Stories and Parables for Preachers and Teachers

Stories and Parables for Preachers and Teachers
Author: Paul Wharton
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Total Pages: 100
Release: 1986
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780809127962

A collection of brief stories for those who wish to share their faith: preachers, teachers, spiritual directors, catechists, and parents.

Preaching Parables to Postmoderns

Preaching Parables to Postmoderns
Author: Brian Stiller
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2005-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781451404531

Preachers, in their call to preach the Scriptures, are not only charged with the responsibility of speaking its truth but of speaking in such a way that people of this age and culture understand. To do this, the preacher builds a bridge between todays people and the gospel of both testaments. For some, this task is more difficult than for others. Preaching to those living in an inner-city housing project is far removed from an outpost mission in the two-thirds world. Each community has its own way of thinking and attaches different values to symbols of its own making. For those called preach to a generation raised on MTV and late-night comedians or those rooted in various economic culturesfrom governmentsponsored jobs overseen by union bosses to entrepreneurial dot-com companiesor generations stretching from high school students to "freedom fifty-fivers," the task is enormous. When one adds to that the complexity of a radical shift in underlying intellectual and cultural assumptions, the task of preaching becomes even more complicated.

Creating Stories That Connect

Creating Stories That Connect
Author: D. Bruce Seymour
Publisher: Kregel Academic
Total Pages: 73
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0825494435

This innovative book helps pastors and teachers enhance their teaching with original, audience appropriate stories--the way Jesus did! Bruce Seymour explains how such stories work, when to use them, and how to create them.

Preaching the Parables

Preaching the Parables
Author: Craig L. Blomberg
Publisher: Baker Academic
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2004-07-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1441205780

A guide to preaching the parables that shows how to first interpret the parables, then proclaim their significance.

Stories with Intent

Stories with Intent
Author: Klyne R. Snodgrass
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 917
Release: 2018-02-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1467449636

Winner of the 2009 Christianity Today Award for Biblical Studies, Stories with Intent offers pastors and students a comprehensive and accessible guide to Jesus' parables. Klyne Snodgrass explores in vivid detail the historical context in which these stories were told, the part they played in Jesus' overall message, and the ways in which they have been interpreted in the church and the academy. Snodgrass begins by surveying the primary issues in parables interpretation and providing an overview of other parables—often neglected in the discussion—from the Old Testament, Jewish writings, and the Greco-Roman world. He then groups the more important parables of Jesus thematically and offers a comprehensive treatment of each, exploring both background and significance for today. This tenth anniversary edition includes a substantial new chapter that surveys developments in the interpretation of parables since the book's original 2008 publication.

The Parables

The Parables
Author: Paula Gooder
Publisher: Canterbury Press
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2020-09-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1786221535

The third volume in the Biblical Explorations series from bestselling New Testament writer Paula Gooder explores a major exponent of the Gospels: the parables of Jesus. Covering every parable, this volume focuses on some of the best-known stories in the gospels, mining their meaning afresh today. It considers why Jesus spoke in pictures and opens up the world behind the parables to reveal just how striking, memorable and challenging they were for their original hearers. Biblical Explorations is an exciting series that offers an accessible and informed study of the best loved texts in Scripture. Rooted in the conviction that greater understanding of the Bible leads to deeper discipleship, it is an essential resource for preachers, teachers and study group leaders, as well as those who simply wish to get to know the Bible better.

Modern Parables, Volume 1

Modern Parables, Volume 1
Author: Thomas Purifoy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Bible
ISBN: 9780979852411

A film-based Bible study curriculum based on 6 parables, set in modern times ; Each parable story includes the Parable Film and an Application Video, with a total of 12 lessons.

The Storytelling God

The Storytelling God
Author: Jared C. Wilson
Publisher: Crossway
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2014-02-28
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433536714

The prodigal son. The good Samaritan. A treasure hidden in a field. Most of us have heard these parables before. Yet if these oft-repeated stories strike us as merely sweet, heartwarming, or sentimental, we can be sure we've misread them. Jesus's parables are simultaneously working to conceal and reveal profound spiritual truths about God, humanity, the world, and the future—and we must learn to plumb their depths. A careful reading of the biblical text reveals the surprising ways in which such seemingly simple stories rebuke, subvert, and sabotage our sinful habits, perspectives, and priorities. Discarding the notion that Jesus's parables are nothing more than moralistic fables, Jared Wilson shows how each one is designed to drive us to Jesus in awe, need, faith, and worship.