Jesus’ Moral Vision in the Parables

1. Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
2. Parable of the Talents
3. The Sheep and the Goats
4. Parable of the Mustard Seed
5. Parable of the Good Samaritan
6. The Rich Fool
7. the barren fig tree
8. Parable of the Prodigal Son
9. The Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus
10. the Pharisee and the tax collector

Two options for exploring these parables follow:
Option 1:
Read each parable and answer the following three questions about each parable:

1. What has been taught by the parable?
2. Can you think of a situation to which the parable applies today?
3. What kind of person most needs to take this parable to heart?

Option 2:
Form a small group and select one parable from the list to produce as a short film. Try one of the following approaches

• make up a script that closely follows the words of the gospel passage with a narrator telling what is happening.
• make up a script that is a contemporary version of the parable or that shows the parable applied to a contemporary situation.