Learning to Read the Bible, Week 24: Discerning the Meaning and Significance of Jesus’ Parables

<p><strong>Sermon:</strong> Discerning the Meaning and Significance of Jesus’ Parables</p> <p><strong>Scripture:</strong> Luke 16:1-9</p> <p><strong>Speaker:</strong> Rev. Dan Wunderlich</p> <p><strong>Description:</strong> Though we can conflate the two, meaning and significance are two different things. When we read Jesus’ parables, we often skip the meaning in our search for the significance. We practice finding both today, as we dig into one of Jesus’ most difficult parables.</p> <p><strong>Sermon Series:</strong> Learning to Read the Bible</p> <p>Even if we accept that the Bible is not a textbook or moral instruction manual, we can still desire more clarity. For example, why are so many details in some of the stories either vague or missing completely? It turns out that this isn’t a mistake or just some cultural quirk of ancient literature, but it is an intentional tool of the biblical authors.</p>