Okay, Father, this sermon illustration might be going a bit far.

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I’m anxious to return to the Parable of the Sower with @Bigdad1211 tonight during Sunday School Express! Please join us β€” and bring your questions with you! https://youtube.com/live/IvpiSUiO6kg

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Sunday School Express - January 18, 2025

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Please join @Bigdad1211 and me as we begin a new Sunday School Express series exploring the parables. https://youtube.com/live/2bmu2IrBNGw

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Sunday School Express - January 11, 2025

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@cstross #musician #activist #truthteller #pollution #environment #society #truth I still recall the lyrics to most of his songs, which were indeed more #parables #hero #witness #TomLehrer led the way for so many other #environmentalists and #americans He was our #teacher too.

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Parables of Jesus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parables_of_Jesus

Parables of Jesus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

πŸ€”πŸ—£οΈπŸŒπŸŒβœοΈπŸ‘‘β€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ’¦πŸ’β€β™€οΈRoots and sourcesπŸ’πŸΌβ€β™€οΈAs a translation of the Hebrew word מָשָׁל mashal the word parable can also refer to a riddle. In all times in their history the Jews were familiar with teaching by means of parables and a number of parables also exist in the Old Testament. The use of parables by Jesus was hence a natural teaching method that fit into theπŸ‘‰
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Parables of Jesus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parables_of_Jesus

Parables of Jesus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

πŸ—£οΈπŸŒπŸŒβœοΈπŸ‘‘β€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ’¦πŸ™πŸ›πŸ’πŸΏβ€β™€οΈIn Western civilization, these parables formed the prototype for the term parable and in the modern age, even among those who know little of the Bible, the parables of Jesus remain some of the best known stories in the worldπŸ‘‰
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Parables of Jesus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parables_of_Jesus

Parables of Jesus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

πŸ›πŸ™πŸ™πŸΏπŸ™πŸ»βœοΈπŸ‘‘β€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ’¦πŸŒπŸŒπŸ—£οΈπŸ’πŸΌβ€β™€οΈ*Many of Jesus' parables refer to simple everyday things, such as a woman baking bread (parable of the Leaven), a man knocking on his neighbor's door at night (parable of the Friend at Night), or the aftermath of a roadside mugging (parable of the Good Samaritan); yet they deal with major religious themes, such as the growth of the Kingdom of God, theπŸ‘‰
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Parables of Jesus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parables_of_Jesus

Parables of Jesus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

βœοΈπŸ‘‘β€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸ•ŠοΈπŸ’¦πŸŒπŸŒπŸ—£οΈπŸ’πŸΏβ€β™€οΈJesus' parables are seemingly simple and memorable stories, often with imagery, and each conveys a message. Scholars have commented that although these parables seem simple, the messages they convey are deep, and central to the teachings of JesusπŸ‘‰
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Parables of Jesus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parables_of_Jesus

Parables of Jesus - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia