 15 the parables so yeah so yeah any other any other responses message of the kingdom the part is here Jesus is the heart of God the concern and the love he has for the lost and how much he's taking so much care in getting back in one lost sheep we see the heart of God yes he did come to share about you know the reason for his coming the objective of his message and yes he was directing the you know what you are sharing to the Pharisees and scribes and and specifically we see that the Pharisees were actually complaining saying that this man this Jesus he receives sinners he eats with them he's spending time with them he's mingling with them then verse 3 says so he spoke this parable to them so he spoke this parable to them okay so the lost ship lost coin and finally the prodigal son or the lost son right so we read the lost we read about the lost sheep so in all these parables you see there's something that is lost okay so in the first parable there is a lost sheep and there is someone who is going in search of the lost sheep something that is lost there were a hundred one is lost and this shepherd goes in search of the lost she okay then in in in the parable of the lost coin okay if you can quickly read through that the woman has 10 silver coins and if you she uses one coin and she lights a lamp sweeps the house searches until she finds it and then she calls her friends and neighbors saying you know rejoice with me I found the peace which I had lost okay so there's somebody who's going after the lost okay then we also see that there is much rejoicing when that lost have been found yeah so the Lord is the reason for the Lord to share this parable is is he's talking about the father's heart you know so you guys are saying that you I'm spending time with these people who are sinners and you know I'm eating with them I'm mingling with them and I'm spending time with them but this is what heaven is about and this is what the father's heart is about that the father goes in search right so there is the searching and finding that which is lost now the lost our priority for the father lost our priority for God the father and and his heart is to find them to bring them back and there is a lot of rejoicing when the lost are found so he's revealing to them this is what you know heaven's priority is this is what the father's heart is about and yeah like you said a lot's concern for his lost children his heart is compassionate yes wants to be with them right so he's revealing the father's heart you know saying he's bringing back the priorities realigning you know adjusting the priority and why are we doing this you know the Pharisees inscribed you know your teachers of the law you're teaching what is in the law all the do's and don'ts and everything you know why are you doing this right now the reason why the bigger picture is this that the father is concerned for the lost he's just bringing that and and and he does that in these parables okay let's look at the other parable the parable of the lost son okay so a certain man had two sons so I'm just paraphrasing that okay the younger says give me my portion of goods my inheritance and whatever falls to me so he you know he takes it goes on a journey squanders it okay spends everything and there is a severe famine in the land and he has spent all his you know his father's hard-earned money and he spent it and he you know meets with the citizen of that country and then he feeds the swine and and he is you know he's he's literally is looking at the food that the swine are eating the pigs are eating and he's saying given a chance I'll fill it you know I give a chance I'll just eat this okay and and several things we learn there you know is of course you know the Jewish person and he's feeding swine and all that we you know all those extra details are there but the thing is that you know he he came to himself meaning he you know suddenly there's reason there's light in his thinking you know it's he came to himself and he said and he was thinking about his father's house they were hired servants in my father's house they have bred enough and to spare so his need has really driven him to come to that you know he's a hit rock bottom and and then he came comes to himself he there's a realization that in my father's house the servants who serve there they have enough bread to he they have enough to eat and to spare so you say I will go back to my father okay I will arise and go back to my father that's verse 18 right and I will say to him so he's rehearsing his script is rehearsing his lines you know he's saying I will arise and he's picturing you know the father will be there I will arise I will go to the father and this is what I'm gonna tell him and he's and he's going through the lines saying father I have sinned against him and no no no I have to say it with you know I with a lot more remorse you know I've sinned against heaven and before you and probably he was doing all that and he's saying you know I will arise and go to my father and will say to him father I've sinned against heaven and before you I'm no longer worthy to be called your son make me one like your make me like one of your hired servants and you know so they say this is what this is the line I'm gonna say you know I missed it against heaven and against you I have sinned and I'm not worthy to be called your son therefore make me like your servant I'm sure my father will you know respond well to that you know I know I messed up I have sinned it's a good thing but this this should work so much so he's so convinced that he says you know verse 20 and he arose and came to his father said okay this will work you know this should work these lines should work and and the fact that you know that I'm coming back and I can be a servant in his house this should really really work and then we see the response right we see the response of the father was 20 it's it's really an amazing amazing verse and he arose and came to his father but while he was still a great way off his father saw him and had compassion and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him okay so the response of the father to a person who has said who came to himself and your parents that I'm going back to the father I'm going back to my father's house okay and see the response of the father while he was still a far off a great way of it says okay but he was still a great way of there was still some distance he hadn't reached he hadn't you know he hadn't shared those lines yet I'm unworthy to be called your son he hadn't had the opportunity to share those lines yet speak those lines he was still a distance off the father runs the father has compassion the father runs towards the son and fall and and hugs him embraces him and kisses him and then the son is saying father you know I have sinned against heaven in your side I'm no longer worthy to be called your son but the father said to his servants bring out the best robe put it on him put a ring on his finger the sandals on his feet bring the farted coffee I kill it and let us eat and be merry for this my son was dead and is alive he was lost and is found and they began to be married you know see the father's reaction father's heart the father's response to his confession you know say of sin he's saying you know this is you know bring the robe bring the best robe not just any robe bring the best robe put it on him put the ring back on his finger the ring representing you know the signatory the authority and everything you know put it on him and well we're not going to be mourning and we're not going to be sitting in a corner and they're not going to be reasoning out who did wrong what when where it's going to be rejoicing time here and we see that in each of those you know parables lost sheep lost coin that there was great rejoicing great rejoicing joy in the presence of the angels over one sinner who repents that is what we see and then you know there's more joy in heaven over one rather than the 99 who do not need the repentance and here we see the father's heart father running the father's doing something which is so so radical okay and he says for this my son was dead and he's alive he was lost and he's found we should make many there should be rejoicing right so so that's that's you know end of scene one okay act one the end and then act two is about the elder son so the elder son he was in the field he's been working so he comes he hears the music he hears you know oh he sees the dancing and then he smells the food obviously and he's anyway he's asking the servants you know and they said to him the brother has come sorry your brother has come younger brother and the father has received him and it's safe and sound fathers kill the fatted calf and you know there's rejoicing and you see that disconnect right the elder brother is angry the elder brother is angry and he wouldn't go in he's like I don't want to join in this rejoicing I don't want to have any part in this thing that's happening there why he says you know I have been serving you I have not transgressed your commandments I have been serving I've never transgressed and yet you never gave me a goat that I might make marry with my friends but as soon as this son of yours who devoured your livelihood with harlots he has come back and you kill the fatted calf for him I'm offended I'm angry at this wastage and at you know at your reaction to this person who has wasted away everything and he's come back and you want to you know honor and rejoice and have this feast in his honor I'm offended I have kept everything I've never disobeyed your commandments and you never gave me this and see the father's response again father says son you are always with me and all that I have is yours right you are always with me and all that I have is yours all that that is your position all that I have is yours and it was right that we should make Mary because he was dead and is alive again he was lost and is found so you know two responses we see here and the father saying that this is how we should respond to the lost coming back this is how you know he was lost he was dead he's alive he was lost he was found and therefore we should make Mary so we we learn a lot of things so so I mean we're not really you know we don't see the response of the Pharisees here to this but I'm sure it made a dent right so in their understanding so they so he was actually sharing this is the father's heart this is what happens in heaven there's a rejoicing this is the father's heart and and you see the lost and this is what I came I came to seek and to save the lost right so he was really sharing that and he did so with these parables in Luke chapter 15 also has several other parables of the unjust to word and the parable of the law the prophets about the kingdom of God and so on so so we see several other parables there right so but the thing is this you know this is beautifully he just taught them in a very very important lesson about perspective and about what our perspective should be towards those who are lost and and and heaven's perspective the father's heart towards sinners and so on yes Charles you have a question okay so we see this and it's amazing right and especially verse 20 it's amazing because in the Jewish culture it was considered undignified for a person of stature to run you know to run after to to hurry and run and do something and because there was always others who would run and carry out you know the command right so there were servants there but the father ran talking about you know the radical love that the father has talks about grace right yeah I don't deserve it the Sun says I don't deserve it and it was true you know he was right saying I don't deserve it I don't deserve to be you know called a son and I will be a servant so that was the you know the repentant person saying that I don't want that position you know and and the repentant heart saying I don't want that position I don't deserve that position but God saying you know yeah I know you don't deserve it but I'm going to give it to you anyway and I'm going to you know I'm going to clothe you with the best robe I'm going to restore that position and even more and we're going we're not going to do it in a you know with a long face we're not going to do it in a very religious manner but we're going to be you're going to be singing and dancing now right and and all those things are going to be broken down all those religious walls everything they're going to be broken now right and and this the nature of grace right which yeah what wasn't the father a prodigal father too I don't I don't understand that Charles probably you could just explain the father I am I am looking at the word prodigal son yeah though the issue is lost but also his love wasn't you also wasteful like he was when we look at the elder son the way he was complaining the man was doing a lot of things when the other guy wasn't you also wasteful I'm just thinking humanly yes yeah prodigal means you know like extravagant and lavishing and so on but I don't know whether prodigal is used in a negative manner so I wonder whether I can use it but yes you know the kind of grace the kind of thing that he had for the sadness was bordering on that yes so I don't know if you can use that word prodigal really because we don't use it in our I'm not really familiar but prodigal does mean that it's extravagant and you know lavish lavish scale but I don't know in what sense you know whether it means a negative thing you know then we I suppose we can't use it we can use a word that describes it in a very positive manner because of his love and and so on yeah but I get your point yeah it was it is here also it was like you know kind of reckless and lavishing yeah right so about the grace of God and so for a religious mind you know even for the salvation by gray by grace through faith was something which was but that was you know that was really not sitting well with the Jewish mindset but the Lord came to reveal that and even in Paul's writings you know in Romans when you read you you see the Paul just writing down and telling them about the grace of God telling them about yes this was the son you know how grace came through the through the son and so on so truth and grace right excuse me so so that so very powerfully the Lord conveyed through these parables okay so he used metaphors he used hyperboles and then he used parables and I'm sure people never forgot these parables forgot the deeper truth behind those parables of course you remember the stories but you remember also what those stories were conveying right so so we see that okay and we see several other parables on and some of the other themes that the Lord taught on okay forgiveness generosity humility on the kingdom on judgment on the law and so on so those are listed in in page 18 that table there okay so we have about nine themes and the parables that are that the Lord taught so I so what we can do is go through these parables this week okay you can you know go through these parables read through them and next Monday when we meet we can discuss this we have a discussion on these parables right okay so so any other any other thoughts anything that you see in these parables that we saw just now that you would like to share okay I think Beth has shared about how the gospel came to the tribal hills where you live okay so Beth if you can put it on this the chat won't be there you know once we finish the class the chat will just you know won't be accessible so if you can put it in the stream where you the link is put no for the class then that will be that'll be useful so others can read it whenever they want to write thank you for sharing that okay right okay so let's let's look at so this week you know please in addition to this research about how the gospel came to your city your town you can also read through all the parables that are listed here these nine categories and then we'll we'll talk about that okay okay okay let's look at chapter 7 the teacher in the early church okay the teacher in the early church so we see that in the early church the best place to go to is the book of Acts so we see several references in the book of Acts about how there was teaching okay so there was preaching and there was teaching as well so Acts chapter 5 and verse 42 so maybe you can just open the your Bible and we'll just quickly go through a few verses and daily in the temple and in every house they did not cease teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ so this was the content of their teaching they were teaching and they did not cease they did not stop teaching and preaching Jesus as the Christ Jesus as the Messiah would come okay so then I accept the 13 and verse 1 now in the church that was at Antioch there were certain prophets and teachers Barabas, Simeon, Lucius, Menein, Herod, the Tetrarch and Saul so these people are listed and they say that it is recorded that at Antioch the church at Antioch there were prophets and there were teachers so these people were recognized as teachers who would teach about Christ teach the the truth of scripture right chapter 15 and verse 35 Paul and Barnabas also remained in Antioch teaching and preaching the word of the Lord with many others also so Barnabas along with Paul staying in Antioch teaching and preaching the word of the Lord with many others as well right then we go to 18 and verse verse 1 or verse 11 right chapter 18 and verse 11 so this is in the church at Corinth so Paul goes to Corinth this is during his second missionary journey he goes there and he continued says there and he continued there a year and six months teaching the word of God among them okay so in Corinth church establishes teaching the word of God and and obviously there was you know there was teaching there was demonstration of the power because when we study about the church in Corinth we see that you know in the episodes that he wrote to them to set right a whole lot of things in the church right he to set right the use of the gifts the right way to use the gifts the right way to consider the gifts right way to consider the servants of God and so on right so various topics he would write to them about so this one and a half years he taught them and obviously he taught them the gospel he taught them about Christ he taught them about the Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Holy Spirit and so that they would encounter and they would receive for themselves the baptism of the Spirit and the you know the gifts of the Spirit they would walk in it right and they started using it so we see the teaching and demonstration in the church at Corinth and he spent a year and a half teaching them right that is what we see okay accept to 21 and verse 21 21 and also verse 28 it talks about the accusation actually about about Paul so 21 21 this is the disciples actually saying that you know these people have been informed about you that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles to forsake Moses so you know they knew that he was teaching something he was you know digging deep and and giving them some revelation and some instructions to keep and so on so that was this you know the disciples are also actually testifying you know these people have been saying talking this that you teach them teach them not to keep certain things teach them not to you know obey the law of Moses and that they should not be circumcised and they don't have to be circumcised and so on like verse 28 also talks about similar thing where they they accuse him saying men of Israel help this is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people the law and this place so against the people against the law against this place and furthermore he also bought Greeks into the brought Greeks into the temple and as defined this holy place so you know we see that happening then we move on to the last one which is acts 28 and verse 31 so it talks about Paul and how he he was there in his own rented house and he was preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus with Lord Jesus Christ with all confidence okay so so the teaching ministry was something that was throughout his journey right throughout his ministry so so in the early church we see that there there was teaching about the Lord Jesus as the Christ and about some of the you know some of the practical things how to walk and as we how to walk as disciples of the Lord Jesus and we even we go through the epistles we see detailed instructions right when we go through the episodes we see the revelation and also some of the practical very practical things so it's not just revelation which is disconnected from practical life right but very very practical this is how you live this is how you overcome the flesh and this is how you treat your children this is how you treat your spouse and and so on right so we see this okay so when it comes to certain instructions right for the in the in the word about this whole teaching ministry we see some instructions there and let's look at some of them okay okay so one is we see that there is you know just like how we see we can have believers who are evangelizing not really called to the ministry office but believers who are evangelizing you know who who share the gospel on a regular basis evangelizing believers they are not whom you would call as evangelists right they may not walk in the office of the evangelists but they are believers and they evangelize they share the gospel right and every believer is called to share the gospel and similarly every believer has the opportunity and has the ability to teach right to communicate whatever the Lord has put in your heart you teach right so Romans 12 and verse 7 talks about in the body of Christ in the body of Christ that there are you know believers and members who carry out this particular task so 12 and verse 7 talks about you know let's read verse 5 so we being many are one body and Christ and individually members of one another having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us let us use them if prophecy let us prophesy and proportion to our faith or ministry let us use it in our ministering he who teaches in teaching so we see in the body of Christ believers members being placed and the gift of grace that is operating in them and talking about you know if it is teaching then let them use it in their teaching okay Colossians 316 let the word of Christ dwell in you richly let God's word dwell in you richly in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another in Psalms and hymns and spiritual songs singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord so he's talking about believers is writing to believers in Colossia and he's saying let the word of Christ dwell in you richly and out of that overflow you will be able to teach and admonish and sing songs hymn spiritual songs with grace in your hearts to the Lord so the word of God really to rich deposit of God's word dwelling in one's heart and out of that you teach as well right then we of course read about the ministry gift of teaching and the ministry gift of teaching you see in Ephesians 411 the some are called to be teachers okay so that is the they go deep they get revelatory teaching and they ground people in the word of God and and God you know brings across certain moves and through them in the church right salvation by grace through faith the restorative moves you know you see that there and also about about the work of the Holy Spirit and divine healing and all that we see that God uses this ministry gift you know and restores these teachings back into the church so we see that happening and then even today the ministry gift of the teacher you see that in one Corinthians 1228 also okay an instruction that we see from the Lord Jesus is about related to teaching is that we are called to do and teach okay so which means that if I am instructing first of all this whatever I have learned you know applies to me okay that's the thing whatever truth I see you know many times we hear and say I don't know if you've done this but I've done this many times I wish that person was there to hear this message you know I wish that relative here's this message I wish that person was there to hear it applies to them they are the ones who are in this particular thing I wish they are here but the fact is since I am there it applies to me right so the truth the whatever word is there preached or taught since I'm there and I'm I'm listening I'm the recipient of it it applies to me let me never forget that right and so the Lord is teaching in Matthew 5 19 says whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven but whoever does and teaches them he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven so the the importance of doing or obeying following and teaching right so that's the that's the order so I learn something the Lord teaches me something the Lord puts in my heart something it is for me to obey it is for me to experience and do it and follow through with it and then out of that it flows out to others but the first of all I need to do it okay the one who doesn't teaches is called great in the kingdom of heaven so that's the priority that's the order okay so it's not about discovering new things so that I can teach to the church or you know finding out getting a message so that I can teach on a Sunday morning or you know it's it's never that right it's about walking in the truth that God has revealed that the Holy Spirit is quickened and out of the abundance out of the overflow teaching admonishing one other just like we see in Colossians 316 right Romans 2 12 221 sorry you therefore would teach another do you not teach yourself you know is a kind of reprimanding right you who preach that a man should not steal do you steal like there's a review there from Paul so the thing is for us to apply for us to do it and then teach it okay that's the order the Lord Jesus also says this Matthew 15 and verse 9 and in vain they worship me teaching as doctrine the commandments of men okay Matthew 15 let's just look at that verse and the verse is following that you so he's actually talking about if you if you look at verse 8 these people draw near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips but their heart is far from me okay so he's describing they are saying the right things they seem to be doing some things but they are they honor me they draw near to me with their mouth they're saying all the right things maybe they're singing all the right things but their heart is far from me yeah their heart is not involved in it they're not engaged in their heart and then he goes on to say and in vain they worship me it's it's emptiness in vain they worship me teaching as doctrines the commandments of men teaching as doctrines the commandments of men and he has some strong words to talk about them when he says calling them hypocrites and he's saying you know well did Isaiah prophesy about you and this is what Isaiah prophesied and and so what is the Lord's admonition you know says that you do not teach teach with the wisdom of the spirit right teach as led by the spirit but do not teach or lay unnecessary weights on people commandments of men and as doctrine of God right there could be certain traditions maybe there could be certain things that are good things right but these are not necessarily doctrines from the word so know the difference and and just say okay this is a suggestion this is an opinion right and this is something the Lord is putting forth and Paul in any read through Corinthians you will see that he says yet not I but the Lord okay and then he says no I do not have a commandment from the Lord but I'm saying this as one who has experience and one who to whom the Lord is you know interested all this so he's he's actually making that differentiation saying this is what the Lord commands and this is is what I am sharing but this is this comes from me with all these experience and as one who to whom it has been entrusted the gospel has been just entrusted so it comes with that weightage anyway okay but the thing is he made that differentiation and so should we we should abstain from teaching as doctrine the commandments of men okay so what happens when we do that we put unnecessary weights on people right we put unnecessary we make people jump through unnecessary hoops to get to you know somewhere and say okay do you do this this this the five-step six steps plan etc it has a you know like a kind of an outer covering of knowledge and wisdom and good things but it's really a commandment of man right unnecessary weights so don't place it on people right so so that's what the Lord says okay then go and teach all nations all things so the scope of things you know in the in the Great Commission the scope of things is is really global and and influence fear of influence in which here God has placed you and that that's fear well according to God it you know he will expand it he will increase it and it goes beyond you know the place that you are living and even so the the the thing is that the scope is actually global go and teach all nations and and the word used there is ethnic which which in addition to people of different geographical nations like you know different continents and different countries in nation he's talking about people groups right within your nation there could be people groups people groups with you know like they say India's a nation of nations like we have so many people groups so many languages so many diverse cultures and it's it's a wonder how can all we can be one country even you know like so people groups is what he's talking about ethnic and go make disciples of all this so that's the scope of the call to to teach right and that's the scope very very important we will stop with this the Holy Spirit is is our teacher John 14 and verse 26 but the helper the Holy Spirit whom the father will send in my name he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you okay so it's wonderful that we have the ministry gift of the teacher okay who instituted that obviously the Lord and he's placed that in the church placed that ministry gift in the church but we also acknowledge the fact that the Holy Spirit is the one who teaches he uses the words uses the ministry of the of the the ministry gift of the teacher but the Holy Spirit is the one who you know actually teaches us convicts us and does something in our spirit so so he sees we see that he is a teacher and in our personal times in our you know private moments he's teaching he's teaching us right so holy recognize invite the ministry of the teacher the Holy Spirit is our teacher the other thing that we see in one John chapter 2 and verse 27 is that the you know this let me just read that but the anointing which you have received from him abides in you and you do not need that anyone teach you but the same anointing teaches you concerning all things and is true and is not a lie and just as it has taught you you will abide in him now you can use this verse and this supply this verse very easily and say I have the Holy Spirit he's a teacher I don't need you to teach me like that would be misapplying it because when you look at the rest of scripture you see that we are members that you see that there's a ministry gift in the body and the context of one John 2 is is really about discernment discerning false teaching discerning wrong doctrine and heresies he's talking about false teachers many will come they will bring in destructive heresies what John talks about that right so that is the context through the anointing that you have received teaches you the anointing of the Holy Spirit teaches you to discern this teaches you to distinguish what is false and what is not you know if you when you read through one John chapter 2 you'll you'll understand the context okay so we'll stop here and yeah so we'll meet again about this topic on Monday but otherwise we'll meet again on Wednesday I guess okay so you have a great day God bless you we'll meet again take care bye bye thank you sir right bye bye