Parables of Jesus

“Parables of Jesus”
By Ace Orense


Our Lord Jesus Christ, when he lived on earth two thousand years ago, preached to the people of Israel. He taught them many a things which leads to eternal life, the Way of Holiness, the path of salvation.
He taught his disciples to love God above all things.
He taught his disciples to love their neighbor.
He even taught his disciples to love their enemies.
He taught his disciples to carry their own crosses and follow him.
He taught them to sell what they have and give to the poor.
He taught them to obey the Ten Commandment of Yahweh given to Moses.
Jesus taught his disciples many a things which leads to holiness and to the preservation of souls, leading to eternal life.
Jesus taught them that He is the Resurrection, that whoever who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.


Why Jesus Speak in Parables

With all his teachings, the most interesting things were the parables he had spoken.
Jesus taught his disciples many parables for it is the way he would open their mind and their hearts to his teachings which leads to salvation and eternal life.
Jesus said: “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them. Whoever has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him.
This is why I speak to them in parables:

“Though seeing, they do not see;
Though hearing, they do not hear or understand.

In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah:

“You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
For this people’s heart has been calloused;
They hardly hear with their ears,
and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.
But blessed are your eyes because they see,
And your ears because they hear.
For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous men longed
to see what you see but did not see it,
and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
Matthew 13:11-17

Jesus meant that people harden their hearts to listen to his words.
In order to open their hearts and their minds to his teachings, he taught them in the way of parables.





There were many parables taught by Jesus to his disciples.
Here are some of them:

These are the Parables of Jesus as written in the Holy Scriptures:

The Parable of the Sower

A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop-a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.

“Listen then to what the parable of the sower means:
When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart.
This is the seed sown along the path.
The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time.
When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful.
But the one who received the seed on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”
Matthew 13:1-23

We should hear the Word of God and understand it.
We must bear fruit by listening, spreading, and acting upon the Word of God. We must not let Satan take away what is sown in us by God.
We must stand firm and be strong against evil.
We should not fall away because of persecution or trouble.
We must not let the worries of life and the deceitfulness of wealth
hinder us from doing the works of God.




The Parable of the Weeds

“The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
“The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good weeds in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?
“’An enemy did this,’ he replied.
“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
“’No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may root up the wheat with them. Let both grow together until the harvest.
At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring them into my barn.’”

“The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.
The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
“As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father.

The meaning of the parable of the weeds is this, the good and the evil will live together. The evil must not be destroyed first because the good will be harmed along. The good and the evil shall be allowed to grow and live together. Afterward, at the judgment, during the harvest, the good will be separated from the evil. The evil will be tied up together and will be thrown into eternal fire, the eternal punishment, in hell. The good, on the other hand, will be welcomed into the kingdom of heaven where they will receive their eternal reward.

The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field.
When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy, went and sold all that he had and bought that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls.
When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything
he had and bought it.
The meaning of the parables of the hidden treasure and the pearl is this,
when one has found the kingdom of heaven, he will give up everything he has to attain the kingdom of God.

The Parable of the Net

“Once again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was let down into the lake and caught all kinds of fish. When it was full, the fishermen pulled it up on the shore. Then they sat down and collected the good fish in baskets, but threw the bad away.
This is how it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come and separate the wicked from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
“Therefore every teacher of the law who has been instructed about the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out his storeroom new treasures as well as old.”

The harvesters of man are the angels. The good will be sent to heaven while the evil will be thrown into hell at the end of age.




The Parable of the Lost Sheep

“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones.
For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven.
“What do you think? If a man owns a hundred sheep, and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go to look for the one that wandered off? And if he finds it, I tell you the truth, he is happier about that one sheep than about the ninety-nine that did not wander off. In the same way your Father in heaven is not willing that any of these little ones should be lost.

And when he finds the lost sheep, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home.
Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says.
“Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’
I tell you the truth that in the same way, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

The parable of the lost sheep means that God will go out to search and find the child of God who wanders away as a sinner and is lost.
He will see to it that the ones who wander away be put back into his arms under his care.
He will be happier with the sinner who repents than with the just who remained with God, faithful.
God will be full of joy when he gets those who wander away back to him.

The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

“Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted settle accounts with his servants. As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. Since he was not able to pay, the master ordered that he and his wife and his children and all that he had be sold to repay the debt.
The servant fell on his knees before him. ‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay back everything.’ The servant’s master took pity on him, canceled the debt and let him go.
“But when that servant went out, he found one of his fellow servants who owed him a hundred denarii. He grabbed him and began to choke him.
‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he demanded.
“His fellow servant fell to his knees and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’
“But he refused. Instead, he went off and had the man thrown into prison until he could pay the debt.
When the other servants saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed and went and told their master everything that had happened.
“Then the master called the servant in.
‘You wicked servant,’ he said ‘I cancelled all that debt of yours because you begged me to. Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’
In anger his master turned him over to the jailers to be tortured, until he should pay back all he owed.
“This is how my heavenly Father will treat each one of you unless you forgive your brother form your heart.”

The parable of the unmerciful servant means as the Father has shown us mercy, so shall we be merciful and show mercy to those who sin or debt against us. Those who will not show mercy will be punished.

The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard

For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire men to work in his vineyard. He agreed to pay them a denarius for the day and sent them into his vineyard.
“About the third hour he went out and saw others standing in the marketplace doing nothing. He told them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So they went.
“He went out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour and did the same thing. About the eleventh hour he went out and found still others standing around. He asked them, ‘Why have you been standing here all day long doing nothing?’
“’Because no one has hired us,’ they answered.
He said to them, ‘You also go and work in my vineyard.’
“When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman,
‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last ones hired and going on to the first.’
The workers who were hired about the eleventh hour came and each received a denarius. So when those came who were hired first, they expected to receive more. But each one of them also received a denarius.
When they received it, the y began to grumble against the landowner.
‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the work
and the heat of the day.’
“But he answered one of them, ‘Friend, I am not being unfair to you.
Didn’t you agree to work for a denarius? Take your pay and go.
I want to give the man who was hired last the same as I gave you.
Don’t I have the right to do what I want with my own money?
Or are you envious because I’m generous?’
“So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

The parable of the workers in the vineyard means like this, those who have served the Lord, even at the last hour, will be rewarded the same as those who have worked in the first hour.
God is generous. Even though you were called late, he will still reward you as those he rewarded earlier.
It is never too late to serve God.


The Parable of the Tenants

“There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey. When the harvest time approached, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his fruit.
“The tenants seized his servants; they beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. Then he sent other servants to them, more than the first time, and the tenants treated them the same way. Last of all, he sent his son to them. They will respect my son,’ he said.
But when the tenants saw the son, they said to each other, ‘This is the heir. Come, let’s kill him and take his inheritance.’ So they took him and threw him out of the vineyard and killed him.
“Therefore, when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?”
“He will bring those wretches to a wretched end, “they replied, “and he will rent the vineyard to other tenants, who will give him his share of the crop at harvest time.”
Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures:
“’The stone the builders rejected has become the capstone;
the Lord has done this, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?
“Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away form you and given to a people who will produce fruit.
He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”

The parable of the tenants means like this, the vineyard is the kingdom of God. The tenants are the people who are in his kingdom.
The Father is the owner of the land where the vineyard is.
The evil ones killed the prophets of God, whom he sent to gather his people.
Even the Son of Man, Jesus Christ was not spared by the evil ones.
The evil killed the Son of God, for he is the heir to the throne.
The Father, the Mighty One, who sees everything, will unleash his fury on the evil who have wrought evil and killed the prophets and his Son.

The Parable of the Wedding Banquet

“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused to come.
Then he sent more servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready.
Come to the wedding banquet.’
“But they paid no attention and went off-one to his field, another to his business. The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them.
The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. Go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.’
So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, both good and bad, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
“But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes.
‘Friend’, he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless.
“Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
“For many are invited, but few are chosen.”

The parable of the wedding banquet means like this, many are invited to the kingdom of God but only a few comes to his banquet.
There are some who comes to his banquet but are not worthy and therefore, cannot partake into the kingdom of God.
Those who are evil and not fit for the kingdom will be thrown into eternal punishment in hellfire.
God sent his prophets to invite people to his kingdom, yet those invited persecuted them and killed them.
Those who are righteous and worthy are welcomed into the heavenly banquet of God where they will feast on what has been prepared for them, into eternal happiness in the kingdom of heaven.

The Parable of the Ten Virgins

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.
“At midnight, the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’
“Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’
“’No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both of us and you.
Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’
‘But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived.
The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet.
And the door was shut.
“Later the others also came. ‘Sir! Sir!’
They said. ‘Open the door for us!’
“But he replied, ‘I tell you the truth, I don’t know you.’
“Therefore, keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.

The parable of the ten virgins means, we should be prepared for the Second Coming of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
We do not know the day or the hour he will come.
Those who are prepared will be united to Christ.
While those who did not prepare for his coming, shall be departed from him.





The Parable of the Talents

And it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more.
So also, the one with the two talents gained two more.
But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in he ground and hid his master’s money.
“After a long time the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. ‘Master,’ he said, ‘you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.’
“His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.
Come and share your master’s happiness!’
“The man with the two talents also came, ‘Master, he said, ‘you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.’
“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.
Come and share your master’s happiness!’
“Then the man who had received the one talent came.
‘Master,’ he said, ‘I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not gathered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.’
“His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not gathered seed?
Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back it with interest.
“’Take the talent form him and give it to the one who has the ten talents.
For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance.
Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken form him. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

The parable of the talents means that we should make use of what God
has given us, be it talent, or knowledge, or skill, or wealth, anything which God has given us, and make it bear fruit.
Those who are lazy and does not use what God has given them, God will take away what has been given to them.

~Taken from the gospel according to Matthew


The Parable of the Good Samaritan

“A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he fell into the hands of robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side.
So, too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, took him to an inn and took care of him. The next day he took out two silver coins and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

The parable of the good Samaritan means that we should help those who are in need of help. When someone is in need, we should not hesitate to help them. We should be merciful and generous to those who are in need of help. Anyone who needs help or who is in need is our neighbor.
We should love our neighbor as ourselves.
The Parable of the Lost Coin

“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says,
‘Rejoice with me, I have found my lost coin.’
In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

The Parable of the Lost Son

“There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his brother, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
“Not long after that, the younger son go together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.
After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need.
So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
“When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!
I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son, make me like one of your hired men.’
So he got up and went to his father.
“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
“The son said to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you, I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.
For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’
So they began to celebrate.
“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. ‘Your brother has come’, he replied, ‘and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.’
“The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, ‘Look! All these years, I’ve been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders.
Yet you never even gave me a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!’
“’My son,’ the father said, ‘you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad because the brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”

The parable of the prodigal son means God will rejoice and be happy if he sees a man who went astray yet comes back to him to ask for forgiveness.
The prodigal son are the sinners who went astray yet goes back to the Father, repenting.
If we turn away from our unholy life and go back to God, repenting, he will forgive us our sins and accept us in his kingdom.

The Parable of the Srewd Manager

“There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. So he called him in and asked him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you cannot be manger any longer.’
“The manger said to himself, ‘What shall I do now? My master is taking away my jub.
I’m not strong enough to dig, and I’m ashamed to beg-I know what I will do that, when I lose my job here, people will welcome me into their houses.’
“So he called in each one of his master’s debtors. He asked the first, ‘How much do you woe my master?’
“’Eight hundred gallons of olive oil, he replied.
“The manger told him, ‘Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it four hundred.’
“Then he asked the second, ‘And how much do you owe?’
“’A thousand bushels of wheat,‘ he replied.
“He told him, ‘Take your bill and make it eight hundred.
“The master commanded the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly.
For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light. I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into eternal dwellings.
“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not been trustworthy with someone else’s property, who will give you property of your own?
“No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other.
You cannot serve both God and Mammon.”
The Pharisees, who loved money, heard all this and were sneering at Jesus.
He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. What is highly valued among men is detestable in God’s sight.

The meaning of the parable of the shrewd manager is like this, the Father gives us many gifts, in the form of wealth, possessions, skill, talents, looks, abilities, and other gifts. It is for us to make use of what has been given us and to take care of what is given for God has blessed us with many a things.
If we can be trusted with a few gifts, we can be trusted with many.
If we cannot be trusted with a few, we cannot be trusted with many.
So let us take care of what has been given to us by God, that he may be pleased with us and give us more.

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

“In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared about men. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’
“For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care about men, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually wear me out with her coming!’”
And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off?
I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly.
However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

The parable of the persistent widow means that people should always pray and not give up.
For God is a good, merciful, generous God.
If we keep asking him, he will grant our prayers for he knows what we want and what we need.

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

“Two men went up to the temple and pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men-robbers, evildoers, adulterers-or even like this tax collector. I fast twice a week and give a tenth of all I get.’
“But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”

The parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector mean like this, the sinners who humble themselves before God and ask for his mercy will be justified and forgiven, and exalted, and will be accepted by God.
Those who exalt themselves before God will be humbled.

The Parable of the Ten Minas

“A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return.
So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.
‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’
“But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say,
‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’
“He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they have gained with it.
“The first one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned ten more.’
“Well done, my good servant!’ his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.’
“The second came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned five more.’
“His master answered, ‘You take charge of five cities.’
“Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth. I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’
“His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant!
You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow? Why then didn’t you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?
“Then he said to those standing by, ‘Take this mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
“’Sir,’ they said, ‘he has already ten!’
“He replied, ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what he has will be taken away.
But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them-bring them here and kill them in front of me.’”

The parable of the ten minas means like this, those who were entrusted with many and has bear fruit, will be given more.
Those who were entrusted with a few, but did not bear fruit, it will be taken away.
We should see to it that with what God has given us, we should use and make it bear fruit.
We should take care of the gifts God has given us.
We should use it for his glory.
If we are trustworthy to take care of what God has given us, he will give us much more.
If we did not take care of what he has given us, and did not use it for his glory, it will be taken away from us by God.


Conclusion

The many parables taught by Jesus gives us a clear view of the kingdom of God and with how God deals with man.
Let us ponder, reflect, and meditate upon these parables.
For they will prove helpful to us in our daily lives on how we can take part of the kingdom of God.
Let us learn from what the parables point at.
The parables give us light on how to deal with our fellow men and with God.
These parables will lead us to a life of holiness, which leads us to eternal life with God.

~End~




This book, entitled “Parables of Jesus”, was written on December 2008
by Ace Roland Orense.








May this book inspire you to do the works of God.
May this book make you follow the Way of Holiness by meditating and reflecting, and by living the Parables of Jesus.


~Ace Orense







Jesus Is My Shepherd
Composed by:
Ace Orense

Jesus is my shepherd, I shall not want,
He tends the herds in green pastures, I offer him my chant,
From rocky roads and struggles, he rescues me,
From distress and pain, he delivers me,
From storms, lightning and rain, he shelters me,
His love will never wane, deeper than the deepest sea,
More vast than all the galaxies, way more than a billion centuries,
Though I grow weak and weary, I know he cares for me,
Diamonds, gold, and rubies, would never amount to thee,
Bend down all knees before his majesty, Christ most holy,
To God be the glory.
Jesus is my Shepherd,
Whom Shall I fear?
Jesus is my Shepherd,
I know he loves me dear.
Christ laid down his life for us,
We ought to lay down our lives for our brethren,
Coz we all God’s Children,
Love one another, love one another,
Believe in the mighty name of Jesus Christ,
In his presence let us arise,
Your sins have been forgiven on account of him,
Those who obey his commandments
Live in Him and He in them,
Christ has come in the flesh as an atoning sacrifice for our sins,
We live in Him and He in us,
His love is made complete in us,
Son of God, Savior of the world,
Live in love, Live in God,
Believe in Him, Listen to His Word,
Believe in the name of the Son of God,
That you may have eternal life,
He who has the Son has life.
Jesus is my Shepherd,
Whom shall I fear?Jesus is my Shepherd
I know he loves me dear.












The Life of Brother Ace Orense

Ace Roland Mendoza Orense or Brother Ace is a layman of the Roman Catholic Church, who envisioned establishing The Yeshua Movement, an organization meant to glorify Jesus Christ and to prepare mankind for his Second Coming, under which are the Fraternity of the Knights of Christ, and the Sorority of the Sisters of Christ, established for the kingdom of Our Lord Jesus Christ. He was born on September 28, 1979 at Makati City, Philippines. He is the firstborn son of Orlando Rodriguez Orense and Marlene Mendoza Orense. He was baptized as a Roman Catholic on March 30, 1980 at Don Bosco Parish Church at Makati City, Philippines.
Here is a description of Brother Ace’s appearance and stature: Ace is 5”9’3/4 feet in height, has a body mass of around 220 pounds, has average build, has dark brown hair, has brown eyes, and has a fair complexion.
His family is from the comfortable middle class. His father, Orlando Orense is an engineer while his mother, Marlene is an ordinary housewife.
Ace grew up in the city of Las Pinas, Philippines.
He studied elementary and high school in Catholic schools like Elizabeth Seton School and Saint Francis of Assisi College in Las Pinas City, Philippines. He was an above average student who often was ranked among the honor roll. When he was ten years of age, he joined the Knights of the Altar as a sacristan or altar server. It was then that he first felt that inner calling to serve The Master Jesus. He served the Holy Church as a sacristan from 10 years until 15 years of age and then 22 years until 28 years of age. All in all, he has been a sacristan for 13 years.
Brother Ace studied in colleges such as Mapua Institute of Technology, taking up Electronics and Communications Engineering, Saint Francis of Assisi College, continuing the same course in engineering, AMA Computer University, taking up the same course in engineering and Information Technology, ABE International College, taking up Tourism, and at NIIT, taking up web designing. He is to further continue his studies.
Brother Ace worked at different establishments as a factory worker, computer technician, proofreader, waiter, call center agent, and as a teacher.
He was also an entrepreneur. He ran a billiard center at the garage of his house in Las Pinas City, Philippines.
Brother Ace was a romantic lover. All in all, so far, he had 11 girlfriends.
Brother Ace’s earlier life was filled with merriment in the company of his friends. He loved partying in clubs and engaged himself in other social activities.
Brother Ace was a rap singer and a composer. He composed rap gospel songs such as Jesus Is My Shepherd, God’s Children, Angels of God, Blood, Two Thousand Years, What Profit Is It For A Man, Armageddon, God Is Love, Tomorrow, and many others.
The gospel songs he composed were all inspired by his deep love for the Master Jesus.
Brother Ace is a literary writer.
Brother Ace is the author of “Books of Ace”, a compilation of inspirational Christian books composed of books such as “Yeshua”, “Second Coming of Christ”, “The Divine Warrior”, “Angels of God”, “Children of God”, “Teachings of Master Jesus”, “End of the World”, “Miracles of Christ“, “Parables of Jesus”, “The Good Shepherd” “The Life of Brother Ace”, and many others. To date, Ace is still writing many a books for the evangelization of the people of God.


The Mystical Life of Brother Ace:

Brother Ace has always dreamed of being a saint. He desires to become an angel one day. One of his dreams is to go fishing on a boat, on a blue lake with Jesus, his master, the person he loves the most.
Brother Ace first felt the presence of Christ on the year of the Lord, 2002 when he was 22 years of age. The Lord Jesus Christ would speak to Him either as The Santo Nino (The Child Jesus) or as the adult Christ, His dual manifestations. Master Yeshua would speak through Him by a manifestation called divine possession. The Master Yeshua would continually save Brother Ace from perils brought about by Satan and his minions.
And when in the company of little children, Brother Ace would be possessed by The Child Jesus narrating them stories about the Holy Scriptures like Noah’s Ark and preaching to them to be good and to be obedient to their parents.
In the year 2003, Brother Ace went to a faith healer as told by the Master Yeshua. It was the time of the conflict between the Master Yeshua and Satan. The healer roared like a devil and was possessed by Satan Lucifer while Brother Ace was possessed by the Master Yeshua. This was the conversation: Jesus: “Away from my throne.” Lucifer: “I got here first.” Jesus: “You are evil.” Lucifer: “Thanks.” Jesus: “I will explode the Earth for man has become evil.” Lucifer: “Explode it.” Jesus: “1, 2, 3, The Earth will explode (singing)”.
The conversation was said in the Filipino language, in Tagalog.
Then Brother Ace and Jesus left Satan and his medium. Great is the necessity for Brother Ace to preach the gospel to the ends of the Earth for the End of the World is near, Jesus declared it. Latter, the same year, The Master Jesus, once again took possession of Ace for the message of warning. Jesus shouted out furiously to groups of people on the road this ultimate message: “Change, all of you, The Earth will explode!!!” Then Brother Ace was taken to the hospital and was injected by the nurse with Valium.
The devastation of the Earth was prophesied many times in the Holy Bible. To cite a few, read 2 Peter 3:7 by the same word the present heavens and earth are reserved for fire, being kept for the Day of Judgment and destruction of ungodly men. Read 2 Peter 3:10 But the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything in it will be laid bare. Isaiah24:1 See, the Lord is going to lay waste the earth and devastate it; he will ruin its face and scatter its inhabitants. Isaiah 24:18-20 The floodgates of heaven are opened, the foundations of the earth shake. The earth is broken up, the earth is split asunder, the earth is thoroughly shaken. The earth reels like a drunkard, it sways like a hut in the wind; so heavy upon it is the guilt of its rebellion that it falls-never to rise again. Isaiah 65:17 Behold, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. This is biblical proof to the words of Christ regarding the End of the World.
To continue, Brother Ace was sent to rehabilitation centers for several times for a few months each time because of his strange behavior. He was prescribed to take medicine for depression for an indefinite period of time.
This did not end Brother Ace’s mission for God. February 2007, Brother Ace went to Baclaran Church in the Philippines to hear mass. Then, the angels began to sing through him in angelic tongue. When he went outside, he saw an old woman begging for money. He treated her at McDonald’s a cup of coffee and a piece of hamburger, then gave her 100 pesos. Afterwards, he went outside. He saw a crippled, lame boy begging for alms for it was his birthday, the boy said. Brother Ace suddenly touched the boy’s legs and cried out,”Abba! Abba! Dios! Dios! Dios!” Then, he asked the boy to follow him by walking faster and faster then invoked The Angel Raphael while touching the legs until he made him run and jump. Hallelujah! A miracle performed through the power of God. Not only that, a Muslim policeman saw the miracle and he narrated what happened to two passers by, an old woman and an old man with eye disease. The cop brought the two old folks to Brother Ace. Brother Ace asked the old folks one after the other to open their eyes and not to close it while he blew on his index fingertips while uttering an angelic incantation unknown to him and touched their iris. Afterwards, the old woman’s eyes dropped a lot of tears and said she could see better. The old man could also see well after the healing.
Other accounts of the miracles performed by Brother Ace through the power of Christ: He made two old lame men walk on separate occasions, one in Las Pinas City, February 2007 and one in Pandacan, Manila, March 2007 in the Philippines. He healed an old woman sick with fever in Baclaran, month of February, year 2007. He healed a man with lumps in Cavite, year 2007. He healed his mother from witchcraft, year 2003. He healed a woman from witchcraft, year 2004 in Las Pinas City. He healed a man with a weak aching leg, year 2007 in Valenzuela City. He healed a teen-ager with a foot cramp, year 2007 in Valenzuela City. He casted away an evil spirit from his friend’s body, year 2007 in Las Pinas City. All of these miracles were performed in the Philippines.
These were miracles and living proofs that anyone can be used by God to show His mercy unto those who are sick and who are in need of help.
February 14, 2007, Brother Ace went to a visionary in Las Pinas City, Philippines, who could see and talk to God. The Master Yeshua appeared to the visionary and anointed Brother Ace. Jesus laid His hand on Ace’s head and touched his cheeks, making him smile. Brother Ace felt His presence and his mother even raised her right hand while it occurred. Brother Ace pleaded that God may make Him into an angel. Jesus said yes. He inquired his new name. The visionary spelled out “Cristel”, meaning “Christ is God”. The visionary said that Brother Ace will be the third highest angel and that he will be given two wings of an angel.
That night, holy angels possessed Ace and delivered this message to him and his mother and sister: “Your son will be the Archangel Cristel. Your brother will be the Archangel Cristel”. Ace may become the Archangel Cristel, the Angel of Christ.
Prior to that, the year 2003, a healer told Ace that he is the Angel Gabriel, and because he is good, God will make him God.
And in the year 2008, this message was flashed to Brother Ace while he was praying in the Adoration Chapel at Las Pinas City, Philippines:
“GABRIEL IS YOUR NAME”, with text in red color.
December 2008, a woman possessed by God told Ace that he is already an angel.
She said that Ace is the Angel Gabriel, according to God.
Ace may be the Archangel Gabriel Incarnate or the Archangel Cristel.
The year 2007, Ace met a young man who claims to be an angel.
The young man told Ace that Ace is the fourth coming, meaning the fourth sent, among Moses, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, with Ace being the fourth messenger of God.
Whatever the true identity of Ace is, he is a true servant, prophet, and son of God.
On March 2007, Saint Michael the Archangel spoke to him through him by possession on March 2007. Afterwards, this appeared on his left thigh in red marks: ACE TR 444. “444” is an angelic number for the angels were probably created on the fourth day of creation. This might mean that Ace is or will be an angel.
Brother Ace has mental telepathy, mediumistic capabilities, and telekinetic capabilities. He could talk to people from far away places. He is a medium of Yahweh and Yeshua. He could move small objects by merely pointing at them.
He usually moves flowers held in the hand and moves it by pointing his fingers to it.
On March 16, 2007, He said “Body, show unto me what happened 2,000 years ago.” Then he slapped his forehead to activate his command. Suddenly, his body moved and he appeared to be tortured, whipped, and then crucified while he kept crying, Abba! Abba! Abba! And he was suddenly speaking in Aramaic, re-speaking the words uttered by Christ during his crucifixion. His clothes were taken off during the process with only the underwear left. Afterwards, his palms and toes began to itch, and then triangular nail marks appeared. Ace obtained a bloodless stigmata.
Several years prior to that, this appeared on his left wrist in red marks: “El Yulo” ” El Yulo” when translated means “The Yule”. Brother Ace might be the Yule of the Second Coming of Christ.
The Master, Yeshua will return soon as prophesied by Brother Ace.
God the Father Yahweh manifested Himself to Brother Ace.
Year 2003, Brother Ace was accompanied by his parents to CCF, Christ’s Commission Foundation, a Christian Church in Sucat, Paranaque, Philippines.
There, two women gifted with the Holy Spirit prayed over Ace. When asked to close his eyes, there appeared the vision of God the Father. He was dressed in the cleanest white robe and He was wearing a cone-shaped, spiral, golden crown covering Hid head while a picture of Jesus praying was flashing. The Father has white complexion and His hands are stretched towards me. He was bare-foot. Brother Ace was in perfect bliss and in ecstasy for he has seen the beatific vision. The Lord Yahweh appeared to Ace. He jumped and shouted out for joy. “Blessed are the clean of heart for they shall see God.”
Year 2007, The Father was so angry with the evil of man. He possessed Brother Ace in his house in Las Pinas City, Philippines in the middle of the night and shouted out “Why do you worship money? If the nearby Church will not be filled by people in the morning, there will be an earthquake in Manila!”
Brother Ace went to the nearby Church to inspect if the Church will be filled by mass-goers. At 6am, luckily, the Church was filled by people. Then Yahweh said: “For your sake, I will spare your people.”
Yahweh is The Most High God. He is infinitely good yet he could be provoked to just anger if we would worship other gods. For Yahweh is a Jealous God.
Brother Ace’s heart is always close to the poor. He would often give alms to the poor and when he has money, he would treat them with food. There were a number of occasions when he would give what he has to the needy.
Mark 10:21 “If thou wilt be perfect, go, sell what thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou wilt have treasure in heaven; and come follow me. “
The mystical and supernatural life of Brother Ace has led him in the spirit of prophecy and healing and charity, establishing The Yeshua Movement, the Knights of Christ, and the Sisters of Christ.
He is inspired with a burning love and zeal for God and for his Master Jesus to write books, compose songs, sing praises to God, and pray unceasingly to God.
Brother Ace is a prophet and a servant of The Lord Jesus Christ.
Brother Ace continually serves, honors, magnifies, and glorifies God through his many gifts, his ministry of preaching, prophesying, and healing.
The life of Brother Ace proves that anyone who wishes to serve God will be aided, guided, inspired, and protected by God and his angels.
Servants of God will be exalted and glorified and will be rewarded in heaven, in the company of God, his people, with the angels and the saints.
All those who love and serve the Lord shall be called sons and daughters of God.











Brother Ace Orense
Prophet, preacher, healer, and Servant of God
Founder of the Yeshua Movement, the Fraternity of the Knights of Christ and the Sorority of the Sisters of Christ
Author of “Books of Ace”, a compilation of inspirational Christian books
Author of the books “Yahweh”, “Yeshua”, “Second Coming of Christ”, “The Divine Warrior”, “Children of God”, “Angels of God”, “Teachings of Master Jesus”, “End of the World”, “Miracles of Christ“, “Parables of Jesus”, “The Good Shepherd” “The Life of Brother Ace” and many others
Composer of the rap gospel songs “Jesus Is My Shepherd”,
“God’s Children”, “Angels of God”, “Blood On The Face Of The Moon, “Armageddon”, “The Four Horsemen”, “Change The World”, “God Is Love”, “Tomorrow”, “Two Thousand Years”, “What Profit Is It For A Man”, and many others
May The Almighty God bless the life and works of his servants and make it bear fruit. May God inspire, guide, save, and instruct his laborers for his kingdom.

Let us altogether worship God who created the heavens and the earth, the seas and the fountains, mankind and all the beasts, the birds, the fishes, and all the creatures and the whole universe and all of his wonderful creations, our Father Yahweh.
Let us altogether worship the God who died for us… the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Let us altogether worship the God who gives life, who keeps us holy and acceptable to the Father, The Holy Spirit.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, Almighty Father, forever and ever.



Kindly send copies of all these written to everyone.


All this for the love of Thee, and for the glory of Thee, Master Yeshua.

Glory to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, One God forever and ever.

Come Lord Jesus!


~Fin