Sin and the Need for Good News
Family guide · How to Read Parables · Luke 10:25-37; 15:1-32 · about 15 minutes
Big idea: Parables confront hearers and must be read within their narrative and audience setting.
This week we are revisiting How to Read Parables. Keep the focus on what Luke 10:25-37; 15:1-32 actually says and one faithful response.
The 15-minute flow
- 2 minConnect. Connect How to Read Parables to the story already learned in Jesus, Gospel, and Discipleship.
- 5 minRead. Read a manageable selection from Luke 10:25-37; 15:1-32 and name direct observations.
- 3 minUnderstand. Restate the big idea in your own words: Parables confront hearers and must be read within their narrative and audience setting.
- 3 minPlay. Use How to Read Parables Evidence Grid verbally or on paper.
- 2 minRespond. Name one concrete faithful response for this week.
Talk about it
- What does the passage directly say?
- What meaning follows from it?
- What is one response we can practise?
This week
Action: Choose one concrete response connected to parables confront hearers and must be read within their narrative and audience setting and practise it this week.
Prayer: Thank God for what is clear in the passage; ask for wisdom to respond faithfully without claiming more than the text supports.
Note for parents: Questions are welcome. Do not force disclosure, certainty, public prayer, baptism, or another public religious decision.