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6 results for "Discipleship through suffering"
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Counting the Cost Parable
In addressing the crowds, Jesus used the illustrations of a tower builder and a warring king to emphasize that discipleship requires one to count the cost beforโฆ
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The Leaven Parable
Jesus likens the kingdom of God to leaven that a woman takes and hides in three measures of meal until the whole is leavened. This hidden yet powerful agent revโฆ
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The Good Samaritan Parable
When a lawyer sought to limit the command to love one's neighbor, Jesus answered with the account of a traveler from Jerusalem to Jericho left half dead by robbโฆ
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The Talents Parable
Jesus told his disciples this parable about a master who distributed talents to his servants before a journey, expecting them to manage these resources faithfulโฆ
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The Good Shepherd Parable
In this parable addressed to the Pharisees Jesus presents Himself as the good shepherd who knows His sheep by name and leads them through the door into safety aโฆ
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The Vine and the Branches Parable
In addressing his disciples on the eve of his departure, Jesus presented himself as the true vine tended by the Father as husbandman, with believers as branchesโฆ