Stories That Change Everything, the Parables of Jesus: An Interactive Bible Study

by Lynne Gentry

Join USA Today Bestselling Author and Storyteller Lynne Gentry as she explores the stories that changed everything for her.

Your survival story could become someone’s survival manual.

If you’ve lost sight of your purpose or feel disqualified because of your past, this study shows you how God uses imperfect people for his perfect plans. You will feel empowered to move beyond your shame and live a fulfilling life, confident in the knowledge that God has a unique and valuable purpose for you.

Stories that Change Everything is an interactive study of the Parables of Jesus. The little stories Jesus told will change the way you see yourself, your past, and your future. You will discover how God is transforming your pain into a source of strength and purpose.

Stories that Change Everything guides you through the process of forgiving yourself and others. The Parables of Jesus illustrate God’s boundless grace and his ability to free you from the silencing chains of guilt and shame.

Stories that Change Everything addresses the common reasons we're reluctant to tell our deep-seated shame and guilt, fear of judgment, negative self-perception, unresolved trauma, and stage fright. Through group discussion, journaling, role-playing, and storytelling exercises, you will find your voice.

Study Leader helps for group discussionPersonal study chapters to be completed between the 7 group sessionsTeaching videos, approximately 35–45 minutes, via redemption code printed in the Bible study book Study the Parables story by story.Find encouragement in the truth that God loves you.Learn to discern the truth of God from a lie.Be challenged to use your story for God's glory.

153 pages, Paperback

Published August 5, 2024

About the author

This girl who grew up on a Kansas dairy farm never wanted to be a writer, but she has always been a storyteller. Her mother called it "Selling wind in a bag." Lynne started out writing plays and skits. Then in a moment of sheer insanity, she decided to take a stab at writing full-length novels. Reinventing Leona was her first and it is no longer in print. The Carthage Chronicles are her time travel/sci-fi series. The Mt. Hope Southern Adventures series starting with WALKING SHOES and The Women of Fossil Ridge series starting with FLYING FOSSILS are her contemporary romantic comedy series. And GHOST HEART and PORT OF ORIGIN are part of her Agents of Mercy Medical Thriller series.

Lynne can milk a cow, drive a tractor, organize a banquet, prepare a kid for that first professional acting audition, or sit across the table and enjoy a cup of coffee with you.

She loves spending time with her family and medical therapy dog.

Reviews

[BrendaLee · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a Bible study that is thought provoking and inspiring. With some parables of the Bible and some stories about people that are part of history. Some up to date stories and some from the author. There are discussions on stories in the Bible and questions to ask your Bible study group too. If you want an in depth discussion on the Bible about certain passages this book may be for you. I personally don’t have a Bible study group but it would be a nice place to start with this book.
Thanks to the author for a copy of this audiobook. I was not required to write a positive review. All opinions are my own.

[Pat · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am impressed with Ms Gentry and this bible study. I've been in church since my mother could take me after my birth. I've listened to many preachers and heard the Bible stories many, many times. But Ms. Gentry has given me "food for thought" with several of the parables: things I had not heard before, considered, or thought about. I enjoyed her perspective. I believe doing this Bible study can help me grow in my personal relationship with God & Jesus. Ms Gentry gave me an audible copy. I choose to write this review.

[Zanese · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lynne Gentry, as a fiction author, knows the makings of a good story. In this 7-session Bible study featuring God's best stories, the parables of Jesus, Lynne first acquaints us with the culture in which they were shared. Then, as now, a story speaks differently to each member of Jesus's audience.

Designed for individual or group study with questions for each section, she encourages us to write down our own story to see how God has used each part of our personal story for our good. A set of seven teaching videos accompanies the personal study as well.

The story of the Good Samaritan on the road to Jericho was one that I particularly see in a new way after listening to this audiobook. Lynne points out that the religious men who passed by the injured man were probably not all that religious, since Jericho was known not only for evil and corruption in general (having been destroyed by God via Joshua fifteen hundred years before), but also for religious leaders who mixed worship of false gods with that of the One True God.

I appreciated this in-depth approach to gleaning from some of the parables I thought I knew!