Saturday, August 10, 2013

Jesus Sometimes Taught With Stories!


‘Jesus Sometimes Taught With Stories.’
Matthew 13:24.
a)      Jesus told stories to Teach the people.
b)      He taught the people about God’s Kingdom.
c)      He taught using the illustration of farmers.
d)      His Teaching could be easily understood by the general public around Him.
(This QT reminds me that Jesus Sometimes Taught With Stories)
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‘Happiness For The Wrong Reason.’
Luke 10:17.
a)      Seventy two Disciples of Jesus came back from their ministry trip.
b)      They were very happy.
c)      They always remembered that Jesus was the Lord. (And still is)
d)      They said that even the demons obeyed them when they used the Lord’s Name to cast them out.
e)      These Disciples were happy for the wrong reason. It was not the Joy of the Lord, it was the happiness of Ministry “success”.
(This Second one makes me realise that sometimes we Believers get Happiness For The Wrong Reason)
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Chris.

Jesus told stories to Teach the people. Most of the stories He told He told to non-believers. When Jesus first taught His Disciples at the Sermon on the Mount, these were very clear and straight Teachings about how True Believers should live. We should not be confused by this issue. Stories have their place in Church, especially to new Believers and in Children’s Ministry. Outside Church, they are very useful at explaining Biblical and Gospel Truth to the non-believers.

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