The Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37) True neighborly love, reflecting God’s heart, transcends all barriers. The parable exposes our inability to fulfill the law’s demands perfectly, pointing to our need for Christ’s mercy.

The Lost Sheep (Luke 15:3-7) God passionately pursues every lost sinner and rejoices with heaven when one repents and is found.

The Marriage of the King’s Son / The Wedding Feast (Matthew 22:1-14) God graciously invites all to His kingdom, but true entry requires being clothed in the righteousness of Christ. Those who reject the invitation or come unprepared face judgment.

The Mustard Seed (Matthew 13:31-32) The kingdom of God starts from the smallest beginnings but grows to have a great and worldwide impact.

The Parable of the Net (Matthew 13:47-50) At the end of the age, God will enact a final judgment, separating the righteous from the wicked who have coexisted within the visible reach of the kingdom.

The Pearl of Great Price (Matthew 13:45-46) The kingdom of heaven, and Christ himself, is of such supreme value that a true believer will joyfully forsake all else to possess Him.

The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32) God’s grace welcomes back the repentant sinner with open arms, celebrating with extravagant forgiveness and restoration.

The Rich Fool (Luke 12:13-21) Earthly riches are fleeting and a false security; true life is found not in abundance but in being "rich toward God."

The Sheep and the Goats (Matthew 25:31-46) True faith is inevitably revealed through loving action. On judgment day, acts of mercy toward the needy are shown to be the evidence of a genuine relationship with Christ.

The Sower (Matthew 13:1-23) The gospel is sown widely, but the fruit it produces depends on the condition of the heart that receives it, as prepared by God.

The Talents (Matthew 25:14-30) God entrusts believers with gifts to be used for His kingdom. Faithful stewardship, motivated by love, will be rewarded, while fear and inaction will result in loss.

The Ten Virgins (Matthew 25:1-13) Believers must be watchful and ready for Christ’s return. This readiness is not a work but a state of persistent faith and reliance on God.

The Unforgiving Servant (Matthew 18:21-35) Having been forgiven an immeasurable debt by God, believers are called to reflect that same grace by freely forgiving the much smaller debts of others.

The Wheat and the Tares (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43) True believers and false professors will coexist in the world until God's final harvest, when He will separate the two with perfect justice.

The Wicked Husbandmen (Matthew 21:33-46) After repeatedly rejecting God's prophets and ultimately His Son, Israel's leadership faced judgment. The kingdom's stewardship was given to those who would produce its fruit: followers of Christ from all nations.

The Pharisee and the Tax Collector (Luke 18:9-14) This is one of the most powerful and direct parables about justification. It perfectly contrasts self-righteousness with humble faith, showing who truly goes home "justified" before God.

The Workers in the Vineyard (Matthew 20:1-16) This one is fantastic for challenging our human ideas of fairness versus God's sovereign grace. It teaches that salvation is a gift, not a wage to be earned.

The Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) A crucial and sobering parable about wealth, compassion, and the reality of eternity. It strongly warns against ignoring the poor and trusting in earthly comfort.

The Lost Coin (Luke 15:8-10) This one fits perfectly with The Lost Sheep and The Prodigal Son. It completes the "trilogy of the lost" in Luke 15, emphasizing God's meticulous and joyful search for each individual sinner.

The Dishonest Manager (Luke 16:1-13) This is not an endorsement of dishonesty. Jesus uses a "how much more" style of argument to praise the manager's shrewdness, not his ethics. The manager saw his end was near and used his master's resources with urgent foresight to secure his future. The point for believers is: If a worldly person can act with such urgency for a temporary, earthly future, how much more should we, the children of light, use our temporary earthly resources (money, time, influence) with wisdom and eternal perspective to advance God's kingdom. It’s a call to view our temporary stewardship through the lens of eternity.

The Unjust Judge / The Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8) This parable is a story of contrast, not comparison. Jesus is not saying God is like the unjust judge. He is arguing that if even a corrupt, wicked judge who cares for no one will eventually give in to a persistent widow, how much more will our loving, righteous Heavenly Father, who chose us and delights in us, speedily bring justice for His own children when they cry out to Him? The parable's purpose is to encourage our faith in God's goodness and His willingness to hear our prayers, not to suggest we can wear Him down.

The Parable of the Leaven (Matthew 13:33) While leaven often symbolizes sin elsewhere in Scripture, in this context (paired with the Mustard Seed), it illustrates the nature of the Kingdom of God. The Mustard Seed shows the Kingdom's external, visible growth from something small into something large. The Leaven, in contrast, shows the Kingdom's internal, pervasive, and often unseen influence. The Gospel works its way through a person, a community, or the world, quietly but unstoppably transforming everything it touches from the inside out.