Long Story Short: A Study on Parables
Join Pastor Chad each week for this Bible Study experience:
- Tuesdays, 12-1pm or
- Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30pm
Note: both sessions will take place on Zoom.
To register, simply email the Church Office today at:
info@newsongumc.org
Our discussion will focus on the lesson from the previous Sunday's sermon - bring any questions and reflections!
Open to everyone!
- Tuesdays, 12-1pm or
- Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30pm
Note: both sessions will take place on Zoom.
To register, simply email the Church Office today at:
info@newsongumc.org
Our discussion will focus on the lesson from the previous Sunday's sermon - bring any questions and reflections!
Open to everyone!
Week 1: July 3, The Parable of the Sower
Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake. 2 A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore. 3 He told many stories in the form of parables...” (Matthew 13:1-3a)
"Parables from the Backside: Bible Stories with a Twist"
J. Ellsworth Kalas, Abingdon Press (Nashville), 1992.
J. Ellsworth Kalas, Abingdon Press (Nashville), 1992.
Week 2: July 10, The Parable of the Tenants
“Listen to another parable..." (Matthew 13:21a)
"Surprised by the Parables: Growing in Grace Through the Stories of Jesus"
Michelle Lee-Barnewall, Lexham Press (Bellingham), 2020.
Michelle Lee-Barnewall, Lexham Press (Bellingham), 2020.
Week 3: July 17, The Parable of the Builders
28 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, 29 because he taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law. (Matthew 7:28-29)
https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.rightnow/Resources/Media/PDF/Parables_6453.PDF
https://reflectivebiblestudy.com/gospeladventure/a-tale-of-two-builders-matthew-7-21-29/
Week 4: July 24, The Parable of the Wedding Feast
12 Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.” (Luke 14:12-14)
"Parables from the Backside: Bible Stories with a Twist"
J. Ellsworth Kalas, Abingdon Press (Nashville), 1992.
J. Ellsworth Kalas, Abingdon Press (Nashville), 1992.
https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.rightnow/Resources/Media/PDF/Parables_6454.PDF
Week 5: July 31, The Parable of the Prodigal Son
11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. (Luke 15:11-12)