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1. Parable of the mustard seed (4:30 - 34)
2. Slide 28 in the "Who is Jesus"
3. Riches and the kingdom (18:24 - 30)
4. Kingdom of God Video
5. Parable of the rich fool (12:16 - 21)

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Pros:
-Very relatable because it is set in modern time
-Teenager is a great symbol for the Kingdom of God
-Teaches readers about how to not judge a book by its cover

Cons:
-Add the parables message/analysis at the end of parable
-Provide deeper meaning of rich man's biases and relate them to the upside down kingdom

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Nicholas Larrain

Mrs. Lauder

HIE P.3

10/10/2023

Parable of the Rich Man

There is a rich man who has nothing to worry about and plenty of money to never work another day in his life. His name is David; he is the VP of a big company and he believes God is a waste of time. He says that instead of wasting time on God, he could be making more money. David is coming back from a steakhouse dinner one night and since it is dark and he lives in a noisy city, he doesn't know, so he drops his wallet. A teenager who is impoverished picks it up and hands it back to the rich man. Since David doesn’t like to talk to the poor, he has a bias that all homeless people are bad and deserve nothing because they are stupid. The man thinks he has stolen it and is giving it back because he doesn't think their's a lot of money in it. He says, “You dirty theif, your lucky I don’t call the cops on you. Now get away from me; your presence is making me feel poor.”

Over the next couple of years, David makes various poor financial decisions and takes a couple bad breaks. It gets to the point where he loses anything and ends up being homeless. Later in life, the man makes very poor financial decisions and ends up being homeless. He is sitting in the same area where the incident occurred many years ago. He is caught in many different cases, gets in trouble with the law a couple of times and ends up in jail for a bit of time. It is late at night and David sees a man drop his wallet, pick it up, see there's no money, and give it back. The man who dropped it is very appreciative and gives David five bucks because of his gratitude for not stealing the wallet. He then realizes that this is the kid who picked up his wallet many years ago. David then realizes his mistake from years ago and repents instantly. The man tells him to stop and they have a great lunch after and end up being great friends.

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Nicholas Larrain

Mrs. Lauder

HIE P.3

10/10/2023

Parable of the Rich Man

The Kingdom of God most often views people who prioritize money as blind as a bat. One day, there is a rich man who has nothing to worry about and plenty of money to never work another day in his life. His name is David; he is the VP of a big company and he believes God is a waste of time. He says that instead of wasting time on God, he could be making more money. David is coming back from a steakhouse dinner one night and since it is dark and he lives in a noisy city, he doesn't know, so he drops his wallet. A teenager who is impoverished picks it up and hands it back to the rich man. Since David doesn’t like to talk to the poor, he has a bias that all homeless people are bad and deserve nothing because they are stupid. The man thinks he has stolen it and is giving it back because he doesn't think their's a lot of money in it. He says, “You dirty theif, your lucky I don’t call the cops on you. Now get away from me; your presence is making me feel poor.”

Over the next couple of years, David makes various poor financial decisions and takes a couple bad breaks. It gets to the point where he loses anything and ends up being homeless. Later in life, the man makes very poor financial decisions and ends up being homeless. He is sitting in the same area where the incident occurred many years ago. He is caught in many different cases, gets in trouble with the law a couple of times and ends up in jail for a bit of time. It is late at night and David sees a man drop his wallet, pick it up, see there's no money, and give it back. The man who dropped it is very appreciative and gives David five bucks because of his gratitude for not stealing the wallet. He then realizes that this is the kid who picked up his wallet many years ago. David then realizes his mistake from years ago and repents instantly. The man tells him to stop and they have a great lunch where he learns the teenager's name, which is Andrew. Andrew is a lawyer and he volunteers at a soup kitchen. However, his most proud accomplishment is being a follower of God so he spreads the word to David about the Kingdom of God. He also mentions the upside-down-kingdom and how it is crucial to understanding the main idea of the kingdom of God. After their lunch, they become very close friends and David starts going to church more and more until he eventually finds God.

Analysis:

My parable is very closely related to the Parable of the Rich Fool, which is a parable we read in class but I have also been familiar with it for a long time. David is much like the man in the Parable of the Rich Fool because he has so much money without a care in the world that he could never work again in his life and he could be alright. A verse that stuck out to me was from Luke 18:24-30 when it says, “For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” This shows that no matter how much money you have made or how important you are, their is no way to buy yourself into heaven. The Parable of the Mustard Seed was also essential for me because I wanted to portray David as the mustard seed based on his development throughout the parable.

I see my parable as very unpredictable and you don’t know what’s going to happen next because the character’s have very different lives. I used simile’s early on in the text to make a clear connection for the reader. Many rich people are influenced to make more money rather than focus on what really matters because they are full of greed.

Additionally, I referenced slide 28 in the Who is Jesus slides, which includes the story of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:25-37. Andrew in the story, who later grows up to be successful, shows that even though David is portrayed as dirty, greedy, and not trustworthy, he can still be trusted because he is a human being like all of us. Despite thinking of how disrespectful and mean he looks, Andrew is a believer in God so he knows that everyone should be treated rightly and justly. The Kingdom of God video helped me learn a little more about the Kingdom of God so that I am not including misinformation in my parable to make it the most accurate.

In the end, Andrew teaches David about the Kingdom of God, what it is all about, why he should become a follower of God, and how God’s kingdom is eternal rather than our brief human lives.

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1. (Rich man's wrong mistakes)
- There is a rich man you has nothing to worry about and has plenty of money to never work again another day in his life.

- He is walking down the street and he drops his wallet. A teenager who is impoverished picks it up and hands it back to the rich man

-The man thinks he has stolen it and is giving it back because he doesn't think their's a lot of money in it. He tells the kid to get away from him as he snatches the wallet from his hand.

-Later in life the man makes very poor financial decisions and ends up being homeless. He is sitting in the same area where the incident occurred many years ago.

-He sees a man drop his wallet and he picks it up, sees there's no money, and gives it back. The man who dropped it is very appreciative and the rich man finds out this was the teen who picked up his wallet many years ago.

-He then realizes his mistake years ago and is repenting instantly. The man tells him to stop and they have a great lunch after and end off being great friends.

This story challenges you to think about your belongings and how you shouldn't prioritize them over your faith in God. It also shows you shouldn't have a bias of the poor because in the end we are all human beings who make mistakes.

Reference: Parable of the rich fool (12:16 - 21)

2. (Story of a Fruit)
-One day a man named Josh is eating a pear and he bites into the seeds he says, "oh my God these seeds are so pointless!"

-However, his friend Jacob disagrees with this statement by saying, "Actually those tiny seeds can grow into a tree way bigger than you" Josh sighs in dissident.

-This is after mass also so Josh is ready to go home and play video games because it is all he cares about.

-Eventually the pastor of the church passes away and it takes them a year to get a new pastor. However, Josh gets very busy in life and doesn't have much time to go to church.

- He comes back 5 years later for his first mass in a long time and Jacob is the new pastor. Jacob shows him his office and tells him everything that has happened since they last talked.

-He says, "I have something to show you," and outside is a pear tree that bears many fruits. Josh is very stunned and can't believe that because of him spitting out the seeds there is a massive tree.

-This story makes you think about how some people take Jesus' message for granted but it is a very big deal like the Kingdom of God.