Kingdom+Parables

__**Kingdom Parable**__ Matthew  Listeners to these "Kingdom Parables" during Jesus time would no doubt have connected with the "earthly" topics or stories. Many of us today are not farmers, servants, or managers and have a hard time understanding the point behind the parable. **What do you think Jesus is trying to tell us about what God is like by these stories?**
 * 1) Parable of the Sower: [|Matthew 13:1-23]
 * 2) Parable of the Weeds: [|Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43]
 * 3) Parable of the Mustard Seed: [|Matthew 13:31-32]
 * 4) Parable of the Yeast: [|Matthew 13:33]
 * 5) Parable of the Hidden Treasure: [|Matthew 13:44]
 * 6) Parable of the Pearl: [|Matthew 13:45-46]
 * 7) Parable of the Net: [|Matthew 13:47-52]
 * 8) Parable of the Unmerciful Servant : [|Matthew 18:21-35]
 * 9) Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard: [|Matthew 20:1-16]
 * 10) Parable of the Wedding Banquet: [|Matthew 22:1-14]
 * 11) Parable of the Ten Virgins: [|Matthew 25:1-13]
 * 12) Parable of the Talents: [|Matthew 25:14-30]

__Note:__ Not all of these parables are equal. Some are harder to understand than others and need a little more research and work. Each of the parables has been assigned a "level." Students must choose three parables from the levels below so that they equal 6pts. 

For example, a group could choose one level Three parable (3pt), one Level Two parable (2pt), and one Level One parable (1pt) 3pts+2pts+1pt=6pts OR a group could choose three Level Two parables to make their 6pts.

ATTENTION: If your group decides to choose three parables that //exceed// the required 6pts, extra credit will be given.

Level Three (more difficult) 3pt Parable of the Wedding Banquet: [|Matthew 22:1-14] Parable of the Ten Virgins: [|Matthew 25:1-13] Parable of the Talents: [|Matthew 25:14-30]  Level Two 2pt Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard: [|Matthew 20:1-16] Parable of the Net: [|Matthew 13:47-52] Parable of the Weeds: [|Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43] Parable of the Sower: [|Matthew 13:1-23]  Level One 1pt (easier) Parable of the Unmerciful Servant : [|Matthew 18:21-35] Parable of the Mustard Seed: [|Matthew 13:31-32] Parable of the Yeast: [|Matthew 13:33] Parable of the Hidden Treasure: [|Matthew 13:44] Parable of the Pearl: [|Matthew 13:45-46]