fare and they too began to work with the other workers .
Later, in the early afternoon, he went out again to the marketplace to hire workers.
When he hired even more workers he once again agreed to pay them what was fair.
They too began to work with the other workers.

27. Workers in a Vineyard
The man went out once more to the marketplace to hire more workers.
It was late in the day and no one had hired them so they immediately agreed to work for him.
He agreed to pay them what was fair and they also began to work with the others.

28. Workers in a Vineyard
When it cam time where they could no longer work, the man paid everyone starting with who he hired last.
The man gave everyone the same pay.
When the workers who worked all day started to complain the man said ”I paid you exactly what we agreed on.”

29. Workers in a Vineyard
In this parable we learn that all people have an equal chance of getting into heaven.
We should be happy and not feel jealous when God is good to other people.
God’s ways are not our ways (thank God!)
What we have, we don’t deserve anyway -- “It’s all grace!”

30. A Story About Two Sons
Matthew 21:28-32

31. A Story About Two Sons This is a story about a man who had two sons.
One day the man asked his older son “Son, go and work in the vineyard today!”
His son said he wouldn’t, but repented and later went to work in the vineyard.

32. A Story About Two Sons
The man asked his youngest son “Son, go and work in the vineyard today!”
His son said he would, but never actually went to work in the vineyard.
Which did as their father asked? The one who actually did the work.
In this story we learn that what we do is more important then what we promise to do.

33. The Good Samaritan “Who is My Neighbor?”
A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.

34. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him.
He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. 'Look after him,' he said, 'and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

35. The Parable of Prodigal Son.

36. There was a man who had two sons, the younger son said, give me my half of the estate. And he did.

37. After he had received his half of the estate he left
After he had received his half of the estate he left. And squandered his money on “wild living”

38. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in the country, so he found a job feeding pigs for a farmer. He became so hungry, that even what the pigs were eating looked good to him, but no one gave him anything.

39. He finally decided that he would go back to his father and ask if he could work as a servant in his fathers home. When his father saw him coming, he was filled with compassion and ran to him, and embraced him.

40. His father sent servants to fetch him robes and rings, and to prepare a great feast in honor of his son’s return home. Meanwhile the older brother was working in the fields. When he returned he heard music and dancing and asked a servant what was going on. The servant told him it was because his brother had come home.

41. He was angry and refused to go into the party, so his father came out to plead with him. The brother said that he had been working hard while his brother was out squandering his estate of “wild living”, so why is it that his brother receives a party and he does not. And his father replied, “ My son, you are always with me, everything I have is yours., but your brother was lost and now he is found, he was dead and now he is alive.”

42. The Parable of the Sower of the Seeds.

43. “ A sower went out to sow his seed.”

44. “As he sowed, some fell along the path, and were trodden under foot, and the birds of the air devoured it.”

45. “And some fell upon the rock; and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moister.”

46. “ And some fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew with it, and choked it.”

47. “ And some fell among good soil and grew, and yielded a hundredfold.”

48. “The Seed is the word of God.”

49. The seeds that fell:
“Along the path are those who have heard the word, then the Devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts so that they may not be saved.”
“ Upon the rocks are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but these seeds have no roots, so they eventually wither away.”
“ Among the thorns, they are those who hear the word, but as they go on there way, they are choked by the riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature.”

50. The Parable of the Talents
A man was going on a journey and he called his servants to him and gave them talents (Money)

51. When the man came back, he received double what he had given to the first two, but the last had taken his talent and buried it in the ground.
I am burying my
talents
In the ground

52. The man was pleased with the first two men and told them to share their masters happiness, but he was angry at the third man and took his talent away and gave it to the other men

53. The Judgment of the Nations

54. When the Son of Man comes in his glory he will sit upon his throne and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate the sheep from the goats. . .
Baa! I’m a sheep!
Baa! I’m a goat!

55. To the Sheep: Come, you who are blessed, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.

56. When did we see you hungry, thirsty, ill, naked or in prison?
And the king will say, “Whatever you did
For the least of my brothers and sisters you did
To me.”

57. Then the King will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you accursed into the eternal fire prepared for the devils and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food, thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, ill and in prison and you did not care for me.”

58. When did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked
Or ill or in prison?

59. “What you did not do for the least of my brothers and sisters
you did not do for me.”

60. And these will go off to eternal punishment,
But the righteous to eternal life.

61. The Judgment of the Nations
Ouch

62. Mmmmmm!
Grass!