Yes they are stories with a message.
Jesus told his parables through talking to Jews, usually in large crowds.
Jesus didn't just tell stories. Each story had a message. A purpose. If he just taught people the ones who didn't care would understand his message and mock him. He taught in stories that had the true meaning hidden. These are called parables. To those interested and to his followers to true meaning was revealed through the holly spirit.
People learn best through metaphors and stories. Jesus knew this, so he used parables (stories) to illustrate his points. Something which tends to be lost through the ages is that most of the parables Jesus told were parodies of those taught by the Pharisees. His audience would have thought they knew the end, then would have been surprised by the twist in the tale.
Jesus told many parables (or simple, illustrative stories). A record of these stories can found in the Holy Bible, throughout the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John). There is also a list of them in the link in the related links section, below.
The gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John - are the books that tell about the life of Jesus Christ. They are found at the beginning of the New Testament.The parables are stories told by Jesus to people that followed him as he walked around the area of Galilee.The parables are stories about: the kingdom of God, salvation, love and forgiveness, prayer etc. They can be read in the Gospels.
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His parables are stories that are easy to remember that contain some truth he wanted to teach. Since he taught by speaking, not writing, this was an excellent way to enable his hearers to recall what he taught.
As parables are stories used to make us understand the story better, while prophecies are told to tell us what god will do later.
It is a mode of preaching very much used by Jesus to teach lessons. They are stories made that bring up a situation and after finishing ther parable he would proceed and tell the significance to bring up meaning into the lifes he preached to.
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The most famous story in the bible about cana, is when Jesus turned the water into wine at the wedding.
These are some of the parables Jesus told: New Wine into Old Wineskins Pearl Pharisee and the Publican Prodigal Son Rich Fool Rich man and Lazarus Sower Strong Man Talents Tares Ten Virgins Two Debtors Two Sons Unjust Judge Unjust Steward Unforgiving Servant Wicked Husbandmen Wise and Foolish Builders Workers in the Vineyard