Parable

176: The Enemy Strikes Back (Walking with Jesus Series, #038: Matt. 13:24-30, 36-43)

Jesus announces that his “brethren” are those who do His will and thus, going forward, He will speak to them in parables in order to conceal truth from those who are hard-hearted while revealing it to the open-hearted. Pastor Hollandsworth explains the parable of the four soils, which represent varying responses to the kingdom inheritance message.

175: Christ’s Closest Kinfolk (Walking with Jesus Series, #037: Matt. 12:46-13:23)

164: Out with the Old and In with the New (Walking with Jesus Series, #027: Luke 5:12-39)

While dining at a feast with tax collectors and sinners, who were repenting in Israel, Jesus blasts the Pharisees for their pride, legalism, and unwillingness to repent. He announces that He did not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. Pastor Hollandsworth makes application to twenty-first century believers and churches.

049: Where Are Lazarus and Dives? (Part 2)

Why is the rich man rich? Why is the poor man poor? When taken literally, the story of the rich man and Lazarus does not sufficiently answer why the two men are sent to Heaven and Hell. Nothing is said about their behavior or relationship with God. Pastor Hollandsworth applies a parabolic meaning to the story and explains Christ’s use of symbolism in rebuking the Pharisees.

048: Where Are Lazarus and Dives? (Part 1)

Most evangelical Christians believe the story of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16 is an actual, historical account, illustrating what happens after death – some go to Heaven and others go to Hell. Pastor Hollandsworth demonstrates from the context that the story is actually a parable, designed to warn the Pharisees that their greedy, covetous lifestyle will result in disinheritance from the kingdom.