1) Don't hide your light or your goodness which is a result of your faith and the Spirit of God--let it shine!~
Don't put your candle under a basket:
Matthew 5:14-16
Mark 4:21-25
Luke 8:16-18
Luke 11:33-36

2) There is a difference between the Old Covenant and the New Covenant.
Don't sew old cloth and new cloth together:
Matthew 9:16
Mark 2:21
Luke 5:36

3) There is definitely a difference between God's Old Covenant and the God's New Covenant, and you'd be a fool not to recognize that fact.
Don't put new wine into old wineskins: Matthew 9:17
Mark 2:22
Luke 5:37-39

4) Good people saved by grace and evil people who reject God will live together, socially intermixed, (even in our churches!) until the end, and then the two kinds of people will be separated. Those who are good through faith in Christ will be gathered into Heaven, but all the evil unbelieving people will be thrown far away from God to be burned forever in Hell.
The fisherman's net:
Matthew 13:47-50

5) Faith is a small thing that grows outward and bigger with time. It branches out into everything, eventually.
The mustard seed:
Matthew 13:31-32
Mark 4:30-32
Luke 13:18-19

6) People react differently to the preaching of the Gospel, for a variety of different reasons.
The parable of the sower and the seed and the four types of ground:
Matthew 13:1-23
Mark 4:3-20
Luke 8:4-15

7) Salvation is worth giving up your sinful pride for.
The parable of the super-expensive pearl: Matthew 13:45-46

8) Unbelievers and believers will live together until the time comes to separate them--forever.
The parable of the weeds:
Matthew 13:24-30
Matthew 13:36-43

9) A little "False doctrine" (little lies about reality), can grow into a huge problem, a menace that affects everything in our lives.
Yeast:
Matthew 13:33
Luke 13:20-21

10) Jesus, the Loving Shepherd of Souls, seeks after unbelievers who don't yet believe, and He also seeks after believers who have gone astray.
The lost sheep:
Matthew 18:10-14
Luke 15:3-7

11) God has forgiven you completely. If you don't forgive others completely, then God will torment your soul right now, here on earth.
The unmerciful servant:
Matthew 18:21-36

12) God's salvation is a free gift, whether you have been faithful and hard-working for God or not. It is God's gift, and it is His to give, and we cannot say anything about it.
The workers in the vineyard:
Matthew 20:1-16

13) God loves us unconditionally, whether we are faithful or not.
The foolish son and his brother:
Matthew 21:28-32

14) The Jews rejected Jesus when He came, even though many prophets were sent before Him, who foretold Him.
The vineyard and the tenants:
Matthew 21:33-46
Mark 12:1-12
Luke 20:9-19

15) Heaven is like eating a banquet with friends. It is a free and wonderful banquet and all are invited without discrimination.
The wedding banquet:
Matthew 22:1-14

16) When the end of the world is approaching, you will know it, just as you know summer is coming when the trees start to bud and put out their leaves.
The fig tree:
Matthew 24:32-35
Mark 13:28-31
Luke 21:29-33

17) Do the best with what God has given you and God will reward you.
The servants and their talents:
Matthew 25:14-30

18) God makes His kingdom grow.
The growing seed:
Mark 4:26-29

19) No one knows when Jesus is coming back.
The watching householders:
Mark 13:32-37

20) God has forgiven you, so you should forgive others, otherwise God will send upon your soul the tormentors of fear, frustration, anxiety and depression.
The debtors:
Luke 7:36-50

21) Help others in desperate need even if they are not your friends.
The good Samaritan:
Luke 10:25-37

22) Be a good servant of God and serve others according to God's will and according to their needs.
The faithful steward:
Luke 12:42-48

23) Money ain't all there is. You could save up a ton of money and die the next day. If you are not rich toward God, this *will* happen to you.
The rich fool:
Luke 12:16-21

24) Be ready for Jesus to come again, because He is coming back to this earth at a time when you least expect Him.
The watchful servants:
Luke 12:35-40

25) God is patient, and all true believers will bear at least some fruit over a period of time.
The barren fig tree:
Luke 13:6-9

26) It costs us socially and in terms of time and effort, not to be saved, but to follow Jesus.
The cost of following Jesus:
Luke 14:25-33

27) Unbelieving people make all kinds of foolish excuses why they can't come to God and His grace.
The great banquet:
Luke 14:15-24

28) God and his angels rejoice over just one sinner who repents and gets saved, in the same way someone rejoices over finding something they had lost.
The lost coin:
Luke 15:8-10

29) All rich people will go to Hell. Just kidding, I just wanted to see if you were still paying attention! However, many of those who "have it made" and are filled with opulence, wealth, comfort and luxury in this life will be suffering intensely in the next life. And many people who are down at the soup kitchens today will be in heavenly mansions tomorrow, while many mega-rich people who rival Bill Gates' as far as money goes won't be able to find a drop of water to drink in Hell! Everything depends on whether they have Jesus as their Savior. Notice how many of Jesus' parables have to do with money.
The rich man and Lazarus:
Luke 16:19-31

30) Jesus wants us to use all our resources, financial and otherwise, to further His kingdom, because all earthly wealth will all be taken away from us one day soon, anyway. Then we will have our heavenly reward from God.
The shrewd manager:
Luke 16:1-13

31) Obeying God is only a normal thing for a believer to do--it is not something extraordinary.
The master and his servant:
Luke 17:7-10

32) Being sincere and humble and confessing your sins is the right way to pray.
The Pharisee and the tax collector:
Luke 18:9-10

33) God will quickly answer your prayers if you pray persistently.
The persistent widow:
Luke 18:1-8

34) You should use faithfully to God's glory your money and whatever other talents, abilities or things God gives to you or allows you to get.
The ten minas:
Luke 19:11-27

These were the stories Jesus told to impart the highest truths. It seems that a strong theme of most of Jesus' parables is that believers should work hard for God because Jesus is coming back to earth again soon to reward those who have served Him, as well as to welcome all believers into the everlasting joy and pleasure of Heaven. May we all live according to these teachings and be richly blessed by God both now and in eternity.
In Jesus' Name, Amen.