Why did Jesus teach in parables? [Mark 4:1-20]

Why did Jesus teach in parables? [Mark 4:1-20]

Why did Jesus use parables? What do they even mean? In this short section of Jesus’ parables in Mark, Jesus is doing a little show and tell for his audience. He invites us into a new way of seeing and experiencing life in the Kingdom of God. This week (in the parable of the Sower) we’ll do some soil analysis and find that our “soil” determines our experience in the Kingdom of God.

What does a disciple look like? [Mark 3:7-19]

What does a disciple look like? [Mark 3:7-19]

We are products of our influences. We like what we like and think what we think mostly because someone told us it was the right thing to like and the right thing to think. The Story of Jesus gives us the ability to clearly and purposely reevaluate our life’s influences and rewrite our own stories.