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The Good Samaritan (The Stories Jesus Told)
The Good Samaritan - The Stories Jesus Told Author:Heather Dyer Jesus was a wonderful storyteller, as you will see if you read through the Gospels--the first four books of the New Testament. But his stories, which are called parables, were not told just for people to listen to and enjoy. There were deeper meanings to them, and lessons to be learned from each one. Through his parables--and through his whole t... more »eaching--Jesus was showing us what God is like and how important it is for us to trust God and to follow the example Jesus was setting for us.
In his parables Jesus always talked about things that anyone could understand--the things eveyone would find around them. He spoke of sheep, farms, fish, sees, bread, fruit, money, to mention but a few. And when he told his parables everyone listened, for he spoke in a way that brought alive the teaching church leaders made stuffy and boring. Jesus often had harsh words to say to these men because many of them thought they were better than everyone else. You can read about how he did this in some of the parables in this series.« less