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During the summer, in our Home Groups, we will be studying ‘The Parables of Jesus.’ One third of all Jesus’ teaching was done in parables and so there’s much we can learn from them. Parables are stories intended to convey spiritual truths. They’re not historical or accounts of actual events; they are fictional stories involving made-up characters. The situations they describe never really happened, and the people involved aren’t real people. That’s why the characters in parables aren’t named; they’re just identified by their occupations: a farmer; a merchant; a shepherd; a priest. But these people could be real, and that’s the point. The characters in parables are instantly recognizable by everyone, regardless of time or culture, that’s why these deceptively simple stories are so full of wisdom and so strikingly memorable and so true to life.
This series of studies, supplementing our preaching on a Sunday morning, will give plenty of 'food for thought' as we continue to discern God's future vision for us here at Emmanuel. As we wrestle with God's word it will challenge us and strengthen our faith as we allow His Spirit to shape our lives.
Our Home Group Sunday sermons will usually be preached on the 2nd and 4th Sunday's (with a small change for the CTB service on 28th June). Full sermon and discussion notes will be provided both in church, and via website, and all sermons at our 10.45am service will be recorded:
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