The Parables of Jesus Week 1

What is a parable?

• a short, simple story designed to communicate a spiritual truth.

• A bedtime story your parents tell you

• A story from the Old Testament

• A prophesy told by John the Baptist

Why did Jesus use parables to teach?

• To reveal and conceal the secrets of the kingdom of heaven

• To confuse everyone

• To show people what he will do next

Who typically sat at the head of the table during ancient dinners?

• The children

• The most honored guest

• The one who got the most votes

• The Pharisees

In the Parable of the Great Banquet, who does the man who planned the banquet represent?

• The Pharisees

• God

• The disciples

• Sinners

What kind of people did the banquet host invite to the Great Banquet after many declined?

• Royalty

• Pharisees and Saducees

• The blind, lame, crippled, and poor

• The wealthy, talented, and famous

In the Parable of the Wedding Feast, where does Jesus say you should sit at dinner table?

• At the head of the table

• Closest to all your friends

• Where the best food option is

• At the lowest place of the table

If the last will be first then...

• The first will be last

• seven eight nine

• you should do to others as you would have them do to you

• you get what you get, and you don't throw a fit

What parable(s) teaches about how God will search for all those lost and rejoice in heaven when they are found?

• The Parable of the Widow at Nain

• The Parable of the Lost Sheep

• The Parable of the Lost Coin

• The Parable of the Wedding Feast

What does the narrow door represent in the Parable of the Narrow Door?

• The size of Jesus' home

• The entryway to the Kingdom of Heaven

• The unsafe path to sin

• The disciples perspective of the synogogue

What kind of coin did the woman lose in the Parable of the Lost Coin?

• gold

• bronze

• silver

• copper