Jesus was a master storyteller. He used everyday situations and familiar ideas to teach deeper truths about Himself, about His Father and what it meant to live in the Kingdom of God. These stories, known as parables, each had contained within them truth that Jesus wanted those who were genuinely seeking Him to be able to understand, and which often exposed the heart of those who were only listening in order to criticise and condemn.

In this study we conclude our monthly Lightning Study Series - 'Stories Jesus Told' in which we have been exploring further some of Jesus's parables.

The period between the resurrection of Jesus and His ascension to the Father was filled with a number of significant encounters. Those who met the risen Jesus changed as they came to a deeper understanding of who He was and why He had come.

So much of our confusion and pain results because we don't know God - who He really is, how He works in our lives. When you know God more fully by studying His names - Creator, Healer, Protector, Provider, and many others - you'll gain power to stand strong. You'll find strength for times of trial, comfort for pain, and provision for your soul's deepest needs. And your walk with God will be transformed.

Through Jesus, we get to participate in a redemption story that has been unfolding since the beginning of time!

Through Jesus, we get to participate in a redemption story that has been unfolding since the beginning of time!

The Apostle Paul wrote to the believers in Rome that, “I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes...” (Romans 1:16) He wanted to share the Gospel with everyone that he could, including a church in Colossae that he had never visited.