Event: Zoom Bible Study
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The Parable of Growth and Maturity
The growth parables point to a life that must mature. God gives new birth and every resource for godliness, and calls believers to grow into the image of Christ.
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The Parable of the Kingdom of God
The kingdom of God grows like a seed, a mustard plant and leaven: quietly, little by little, until the rule of Christ fills the earth.
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The Parable of the New Wineskins
New wine cannot be poured into old wineskins. Christ does not patch up the old religion; He brings a new creation.
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The Parable of the Rich Fool
A man builds bigger barns and tells his soul to take its ease, but God calls him a fool. Life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.
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The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
A dishonest manager acts shrewdly before he is dismissed. Everything belongs to God, a day of reckoning is coming, and no one can serve both God and money.
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The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
A rich man and a beggar trade places at death, and a great chasm is fixed between them. There are no second chances after death, and God’s word is enough.
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The Parable of the Wedding Banquet
The king’s invited guests refuse to come, the hall is filled from the highways, and one guest is found without wedding clothes. Many are called, but few are chosen.
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The Parable of the Hidden Treasure
A man finds treasure in a field and, in his joy, sells everything to buy it. The kingdom of God is worth more than all we have.
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The Vine and the Branches
Jesus is the true vine and His people are the branches. Apart from Him they can do nothing, but those who abide in Him bear much fruit.
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The Great Separation: The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats
When the Son of Man comes in His glory, He will separate the sheep from the goats. The lesson asks what the works of true disciples reveal about their hearts.
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The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares
An enemy sows tares among the wheat, and the two grow together until the harvest. The lesson calls believers to examine themselves and make their calling sure.
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The Parable of Ten Virgins
Five wise virgins had oil for their lamps and five foolish ones did not. When the bridegroom came, the door was shut, so the lesson calls us to be ready.