![]() ![]() Have students share the stories that they asked to have read over and over again or the stories that were their favorites. Have students share their earliest memories of stories that their parents told them or read to them? Why did your parents choose these stories? Did your parents read stories with "life messages?" Examples: The Little Train that Could Aesop's Fables The Little Red Hen The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Why do you think Jesus taught in parables? Why do we tell stories to each other? Share the traditional Jewish saying: "God created human beings because he loves stories."Ģ. You may want to draw from this list in subsequent classes.ġ. Instructions to teacher: write down the names of the stories the youth mention for future reference. Shifting Gears: Stories we loved to hear. Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector 18:9-14ĭiscussion: In what context do we learn parables? Which ones have you acted out? What sorts of activities in Sunday School or Vacation Bible School did teachers have you do? What have been the most meaningful encounters with parables so far in your life? Which parables have teachers emphasized, and which ones do you enjoy the most? Which of the above have you never heard? ![]() Parable of the Widow and Unjust Judge 18:1-8 Parable of the Mustard Seed 13:18-19 (see Ezekiel 17:22-24) Provide them with a complete list of Luke' parables. Students may observe that while most parables are found in Matthew, we often remember more from Luke. If possible, show them the complete list of parables. If you wish to print out a complete list of all the parables visit Journey with Jesus: Parables of Jesus, a site hosted by Inter varsity Christian Fellowship. I have provided an example of an incomplete chart of the parables below. It may help to have a chart prepared in advance with each gospel's name at the top of each column. ![]() Task One: Have students list as many parables as they can remember. Session One: Introduction to the Study of Parables and to Luke's Parables These lessons are designed to draw upon students' rich familiarity with stories that they loved in their childhood in order to find the same joy, but a more spiritual joy, in the parables. ![]() They are shown a world in which the categories of neighbor and enemy or family member and outcast become meaningless, a world in which it is possible to imitate God and share abundance rather than hoard what the world deems valuable. They are invited into the topsy turvy reality of the kingdom in which those who serve and are treated as lowly or shameful or insignificant by the world are blessed and valued by God. Very often, our youth's early lessons on the parables led them to think of them as little morality stories, the lesson of which is "be good and you will be rewarded." Now it is time for them to hear the good news of the parables, the message of God's extravagant grace. Jesus told parables to help his audience imagine a reality other than the one that they took to be normative and to respond to it by having a change of heart and seeking a closer relationship with God. The purpose of this unit is acquaint youth with Luke's parables and a few from Matthew, but more importantly, the goal is to help the parables do what Jesus intended them to do. ![]()
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