Parables

What is a parable?

• A prayer Jesus taught his disciples

• a story that makes you cry

• A short story that teaches a moral lesson about God or life

• a funny story with a punchline

A parable...

• makes listeners reflect on their own choices

• is a simple story but has a deeper meaning underneath

• is always set in heaven

• uses everyday situations that people can relate to easily

The parable of the mustard seed's message is that

• Life is short so enjoy yourself

• Farmers should plant more seeds to help poor people

• God’s kingdom can grow from very small beginnings

• Small seeds can still make nice trees

In the Pharisee and the Tax Collector parable, most people will assume the Pharisee is good and the tax collector is bad

• True
• False

At ther start of the story, why would people assume that the Pharisee was good and the tax collector was bad

• Pharisees were perfect

• Because Pharisee were religious people and tax collectors were hated

• Everyone liked Tax collectors in Jesus' time

• Pharisee and tax collectors were the same social level

In the Pharisee and the Tax Collector, the tax collector is actually the 'good' person because he

• admits he is wrong

• asks God for mercy

• focuses on God, not himself

• Shows humility not arrogance

The message of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector is God values people who are humble and honest not people who pretend to be like that

• True
• False