Weeds/ Net
Who is the enemy that planted the weeds?
Satan, devil
What is the figurative meaning of seed?
Word of God
Who is the shepherd?
Jesus
What is a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.
Parable
Who is the King that prepares the wedding banquet?
God
What is the figurative meaning of the field?
World
What is the figurative meaning of soil?
Person's heart
What is the figurative meaning of sheep?
people
What is the spiritual realm over which God reigns as king, or the fulfillment on Earth of God’s will?
Kingdom of God or Kingdom of Heaven
When those who were invited refused to come, who else were invited to the feast?
Luke 14: 21b ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the town and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind and the lame.’
Luke 14:‘Go out to the roads and country lanes and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.
What is the figurative meaning of the net?
Church
What is the figurative meaning of birds?
Evil one, Devil, Satan
What happens when the shepherd found the lost sheep?
Luke 15:5 And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders 6 and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’
What is the figurative meaning of woman?
Pastor, disciple of Jesus
What happened to the man who was not wearing wedding clothes?
“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’ Mt 22:13
Who will be the one to separate the wheat from the weeds? Who will be the one to separate the good from the bad fishes?
Angels
What type of soil/heart do we need to have?
Good heart
Why did the shepherd left the 99 and looked for the lost sheep?
God desires everyone to be saved. In other words, we seek out the lost one because it is important to do so – life is at stake, salvation is at stake.
What is the figurative meaning of yeast?
Moral teachings
What is the figurative meaning of wedding clothes?
Full armor of God
Where will the wheat be stored? Where will the good fishes be placed?
Barn, kept aside = Kingdom of heaven
What types of soil/heart do we need to avoid having?
Path - Hard
Rocky - Shallow Heart
Thorny - Distracted Heart
Who rejoices when a lost soul repents?
I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.
Luke 15:7 NIV
What is the meaning of both parables?
In these two parables, Jesus teaches that although the Kingdom of God started small, with Jesus and the disciples, it would grow and spread across the world to unlimited numbers of followers.
What does Mt.22:14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen” mean?
Many are invited to God's Kingdom but only a few can enter it.