Parables

Jesus was an amazing storyteller and he often used things called parables to teach his audience something important. Jesus used these stories to talk about the kingdom of God, the character of God and the expectations God has on His people. We are going to work to understand the context and the audience that first heard it and what Jesus was teaching.

Missing the Point

In the story of the rich man and Lazarus I think we have two cases of missing the point. The most prominent of course is the rich man. Even in death and torment, our boy does not get it. But we also misread this parable and treat it as literal and easily miss out.