Text Focus: Pages 192-196

Discussion Questions:

1.   Is Jesus trying to hide his message when he is speaking in parables? Explain your answer.

2.   Where do we get the word for parable? How does knowing the entomology of this word help us

to gain a deeper understanding of Jesus’ parables?

3.   How were these parables challenging for those who understood the coming of the Kingdom of

God in a worldly sense of the word kingdom?

4.   Do you feel prepared to hear the mysteries of the parables? Why or why not? What can you do to make yourself more prepared?