That teaching by parables was common among the Jews is proven in the Old Testament. So it isn't surprising that the Lord adopted the same method of teaching. The great difference between the parables of the Jews and the parables of the Lord, was that the former were mere illustrations of what had been said and taught, while the latter were the very foundation of Christ's teaching.It has been said that a parable is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. But it is more than an illustration. "Parables are outlined shadows as the light of heavenly things falls on well-known earthly scenes." Learn how to tell a story-how to tell the Story-from the Master Storyteller Himself in PARABLES: God's Pictures.

• Sit with the crowds on the Galilean hillside or under the azure Judean sky as you listen to the Master-Teacher speak of the Home that He came from, and the kingdom that will soon be His.
• Hear about everyday occurences that sound strangely familiar. Although 2,000 years later, these stories by the way are up-to-the- moment lessons for our times too.
• Watch as the Lord paints vivid pictures with words-tales of farmers and fields, happy weddings, roadside robbers, birds and flowers, figs and grapes, kings and commoners.
• Discover the secrets of the other world in this one!

This Bible study was produced by Jabe Nicholson and is published by Gospel Folio Press.