1st Quarter 2014 Lesson 2 Discipling Through Metaphor

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Dan Solis, Principal Contributor


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1 Disciples and Scripture 2 Discipling Through Metaphor

3 Discipleship and Prayer

4 Discipling Children

5 Discipling the Sick 6 Discipling the “Ordinary”

7 Jesus and the Social Outcasts

8 With the Rich and Famous

9 Discipling the Powerful 10 Discipling the Nations

11 Discipling Spiritual Leaders

12 Harvest and the Harvesters

13 The Cost of Discipleship

Discipleship Contents


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Discipleship Lesson 2, January 11

Discipling Through

Metaphor


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Disciples and Scripture Key Text

Matthew 13:34, 35 NKJV“Jesus spoke all these things to thecrowd in parables; he did not say

anything to them without using aparable. So was fulfilled what was

spoken through the prophet:‘I will open my mouth in parables, I will utter things hidden since the

creation of the world.’ ”


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Discipling Through Metaphor Initial Words

Jesus framed eternal truths in waysthat went beyond mere intellect

alone. Jesus spoke through concrete

pictures drawn from everyday life inorder to reach people where they

were. Children and adults couldunderstand deep truths deliveredthrough parables wrapped in images

and metaphors.


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Discipling Through Metaphor 1. Old Testament Metaphors

2 Samuel 12:1-7 NKJV“There were two men…one rich and

the other poor. The rich man had

exceedingly many flocks…. But thepoor man had…one little ewe lamb….

But he took the poor man’s lamb and

prepared it for the man who hadcome to him. … Nathan said to David,

‘You are the man!’ ”


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1. Old Testament MetaphorsUtilized by Prophets

Isaiah’s poetic story draws from theagricultural background whichteaches about God’s unlimited

mercy during times of punishment.

Divine punishments reflected their

redemptive purposes; they weresufficient to encourage repentance,

revival, and reformation.


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1. Old Testament MetaphorsUtilized by Prophets

Jeremiah’s parable is a terrifyingillustration of judgment. Whenever

human beings frustrate God’s

redemptive purpose, God eventuallyreleases them to the consequences

that they have chosen.Ezekiel uses a different symbol to

convey a similar message.


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Discipling Through Metaphor 2. Christ’s Metaphors

Matthew 7:24-29 NKJV

“I will liken him to a wise man who

built his house on a rock…. [W]ill belike a foolish man who built hishouse on the sand. … [T]he people

were astonished at His teaching,for He taught them as one having

authority, and not as the scribes.


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2. Christ’s Metaphor Matthew 13:24-30: Wheat and Tares

True discipleship places condemnationin the hands of the Master, not thoseof the disciple. God alone possesses

faultless understanding.Satanic infiltration does happen.Disciples cannot surrender theirdiscernment to other professed

believers because these believers may

be weeds, not wheat.

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2. Christ’s Metaphor Luke 14:16-24: The Great Supper

We have been greatly blessed:redeemed by the blood of Christ,promised salvation based on His

righteousness (not our own), giventhe assurance of eternal life, and

offered the Holy Spirit.It is easy, however, to forget all that

we have, to take it for granted, or to

even scoff at it.


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Di i li Th h M h


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Discipling Through Metaphor 3. The Disciples’ Metaphor

James 3:3-12 NKJV

“We put bits in horses’ mouths that

they may obey us…. Look also atships…they are turned by a very

small rudder…. Even so the tongue is

a little member and boasts greatthings. … And the tongue is a fire….

But no man can tame the tongue.”

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3. The Disciples’ Metaphor Christ’s Creative Legacy

Paul made considerable use ofmetaphors, similes, and othercreative devices (see Rom. 7:1– 6,

1 Cor. 3:10–

15, 2 Cor. 5:1–

10).James wrote, “He will pass away

like a wild flower” (1:10, NIV). “Takeships as an example” (3:4, NIV).Peter’s vision (Acts 10) assumed

symbolic form.

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Discipling Through Metaphor Final Words

Building upon the listener’sexperiences, Christ and His disciplesused comparisons and illustrations

that stimulated an understandingof truth.

We should, when appropriate, notbe afraid to do the same.

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