In the Minneapolis Star Tribune is an entire section for sports. Can you believe an entire section of the newspaper for sports and not one column for God? Not one column is written about the Maker of the universe who upholds the whole Coles Media industry by the power of his word. Not one minute for God on prime-time news. In twelve years of public education, not one hour relates to God, and not one page in Newsweek or Time. What about evangelicals? I've been to church growth seminars where God is not once mentioned. I've been to lectures and talks on pastoral issues where he is not so much as alluded to. I have read strategies for every kind of recovery under the sun where God is not there. I have talked to students in seminaries who tell me of manifold, practical courses where God is peripheral at best. I have recently read mission statements of major evangelical organizations where neither Christ nor God is even mentioned.
John Piper

PARABLES

PARABLES

PARABLES

  1. Remarkable Parables of the Old Testament # Jud 9:8-15 2Sa 12:1-4 14:5-7
  2. PARABLES OF CHRIST 2a) Wise and foolish builders

    # Mt 7:24-27

2b) Children of the bride chamber # Mt 9:15 2c) New cloth and old garment # Mt 9:16 2d) New wine and old bottles # Mt 9:17 2e) Unclean spirit # Mt 12:43 2f) Sower # Mt 13:3-23 Lu 8:5-15 2g) Tares # Mt 13:24-30,36-43 2h) Mustard-seed # Mt 13:31,32 Lu 13:19 2i) Leaven # Mt 13:33 2j) Treasure hid in a field # Mt 13:44 2k) Pearl of great price # Mt 13:45,46 2l) Net cast into the sea # Mt 13:47-50 2m) Meats defiling not # Mt 15:10-15 2n) Unmerciful servant # Mt 18:23-35 2o) Labourers hired # Mt 20:1-16 2p) Two sons # Mt 21:28-32 2q) Wicked husbandmen # Mt 21:33-45 2r) Marriage-feast # Mt 22:2-14 2s) Fig-tree leafing # Mt 24:32-34 2t) Man of the house watching # Mt 24:43 2u) Faithful, and evil servants # Mt 24:45-51 2v) Ten virgins # Mt 25:1-13 2w) Talents # Mt 25:14-30 2x) Kingdom, divided against itself # Mr 3:24 2y) House, divided against itself # Mr 3:25 2z) Strong man armed # Mr 3:27 Lu 11:21 3) Seed growing secretly # Mr 4:26-29 4) Lighted candle # Mr 4:21 Lu 11:33-36 5) Man taking a far journey # Mr 13:34-37 6) Blind leading the blind # Lu 6:39 7) Beam and mote # Lu 6:41,42 8) Tree and its fruit # Lu 6:43-45 9) Creditor and debtors # Lu 7:41-47 10) Good Samaritan # Lu 10:30-37 11) Importunate friend # Lu 11:5-9 12) Rich fool # Lu 12:16-21 13) Cloud and wind # Lu 12:54-57 14) Barren fig-tree # Lu 13:6-9 15) Men bidden to a feast # Lu 14:7-11 16) Builder of a tower # Lu 14:28-30,33 17) King going to war # Lu 14:31-33 18) Savour of salt # Lu 14:34,35 19) Lost sheep # Lu 15:3-7 20) Lost piece of silver # Lu 15:8-10 21) Prodigal son # Lu 15:11-32 22) Unjust steward # Lu 16:1-8 23) Rich man and Lazarus # Lu 16:19-31 24) Importunate widow # Lu 18:1-8 25) Pharisee and Publican # Lu 18:9-14 26) Pounds # Lu 19:12-27 27) Good Shepherd # Joh 10:1-6 28) Vine and branches # Joh 15:1-5