God isn't finished with you yet. Your life matters and what you do with your life is important to God!
This session is the parable of the talents and it comes from Matthew 25:14-30. Today, talent means gifting because of this parable! But originally it was a unit of measurement. Let's listen as we find out just how valuable you are!

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Everyone loves a good story. Whether it’s a novel, film, or song, we are products of the narratives that have formed us—for good or bad. If you need fresh inspiration or are stuck living under the weight of a story you can’t shake off, consider this study of the parables of Jesus.

Through six sessions, you’ll hear directly from Jesus through the Word. His parables not only form (or reform) who we are, they reveal more about God than we ever thought possible. They provide the hope we’re looking for, speaking above all the other noise we may be experiencing.

Session topics:
1. Why Parables?
2. The Parable of the Soils
3. The Parables of Lost Things
4. The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
5. The Parable of the Prodigal Son
6. The Parable of the Talents

Daniel Fusco is an author, a church planter, and the lead pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Vancouver, Washington. His radio program, Jesus Is Real Radio, is broadcast across the country, and his TV show, Real with Daniel Fusco, airs across the globe. He also hosts the popular Crazy Happy with Daniel Fusco podcast. His numerous articles have appeared on CBN, PreachingToday, and in Relevant. Daniel and his wife, Lynn, have three children and reside in southwest Washington.

Jesus was one of the most influential people in our entire culture.
The story from today's session is incredibly famous and influential, not just for Christians but for all of western culture. Today we will take a closer look at the original tale of the prodigal son.

To get the full study, visit https://www.lifeway.com/en/product-family/stories-jesus-told

And for more great studies, curriculum, and podcasts, including Lifeway series like this one, head over to https://lumivoz.com

Everyone loves a good story. Whether it’s a novel, film, or song, we are products of the narratives that have formed us—for good or bad. If you need fresh inspiration or are stuck living under the weight of a story you can’t shake off, consider this study of the parables of Jesus.

Through six sessions, you’ll hear directly from Jesus through the Word. His parables not only form (or reform) who we are, they reveal more about God than we ever thought possible. They provide the hope we’re looking for, speaking above all the other noise we may be experiencing.

Session topics:
1. Why Parables?
2. The Parable of the Soils
3. The Parables of Lost Things
4. The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
5. The Parable of the Prodigal Son
6. The Parable of the Talents

Daniel Fusco is an author, a church planter, and the lead pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Vancouver, Washington. His radio program, Jesus Is Real Radio, is broadcast across the country, and his TV show, Real with Daniel Fusco, airs across the globe. He also hosts the popular Crazy Happy with Daniel Fusco podcast. His numerous articles have appeared on CBN, PreachingToday, and in Relevant. Daniel and his wife, Lynn, have three children and reside in southwest Washington.

Expectations ruin relationships!
Through the parable of the wheat and weeds we learn about how our expectations for church affect our relationship with church.

To get the full study, visit https://www.lifeway.com/en/product-family/stories-jesus-told

And for more great studies, curriculum, and podcasts, including Lifeway series like this one, head over to https://lumivoz.com

Everyone loves a good story. Whether it’s a novel, film, or song, we are products of the narratives that have formed us—for good or bad. If you need fresh inspiration or are stuck living under the weight of a story you can’t shake off, consider this study of the parables of Jesus.

Through six sessions, you’ll hear directly from Jesus through the Word. His parables not only form (or reform) who we are, they reveal more about God than we ever thought possible. They provide the hope we’re looking for, speaking above all the other noise we may be experiencing.

Session topics:
1. Why Parables?
2. The Parable of the Soils
3. The Parables of Lost Things
4. The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
5. The Parable of the Prodigal Son
6. The Parable of the Talents

Why does Jesus tell so many "lost things" parables? The parable of the lost coin, the lost sheep, and the prodigal son all tell the story of someone finding something that was lost. These parables are central because they are Jesus telling us his mission; the reason why he came.

To get the full study, visit https://www.lifeway.com/en/product-family/stories-jesus-told

And for more great studies, curriculum, and podcasts, including Lifeway series like this one, head over to https://lumivoz.com

Everyone loves a good story. Whether it’s a novel, film, or song, we are products of the narratives that have formed us—for good or bad. If you need fresh inspiration or are stuck living under the weight of a story you can’t shake off, consider this study of the parables of Jesus.

Through six sessions, you’ll hear directly from Jesus through the Word. His parables not only form (or reform) who we are, they reveal more about God than we ever thought possible. They provide the hope we’re looking for, speaking above all the other noise we may be experiencing.

Session topics:
1. Why Parables?
2. The Parable of the Soils
3. The Parables of Lost Things
4. The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
5. The Parable of the Prodigal Son
6. The Parable of the Talents

How is your heart?
In the parable of the sower, we see Jesus tell the story about the state of the heart. Hear this profound parable and share with your group today!

To get the full study, visit https://www.lifeway.com/en/product-family/stories-jesus-told

And for more great studies, curriculum, and podcasts, including Lifeway series like this one, head over to https://lumivoz.com

Everyone loves a good story. Whether it’s a novel, film, or song, we are products of the narratives that have formed us—for good or bad. If you need fresh inspiration or are stuck living under the weight of a story you can’t shake off, consider this study of the parables of Jesus.

Through six sessions, you’ll hear directly from Jesus through the Word. His parables not only form (or reform) who we are, they reveal more about God than we ever thought possible. They provide the hope we’re looking for, speaking above all the other noise we may be experiencing.

Session topics:
1. Why Parables?
2. The Parable of the Soils
3. The Parables of Lost Things
4. The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
5. The Parable of the Prodigal Son
6. The Parable of the Talents

Daniel Fusco is an author, a church planter, and the lead pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Vancouver, Washington. His radio program, Jesus Is Real Radio, is broadcast across the country, and his TV show, Real with Daniel Fusco, airs across the globe. He also hosts the popular Crazy Happy with Daniel Fusco podcast. His numerous articles have appeared on CBN, PreachingToday, and in Relevant. Daniel and his wife, Lynn, have three children and reside in southwest Washington.

The big question that we want to answer is, why did Jesus speak in parables? It's a great question. If Jesus came on a rescue mission for the world, why would he use parables as one of the primary ways to communicate with the people who he talked to?

Simple, so that anyone could hear whether they had extensive education or whether they didn't even know how to read. These stories resonate with anybody who would listen because they were common stories, and we kinda love that. God wants to be understood. But there's also another reason Jesus spoke in parables that gets a little bit more confusing. Check out this episode to find out the seemingly contradictory reasons that Jesus used parables.

To get the full study, visit https://www.lifeway.com/en/product-family/stories-jesus-told

And for more great studies, curriculum, and podcasts, including Lifeway series like this one, head over to https://lumivoz.com

Everyone loves a good story. Whether it’s a novel, film, or song, we are products of the narratives that have formed us—for good or bad. If you need fresh inspiration or are stuck living under the weight of a story you can’t shake off, consider this study of the parables of Jesus.

Through six sessions, you’ll hear directly from Jesus through the Word. His parables not only form (or reform) who we are, they reveal more about God than we ever thought possible. They provide the hope we’re looking for, speaking above all the other noise we may be experiencing.

Session topics:
1. Why Parables?
2. The Parable of the Soils
3. The Parables of Lost Things
4. The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
5. The Parable of the Prodigal Son
6. The Parable of the Talents

Daniel Fusco is an author, a church planter, and the lead pastor of Crossroads Community Church in Vancouver, Washington. His radio program, Jesus Is Real Radio, is broadcast across the country, and his TV show, Real with Daniel Fusco, airs across the globe. He also hosts the popular Crazy Happy with Daniel Fusco podcast. His numerous articles have appeared on CBN, PreachingToday, and in Relevant. Daniel and his wife, Lynn, have three children and reside in southwest Washington.

Exploring the Heart of the Parables:
Find all studies and guides at https://www.lifeway.com/en/product-family/stories-jesus-told

Stories Jesus Told is a six week mini-series with teaching from author Daniel Fusco. Everyone loves a good story. Whether it’s a novel, film, or song, we are products of the narratives that have formed us—for good or bad. If you need fresh inspiration or are stuck living under the weight of a story you can’t shake off, consider this study of the parables of Jesus.

Through six sessions, you’ll hear directly from Jesus through the Word. His parables not only form (or reform) who we are, they reveal more about God than we ever thought possible. They provide the hope we’re looking for, speaking above all the other noise we may be experiencing.

Session topics:
1. Why Parables?
2. The Parable of the Soils
3. The Parables of Lost Things
4. The Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds
5. The Parable of the Prodigal Son
6. The Parable of the Talents

Introducing a new series: Making Time!

DIGITAL GROUP GUIDE

How are you at making time? Do you feel like you have enough time in the day? Do you know if you have enough time in the day? Is there a difference between how you feel about time and what you think about your time?

This is the first of a 6 part series on Making Time. Everyone has the same number of hours in the day so why do some people seem to get so much more done? Why do some other people seem so rushed and others seem so casual?

While this series can be listened to on your end, you’ll get more out of it if you listen to it together with someone else, your spouse, family, small group, book/podcast club or whatever. If you want to make it more fun and interactive with your group, download the GROUP Method discussion guide here: https://lumivoz.com/making-time/

And we are giving away 50 free GROUP Method Notebooks. Each notebook has premium BLACK paper and comes with a white pen. To get a free notebook, you can do 1 of the following:

1. Leave a review on your podcast app of choice.
2. Share the podcast on social media.

Take a screenshot of either one and email it to makingtime@lumivoz.com

This podcast is just launching and still very small so if you enter, you are probably going to win! But here’s the catch, only 1 notebook and pen per email entry. If you want one for each member of your group, they each have to enter. Sorry, we can only afford to ship to the US and Canada at this time but will hopefully have some more international options soon, especially if y’all share this podcast and it gets popular enough ;)

Music in this episode comes from
Artlist.com and Musicbed.com
- Good Time by Ben Fox
- The Sin by Francesco D’Andrea
- Theater Maginus by Marco Martini
- String Arpeggios
- The Great Wild by Out of Flux
- The Sky Within by Romeo
- I Owe It To You
- Premiere by Adrian Berenguer
- Lily’s Bounce

Edited using Descript

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