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    Jesus' Parables about Priorities
    Jesus' Parables about Priorities
    Jesus' Parables about Priorities
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    Jesus' Parables about Priorities

    By Rev. James W. Moore

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    James W. MooreParables slip up on us. They flip our values. They turn our world upside down. They surprise us. This is the great thing about the parables of Jesus: They are always relevant and always personal. They speak eloquently to you and me, here and now. In this book, we will examine some of Jesus’ thought-provoking parables, parables about priorities, to see if we can find ourselves and God’s truth for us in these magnificent “truth-stories.” They are, after all, truth-stories from the mind of Jesus that can change our lives as they proclaim God’s truth for you and me.


    —adapted from the introduction



    Each of the six chapters features a key passage of Scripture and is centered on a theme from one of Jesus’ parables, including


    The Priority of Love
    The Priority of Grace
    The Priority of Being Prepared
    The Priority of Courage
    The Priority of Forgiveness
    The Priority of Strong Foundations



    JAMES W. MOORE, popular speaker and preacher, is the author of Yes, Lord, I Have Sinned, but I Have Several Excellent Excuses; God Was Here and I Was Out to Lunch; When Grief Breaks Your Heart; There’s a Hole in Your Soul That Only God Can Fill; and many other books. He and his wife, June, live in Fairview, Texas.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAbingdon Press
    Release dateSep 1, 2010
    ISBN9781426722950
    Jesus' Parables about Priorities
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    Rev. James W. Moore

    James W. Moore (1938–2019) was an acclaimed pastor and ordained elder in The United Methodist Church. He led congregations in Jackson, TN; Shreveport, LA; and Houston, TX. The best-selling author of over 40 books, including Yes, Lord, I Have Sinned, But I Have Several Excellent Excuses, he also served as minister-in-residence at Highland Park United Methodist Church.

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      Jesus' Parables about Priorities - Rev. James W. Moore

      Jesus' Parables About Priorities

      James W. Moore

      JESUS'

      Parables About

      Priorities

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      ABINGDON PRESS

      NASHVILLE

      JESUS' PARABLES ABOUT PRIORITIES

      Copyright © 2008 by Abingdon Press

      All rights reserved.

      No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, except as may be expressly permitted by the 1976 Copyright Act or in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission should be addressed in writing to Abingdon Press, P.O. Box 801, 201 Eighth Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37202-0801, or e-mailed to permissions@abingdonpress.com.

      This book is printed on acid-free paper.

      Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Moore, James W. (James Wendell), 1938–

      Jesus' parables about priorities / James W. Moore.

      p. cm.

      ISBN 978-0-687-65094-1 (binding: adhesive perfect : alk. paper)

      1. Jesus Christ—Parables. 2. Christian life. I. Title.

      BT375.3.M663 2008

      226.8'06—dc22

      2008004668

      All scripture quotations unless noted otherwise are taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

      Chapter 3 appeared in a slightly different form in Noah Built His Ark in the Sunshine, by James W. Moore. Copyright © 2003 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission.

      Chapter 6 is from Standing on the Promises or Sitting on the Premises? by James W. Moore. Copyright © 1995 by Abingdon Press. Used by permission.

      08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17—10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

      MANUFACTURED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

      For our grandchildren,

      Sarah, Paul, Dawson, Daniel, and Mason,

      who are learning every day

      how important right priorities are

      and how Jesus helps us sort things out

      CONTENTS

      Introduction

      1. The Priority of Love

      Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

      2. The Priority of Grace

      Amazing Grace

      3. The Priority of Being Prepared

      When Crisis Comes

      4. The Priority of Courage

      Locked in a Room with Open Doors

      5. The Priority of Forgiveness

      Why Should We Forgive?

      6. The Priority of Strong Foundations

      Building on the Rock

      Study Guide

      INTRODUCTION

      Why did Jesus use parables, and how do we unravel them and discover their timeless and powerful messages? Let me begin by giving you five key ideas that help unlock the truths found in all the parables of Jesus.

      First, Jesus spoke in parables—short stories that teach a faith lesson—to be understood and remembered, to proclaim the good news, and to make people think.

      Second, Jesus saw himself as one who came to serve the needy, and he believed that the kingdom of God existed anywhere kingdomdeeds such as love, mercy, kindness, and compassion were being done.

      Third, God's love for us is unconditional; and God wants us to love one another like that— unconditionally.

      Fourth, one way to discover the central truth of a parable is to look for the surprise in it. Look for the moment when you lift your eyebrows, or the moment when the original hearers of the story probably thought or said in surprise—or maybe even shock—Oh my goodness, did you hear that?

      Fifth, it's important to remember that parables are designed to convey one central truth. Parables (as opposed to allegories, in which everything in the story has a symbolic meaning) make one main point.

      Parables slip up on us. They flip our values. They turn our world upside down. They surprise us. This is the great thing about the parables of Jesus: They are always relevant and always personal. They speak eloquently to you and me, here and now. In this book, we will examine six of Jesus' thought-provoking parables about priorities to see if we can find ourselves, and God's truth for us, in these magnificent truth-stories. They are, after all, truth-stories for us—truth-stories from the mind of Jesus that can change our lives as they proclaim God's truth for you and me.

      1

      The Priority of Love

      Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places

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      Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

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