Volume IV
The Parables of Our Lord
Vol. IV, p. xii
Begins on Vol. IV, p. xii
With the Lessons We Should Learn from Each.
| Order | Where Spoken | The Illustration Used | The Lesson We Should Learn | Texts, Where Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. | Galilee | The Mote and the Beam in the Eye | That we should Judge Ourselves instead of presuming to Judge Others | Luke vi. 37-41. |
| II. | Galilee | The Builders upon a Rock and upon Sand | The Folly of Listening to without Obeying Our Lord's Precepts | Matt. vii. 24-27, 14-20; Luke vi. 48, 49. |
| III. | On a Tour | The Two Forgiven Debtors | Our Love is in Proportion to our Sense of Forgiveness | Luke vii. 36-50. |
| IV. | Jerusalem | The Temple, if Destroyed, to be Raised up in Three Days | A Prophecy of His Resurrection | John ii. 19-22. |
| V. | Galilee | The Barren Fig Tree | Long-Suffering Mercy will be followed by Strict Justice | Luke xiii. 6-9. |
| VI. | Sea of Galilee | The Sower on Wayside, Stony places, among Thorns and upon Good Ground | Our Heart must be Right in order that the Seed may be Productive | Matt. xiii. 3-8, 18-23; Mark iv. 1-9, 14-20; Luke viii. 5-8, 11-15. |
| VII. | Sea of Galilee | The Wheat and the Tares | Children of God and of the Devil in the Church until the Judgment, when the latter shall be burned | Matt. xiii. 24-30, 36-43. |
| VIII. | Sea of Galilee | The Seed Sown | The Secresy of God's Working in the Heart | Mark iv. 26-29. |
| IX. | Sea of Galilee | The Mustard Seed | The Wonderful Growth of Christ's Church | Mark iv. 30-32; Matt. xiii. 31, 32; Luke xiii. 18, 19. |
| X. | Sea of Galilee | The Leaven Hidden in the Meal | 1. The Church Spreading through the World; 2. The Effect of Christ's Doctrines and Spirit on the Individual Christian | Luke xiii. 20, 21; Matt. xiii. 33. |
| XI. | Sea of Galilee | The Treasure buried in the Field | The Inestimable Value of Christ and His Blessings compared with Worldly Possessions | Matt. xiii. 44. |
| XII. | Sea of Galilee | The Merchant Seeking till he finds one Pearl of Great Price | The Importance of Seeking and Securing, at cost of any Sacrifice, Christ and His Grace | Matt. xiii. 45, 46. |
| XIII. | Sea of Galilee | The Drag-Net | The Church Gathers in, besides the Sincere, many who will at the Great Day be Cast Out | Matt. xiii. 47-50. |
| XIV. | Capernaum | The first Parable of the Lost Sheep | Our Duty to Seek to Reclaim Backsliders | Matt. xviii. 12-14. |
| XV. | Capernaum | The Debtor forgiven a large Debt Unmerciful to his Fellow-servant who owed him a Small Debt | We must Forgive if we would be Forgiven | Matt. xviii. 23-35. |
| XVI. | Jerusalem | The Good Samaritan | The Obligation of Christian Love to our Neighbor | Luke x. 25-37. |
| XVII. | Near Jerusalem | Taking the Chief Seats at a Wedding | Humility | Luke xiv. 7-11. |
| XVIII. | On a Tour | The Friend that Unwillingly Lends at Midnight | God will answer Importunate Prayer | Luke xi. 5-13. |
| XIX. | Capernaum | The Unclean Spirit Returning | The State of the Backslider | Luke xi. 24-26. |
| XX. | On a Tour | The Foolish Rich Man that Trusted in This Life | "A Man's Life consisteth not in the Abundance of the Things which he Possesseth." | Luke xii. 15-21. |
| XXI. | Jerusalem | The Good Shepherd | The wonderful Love of Christ. "I know my sheep; I lay down my Life for the Sheep" | John x. 1-18. |
| XXII. | On a Tour | The Watchful Servants | The Necessity for Constant Watchfulness | Luke xii. 35-40. |
| XXIII. | On a Tour | The Faithful and Wise Steward | The same Lesson reiterated and intensified | Luke xii. 41-48. |
| XXIV. | Near Jerusalem | The Door Shut | The Necessity for Steady Perseverance in the Strait Path | Luke xiii. 23-30. |
| XXV. | Near Jerusalem | The Great Supper | God is no Respecter of Persons | Luke xiv. 16-24. |
| XXVI. | Near Jerusalem | Counting the Cost before Building a Tower | "Whosoever doth not Bear his Cross and Come after me cannot be my Disciple" | Luke xiv. 25-33. |
| XXVII. | Near Jerusalem | The King going to War | ||
| XXVIII. | Near Jerusalem | Second Parable of the Lost Sheep | The Joy in Heaven over One Sinner that Repenteth | Luke xv. 3-10. |
| XXIX. | Near Jerusalem | The Piece of Money Lost and Found | The same Lesson as the preceding. These two teach the great Object of our Lord's Incarnation—to Save the Lost | |
| XXX. | Near Jerusalem | The Prodigal Son | God's Delight in Receiving the Repentant Sinner | Luke xv. 11-32. |
| XXXI. | Near Jerusalem | The Unjust Steward | The Right Use of Worldly Possessions | Luke xvi. 1-14. |
| XXXII. | Near Jerusalem | The Rich Man (Dives) and Lazarus | The Fearful Consequences of Living merely for this World; also, the Doctrine of Future Rewards and Punishments | Luke xvi. 19-31. |
| XXXIII. | Near Jerusalem | The Servant Serves his Master before he Sups | We must not Trust or Glory in our Good Works | Luke xvii. 7-10. |
| XXXIV. | Near Jerusalem | The Unjust Judge and Importunate Widow | The Duty of Unceasing Earnest Prayer | Luke xviii. 1-8. |
| XXXV. | Near Jerusalem | The Pharisee and Publican | Humble Prayer will be Answered, while that of the Self-Righteous will not | Luke xviii. 9-14. |
| XXXVI. | Near Jerusalem | The Laborers Hired for the Vineyard | God's Equity even in placing "the First Last and the Last First" | Matt. xx. 1-16. |
| XXXVII. | Near Jerusalem | The Nobleman and his Ten Servants | Our Strict Accountability for such Talents as God has committed to us | Luke xix. 11-27. |
| XXXVIII. | Jerusalem, Temple | The Two Sons | 1. Condemnation of the Jews; 2. Mere Profession, without actual Service, will bring upon us like Censure | Matt. xxi. 28-32. |
| XXXIX. | Jerusalem, Temple | The Vineyard Let to Husbandmen | 1. The Rejection of the Jews; 2. Our Rejection if we do not Receive Christ and His Messengers | Matt. xxi. 33-46. |
| XL. | Jerusalem, Temple | The King's Marriage Feast for His Son. The Wedding Garment | 1. None are too Poor or Lowly to be Welcome; 2. We must be clothed in the Wedding Garment, which is Freely Given to us | Matt. xxii. 1-14. |
| XLI. | Jerusalem | The Fig Tree Leafing | The Second Coming | Matt. xxiv. 32, 33; Mark xiii. 28, 29. |
| XLII. | Jerusalem | The Man taking a Long Journey | We must Watch for our Lord's Coming | Mark xiii. 34-37. |
| XLIII. | Jerusalem | The Faithful and the Evil Servant | We must Watch and Live as Expecting Him | Matt. xxiv. 42-51. |
| XLIV. | Jerusalem | The Wise and the Foolish Virgins | We must be constantly Prepared for His Coming | Matt. xxv. 1-13. |
| XLV. | Jerusalem | The Talents | We must Improve our Talents to Secure His Blessing | Matt. xxv. 14-30. |
| XLVI. | Jerusalem | The Sheep and the Goats | Christ, as Judge, shall Separate His Sincere Servants from the Mere Professors | Matt. xxv. 31-46. |
| XLVII. | Jerusalem | The True Vine | Only in Christ can we bring forth Fruit unto God | John xv. 1-17. |