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Parables: Portraits of God’s Kingdom in Matthew, Mark, and Luke is unavailable, but you can change that!

Although Jesus’ parables may seem simple on the surface, they convey deep and complex truths about God’s Kingdom. The parables Jesus uses in his teaching aren’t merely illustrations or moral tales. They are intricate stories that reveal the mysteries central to the kingdom of God. In this volume of the Not Your Average Bible Study series, John D. Barry unravels the many layers of Jesus’ parables,...

understand God as Father, God as Son (Jesus), and God as Spirit. These parables teach us how to live for Jesus each day—how to be members of the kingdom of God. Jesus’ parables can be truly understood only when we experience their value in our lives. To understand God and his kingdom, we have to commit our lives to Jesus as his disciples and accept him as savior (John 3:16–17). From there, God as Holy Spirit will work in us. God may be ultimately unknowable, but he certainly can work in us. And we