1. Life of Christ
Parables
© John Stevenson, 2012

2. Lost & Found Luke 15:4-7 Luke 15:8-10 Luke 15:11-32 Lost Sheep
Lost Coin
Lost Son
When it is found, there is rejoicing
When he returns, the Father throws a party

3. No longer felt worthy of father’s blessings
Younger Brother
Older Brother
Left home
Stayed home
Prodigal Son
Productive Son
No longer felt worthy of father’s blessings
Felt father owed him blessings
Realized his sins
Attitude of self righteousness
Repented
Resented

4. Luke 16:1-2
Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions. 2 And he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an accounting of your management, for you can no longer be manager.’”

5. Luke 16:3-4
“The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg. 4 I know what I shall do, so that when I am removed from the management people will welcome me into their homes.’”

6. Luke 16:5-7
“And he summoned each one of his master’s debtors, and he began saying to the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6 And he said, ‘A hundred measures of oil.’ And he said to him, ‘Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.’ 7 Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ And he said, ‘A hundred measures of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’”

7. Luke 16:8-9
And his master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the sons of this age are more shrewd in relation to their own kind than the sons of light. 9 And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteous-ness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings.”

8. Finances The Kingdom Entrusted with little Entrusted with much
Unrighteous mammon
True riches
That which belongs to another
That which is given as your own
Two masters
Either love one…
And hate the other
Or hate this one…
And love the other

9. Luke 16:14-15
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him. 15 And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God.”

10. Luke 16:16
“The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John; since that time the gospel of the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.”

11. Parable of unjust steward
Luke 16:1-18
Luke 16:19-31
Parable of unjust steward
Parable of rich man and Lazarus
Pharisees who were lovers of money
Rich man who was a lover of money
Law and prophets were proclaimed until John (16:16)
If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone rises from the dead (16:31)

12. Luke 17:1-2
He said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks come, but woe to him through whom they come! 2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble.”

13. Luke 17:3-4
“Be on your guard! If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4 And if he sins against you seven times a day, and returns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ forgive him.”

14. Luke 17:5-6
The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” 6 And the Lord said, "If you had faith like a mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea’; and it would obey you.”

15. Give us more faith and then we will be able to forgive as we ought
Apostles’ Request
Jesus’ Response
Give us more faith and then we will be able to forgive as we ought
Parable of a slave who serves his master
Living parable of 10 lepers who were healed
Master is not obligated to thank the slave
One leper returns to Jesus to thank Him

16. Luke 18:1-2
Now He was telling them a parable to show that at all times they ought to pray and not to lose heart, 2 saying, “In a certain city there was a judge who did not fear God and did not respect man.”

17. Luke 18:3
“There was a widow in that city, and she kept coming to him, saying, ‘Give me legal protection from my opponent.’”

18. Luke 18:4-5
“For a while he was unwilling; but afterward he said to himself, ‘Even though I do not fear God nor respect man, 5 yet because this widow bothers me, I will give her legal protection, otherwise by continually coming she will wear me out.’”

19. Luke 18:6-8
And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge said; 7 now, will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry to Him day and night, and will He delay long over them? 8 I tell you that He will bring about justice for them quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth?”

20. Unjust Judge The Lord Unrighteous Righteous Does not know the woman
Knows us completely
Does not care about the woman
Cares about all creation
Finally grants the needed help because of the woman’s continuing requests
He will not be slow, but will quickly grant justice to the elect

21. Luke 18:9-10
And He also told this parable to some people who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and viewed others with contempt: 10 “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector.”

22. Luke 18:11-12
“The Pharisee stood and was praying this to himself: ‘God, I thank You that I am not like other people: swindlers, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week; I pay tithes of all that I get.’”

23. Luke 18:13
“But the tax collector, standing some distance away, was even unwilling to lift up his eyes to heaven, but was beating his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, the sinner!’”

24. Luke 18:14
“I tell you, this man went to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted.”