WordPictures (Christianity 101)

5 parables illustrating 5 sermon points in Jesus' Sermon on the Mount.

Introduction to the parables - what they are and why Jesus used them as his main form of instruction

Matthew 5-7, Luke 6 - Jesus explains how the world would be when he is King

Matthew 4, Luke 5, and Mark 3 - are the different calls of Simon Peter contradictory, or was he called more than once?

Matthew 4, Mark 1 and 2, Luke 4 and 5 - the compassion and power of Jesus

Luke 4:14-30, Matthew 4, Mark 1, and John 4 - Jesus is rejected as Messiah by his hometown residents

John 4:3-42 - Samaritans embrace Jesus as the Messiah/Savior

John 3:1-21 -- What it means to BELIEVE

John 2 and other passages -- The miracles, signs, and wonders Jesus performed

John 2, Mark 11, Matthew 21 Jesus demonstrates his zeal for God and abused worshippers