1. Read the parable. Then re-read, paying attention to every detail/word. Get facts, smmarize story.
2. Put into context based on what you know about ancient Israel.
3. Determine who the audience is and why Jesus would tell this specific parable to this specific audience at this specific time.
4. Determine which character is essential to the story. Analyze his actions, why he did them. Also analyze his background.
5. Find the purpose of the parable/ what it is trying to convey to the audience.
6. Capture the essence/moral lesson/ how this relates to the Kingdom of God.
7. Apply to a current event.
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