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Surprised by the Parables: Growing in Grace through the Stories of Jesus is unavailable, but you can change that!

Jesus’ parables can’t simply be interpreted, they must be experienced. In the gospels, Jesus used parables to teach transformative lessons and convey deep spiritual truths about the kingdom of God. But he often used them to confront and challenge his audience as well, forcing them to open or close their hearts to the kingdom. Jesus understood the power of stories, but there are some things lost...

one can apply one’s knowledge of bread making and properties of yeast to understand his point. Story parables transfer truth through a focus on specific people and their actions.2 So we evaluate the interaction of the judge with the widow in Luke 18:1–8. We consider the actions of the man who had two sons in the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15:11–31). We follow the activity of the good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37). It is important to know that this transference is grounded in reality. This means
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