Everyone loves a good story and a good storyteller.

But there is no storyteller like the Lord Jesus, and there are no greater stories told than the ones Jesus shared.

In this study, spiritual stories, we consider the parables Jesus told

and their application to us. These are truly the greatest stories ever told, and the Lord

has something He wants to say to you through them. Let's join Scott Pauli now.

Do you remember that I said to you at the beginning of our series on the parables of Jesus that the parables of the New Testament are very much akin to the Proverbs of the Old Testament.

And one of the reasons is that they employ a very similar method of teaching.

And one of those methods is that of comparison and contrast.

In other words, putting two things against one another and showing you how they're the same

or how they're different.

We come to an example of that today, and one of the parables of our Lord Jesus recorded for us in Luke

Chapter 7, and it really is one that is intriguing to me.

We don't give much attention to this.

I'm not sure why.

It is also found in Matthew chapter number 11, if you want to compare Scripture with Scripture,

but let's see how Luke records it for us in Luke chapter 7, beginning in verse number 31.

We read these words, and the Lord said, where unto then shall I liken the men of this generation,

and to what are they like?

Now let me pause and point out the key word here.

He said, I'm likening them to something. What are they like. Now let me pause and point out the key word here. He said, I'm likening them to something.

What are they like? So we're using imagery. Remember, that's what parables are. This is, this is

parabolic teaching is drawing a picture to get a principle across. He's about to tell a story,

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