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    Stations for Parables of Jesus
    Stations for Parables of Jesus
    Stations for Parables of Jesus
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    Stations for Parables of Jesus

    By Andrew Gamman and Caroline Bindon

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    Jesus told stories to give people insight to life under God’s rule. Stations for Parables of Jesus contains station ideas for every one of these parables of Jesus. The station suggestions are made bearing in mind that those running church services week by week do not have endless resources of time or materials. Therefore the ideas are simple and poignant and each parable has a short introduction to help understand its meaning and context. By interaction at the station people of all ages will engage with the story in such a way as to be able to see the application to their own situations. The study of parables therefore becomes an enriching and stimulating exercise for all twenty-first century followers of Jesus. The cataloging and cross referencing in the book will enable readers to easily locate the parable they wish to use and see if it occurs in more than one gospel.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKereru Publishing Ltd
    Release dateApr 10, 2016
    ISBN9780473290962
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      Stations for Parables of Jesus - Andrew Gamman

      Stations for Parables of Jesus

      Refreshment at the Station

      Book Two

      Andrew Gamman

      and Caroline Bindon

      Copyright Page

      Scripture quotations marked (CEV) are from the Contemporary English Version Copyright © 1991, 1992, 1995 by American Bible Society,

      Used by Permission.

      ‘Stations for Parables of Jesus’

      ‘Refreshment at the Station – Book Two’

      First published in New Zealand June 2014 by Kereru Publishing Ltd.

      Edited by Andrew Gamman

      Text copyright © Andrew Gamman & Caroline Bindon 2014

      The right of Andrew Gamman and Caroline Bindon to be identified as the authors of the Work has been asserted by them in accordance with the New Zealand Copyright Act 1994

      Except as provided by the New Zealand Copyright Act 1994 and Copyright Amendment Act 2011 no part of this publication may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the copyright owner

      A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa)

      ISBN 978-0-473-29097-9 (Kindle)

      ISBN 978-0-473-29098-6 (PDF)

      ISBN 978-0-473-29096-2 (EPUB)

      ISBN 978-0-473-29099-3 (iBook)

      Cover design © Tamar Hawkins, 2014 – Hawkins Creative Ltd

      Kereru Publishing Ltd

      29 The Circle

      Whangaparaoa 0930

      New Zealand

      www.kererupublishing.com

      A note from Kereru Publishing

      Our dream is to provide resources to engage, encourage and inspire a generation of seed dispersers for the Christian faith and to equip groups of Christians together to be church in this changing world.

      With eBook technology, we can now make available resources written and published in New Zealand for people all over the world to enjoy at minimal cost. Our resources are tried, tested and come highly recommended. In agreement with our authors we are offering our books at about the price of a cup of coffee, in the hope that they are affordable for most people.

      We don’t mind if you print off a single copy of this e-book so that you can refer to it on paper if that is your preference. However, if you are using a copy of this book and you know that you did not purchase it, it is likely that your copy is stolen. It has been passed on to you illegally by a forwarded email or a printed out copy of the eBook. If this is so, we’d like you to visit our website and download a copy for yourself. This allows us to continue to produce resources at such a low cost on an ongoing basis.

      If you’d like to be able to print or distribute multiple copies please get in touch by email contact@kererupublishing.com.

      On behalf of everyone at Kereru Publishing and the authors of this book, thank you for purchasing from us. May you be encouraged and inspired in your faith journey.

      Caroline Gamman

      Director

      Kereru Publishing Ltd

      Preface – Refreshment at the Station Series

      People are always on the move. It sometimes feels that our world gets busier every day. But maybe it’s always been busy. Travelling is a part of life and when you look through history, travelers are a part of every culture and every time. While ease of travelling long distances has been vastly improved over the last handful of centuries, making travel that much easier for ordinary types, since the beginning of any recorded history, there are stories of people on the move. There are all sorts of reasons to travel, both then and now – to visit friends and family, to source basic needs such as food, water or shelter, for education or business, for recreation or relaxation, for the sense of challenge, adventure and discovery. No matter the exact reason for the travelling, when people move any great distance they need to take breaks.

      Taking a break in the journey is a time to refresh. A time to pause and reflect on what has happened on the journey so far and what is up ahead for the traveler. The break in the journey is a time to replenish supplies and regroup. It’s time to check the directions, the map, the itinerary and the tickets. If there is enough time, the break can also provide some much needed rest for the traveler.

      If we use travelling as a metaphor for the faith journey, then the break in the journey is part of that metaphor. The Refreshment at the Station series provides resources for the traveler on the faith journey.

      A railway station is a place to stop and rest between train connections; to get off and stretch your legs on a long train journey, or the place where your journey begins or ends. At a railway station you often get some refreshments, or have a wander around to stretch your legs. You also need to keep your eyes and ears open to follow the signs, or listen to the announcements, to make sure you end up at the right platform at the right time so you don’t miss the departure of your train.

      Almost everyone has a story of something that they have seen in a railway station, or in an airport, or a bus terminal. These are places where we see human emotions on display: the depths of despair associated with parting, as well as the highs of joy and delight as people are re-united. We see people who are on a journey. They are going to somewhere or they are coming from somewhere. They are on their way, they are just beginning, they are nearing the end, or they are somewhere in the middle. But they don’t stand still until they hit the station.

      The station forces a stop, a pause, a time to reflect about where we’ve been and where we’re going. It is only a temporary stop, because no-one lives at these places.

      So, in a faith or church context, a station is a place to pause, reflect, engage and respond to God’s involvement in our lives.

      Rather than passively sitting, station-based worship allows members of the congregation (aka travelers) to become participants. Rather than being told about the Christian faith, each person is able to enter their own journey of discovery. Bringing with them their own particular background and experience, each one is encouraged to interact with the scriptures and seek God’s direction. The station captures a moment in time, providing the traveler with the opportunity to engage and refresh before moving forward on their journey.

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