Jesus didn't use conventional means to convey His message. In fact, His followers at times became frustrated with His unwillingness to just say it straight. He used parables, stories, metaphors, analogies, and other anecdotes to explain the message He had come to share.
Jesus was very specific and intentional about the parables He used. He often used stories based on agriculture, farming, fishing, etc to help people understand the Kingdom of God. He did this because these were the settings that people in that day would understand.
Many of His listeners were in agriculture or were closely connected to it in some way. Many of His followers were fishermen. The parables Jesus told came from a culture that the people could relate to.
Had Jesus been around today, His parables would be much different. He would have crafted His parables from our culture. What drives our culture? The drivers and influencers of our culture are TV, media, music, sports, etc. Jesus would have drawn from these to form His parables to explain the Gospel.
We can learn from Christ's example. Following in the footsteps of Jesus, we should draw on the influencers of our culture to help others understand the Gospel.
