One of Jesus’ most famous parables is found in Luke 15:11-32. Let’s consider the three sons found in this parable. The parable begins in verse 11 (ESV): And He (Jesus) said, “There was a man who had ...

At the door of the law sat a gatekeeper. His name was Alim. Alim means wise but Alim did not know the meaning of his name. He was a Tatar, or Tartar, depending upon where you are from and what ...

The importance of the parables can hardly be overestimated. They comprise a substantial part of the recorded preaching of Jesus. The parables are generally regarded by scholars as among the sayings ...

Jesus teaches a parable at the close of the most famous expositional sermon ever givenour Lord’s exposition of the Torah, the Lawwhich is recorded in Matthew 5, 6, and 7. We know it as the Sermon on ...

A famous preacher was teaching a seminary class on the parables of Jesus and noticed that all of his students seemed to prefer the ones with the happy endings. The tiny seed growing into a humongous ...