Peninsula Covenant Church

This week, Gary will take us into one of the last two parables that Jesus told: the parable of the talents in Matthew 25. How are YOU investing your one and only life?

Jesus' parables help us to see life in our world from another perspective: Heaven’s perspective! This week, in our series on the Greatest Stories Ever Told, Gary speaks about the parable of the unmerciful servant in Matthew 18.

The point of Jesus' parables is to help us to see life in our world from another perspective: Heaven’s perspective. The purpose of parables is to mold our lives to become the Greatest Stories Ever Told! This week, Gary shares about the Rich Man and Lazarus in Luke 16, where Jesus confronts a values misalignment and gives us insight on how we can value not just good things, but ultimate things.

We hope you're finding yourself in Jesus' parables this summer as we walk through The Greatest Stories Ever Told. This week, Carlos will be sharing at all four gatherings about the parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10. Where do you think Jesus draws the boundary line when it comes to loving others?

Everybody loves a good story. Stories can capture our imagination and give us a new perspective on life. Perhaps the greatest storyteller in history was Jesus himself. In fact, the Bible shows that storytelling was Jesus’ favorite technique when speaking to the crowd: “Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable” (Matthew 13:34.) Jesus often took the most profound lessons of life and wrapped them in simple stories everyone could understand, only to bring an unexpected twist to the story so no one would forget. This week we’ll hear about the parable of the sower in Matthew 13:1-23.

We hope you're finding yourself in Jesus' parables this summer as we walk through The Greatest Stories Ever Told! This week, Brian shares about the parables of the mustard seed and yeast in Luke 13. How have you seen the Kingdom of God expanding around you? And how has it changed you on the inside?

All summer long, we're diving into The Greatest Stories Ever Told, taking a fresh look at the parables of Jesus and discovering what they teach us about our own story. Where are you finding yourself in the stories? This Sunday, we're excited to welcome a wonderful guest preacher, Laurie Polich Short, who speaks about the parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the lost son in Luke 15. Laurie is an experienced author and speaker, and currently pastors at Ocean Hills Covenant Church in Santa Barbara, CA.

What are you favorite stories? Maybe a book you read over and over as a child, or a movie with a plot line that intrigued or suprised you? Well, Jesus is one of the best storytellers ever, and all summer long, we're diving into The Greatest Stories Ever Told, taking a fresh look at the parables of Jesus and discovering what they teach us about our own story. This Sunday, Gary takes us into a beautiful parable that Jesus told his disciples "to show them that they should always pray and not give up" (Luke 18:1).

Everybody loves a good story. Stories can capture our imagination and give us a new perspective on life. Perhaps the greatest storyteller in history was Jesus himself. In fact, the Bible shows that storytelling was Jesus’ favorite technique when speaking to the crowd: “Jesus spoke all these things to the crowd in parables; he did not say anything to them without using a parable” (Matthew 13:34.) Jesus often took the most profound lessons of life and wrapped them in simple stories everyone could understand, only to bring an unexpected twist to the story so no one would forget. This week we’ll hear about the parable of the hidden treasure in Matthew 13:44.

Everybody loves a good story. Stories can capture our imagination and give us a new perspective on life. Jesus often took the most profound lessons of life and wrapped them in simple stories everyone could understand, only to bring an unexpected twist to the story so no one would forget. Parables are small stories that teach a big idea!

In our summer series The Greatest Stories Ever Told, we’ll take a fresh look at these ancient stories and discover what they teach us about our own story, and how to better live into God’s grand story! We jump in this Sunday as Gary speaks about the first parable Jesus ever told: the parable of the wise and foolish builders.