The Parables of Theo
Theo teaches truths that relate to our Christian experience through parables. Illustrated are just two of his many parables. In “God is a Great Chef” Theo shows how several different ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, etc.) are blended together to bake the perfect cake.
A handful of flour by itself would taste terrible, unless it was mixed properly with the other necessary ingredients. Although Theo’s cake is a colossal flop (thanks to the “help” from his two helpers, Luther and Belfry), his message is clear: God blends together the necessary ingredients of life (sorrow, joy, victory, defeat, good times and bad times) into the mixing bowls of our individual lives, and bakes in us the perfect cake.
Theo’s Scripture text is Romans 8:28. “For we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose.” “The Potter and the Clay” is taken directly from the Bible, but with the added “Theo” touch. Theo teaches how God, the Potter, forms His children, the clay, into vessels of honor, fit for His use. However, because of Luther and belfry, adding their “helping hands,” Theo’s pot collapses, and the shapeless lump of clay seems fit only for the rubbish heap. But Theo deftly reforms it into a vessel of honor, thus underscoring, visually, the Bible’s teaching on redemption.
Other parables include “We are God’s Gardeners” (a lesson on sowing and reaping), “Theo the Mechanic” (a lesson on the Body of Christ), “Theo the Builder” (a lesson on obedience), “Fish or Cut Bait” (a lesson on temptation), and “A Stitch in Time” (a lesson on repentance). These are but a few of the many parables that Theo will use to illustrate the Bible. Theo, with the help of Luther and Belfry, will star in each parable, adding the appropriate splashes of humor throughout. They will not only make each parable fun and enjoyable, but will also help to make the message of each one clear and easy to remember.
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Doug Wildman
Canada