Ministry in Motion

Jesus’ parables utilized story to produce the spiritual lesson or lessons.   Were as a proverb, metaphor, simile, or figure of speech centers usually on a word, phrase or sentence.   Of Jesus’ parables experts count about 30 parables recorded in the  Synoptic Gospels  Matthew, Mark and Luke.   Curiously the Gospel of John has none.  Some of Jesus more notable stories in parable form include:  Barren Fig Tree;  Budding Fig Tree; The Speck and The Log ;  Counting the Cost;  Faithful Servant;  Friend at Night and the  Good Samaritan.  Others recorded include:  Good Shepherd;  Grain of Wheat;  Great Banquet;  Growing Seed;  Rich man and Lazarus ;  Sheep and Goats ; The  Sower ;  Mustard Seed;  The Wise and Foolish Builders  and  New Wine into Old Wineskins. It hard to write about the parables and stories of Jesus without mentioning the trio of "Lost Things" :   Lost Coin;  Lost Sheep and The  Prodigal Son. Some of Jesus stories might make us scratch our head as we await the truth