KEYS TO UNDERSTANDING THE PARABLES
Parables provide insight into the nature, coming, growth and of the Kingdom of God.
Parables are by design intended to be surprising. They often sneak up on us.
Parables are used to simulate thinking and cause the hearer to carefully contemplate what they
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Mar 19, 2002
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Jackie Hudson wrote a book entitled: Doubt: A Road to Growth. She writes: “Early in my career, I had a boss who held to numerous spoken and unspoken rules. One was that I needed to have my lights out by 11:00 p.m. so I wouldn’t be tired on the job the next day. His house was not far from mine,
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Contributed by William Neel on Jan 14, 2003
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The movie, Chariots of Fire is the true story of Eric Liddell, a man who ran for Scotland, then went on to become a missionary. You may recall that he refused to run on the Sabbath, forfeiting some of the awards he probably would have won in the 1924 Olympics.
There was another scene in that
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Contributed by Sermon Central on Aug 17, 2003
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FINISHING IN FAILURE, OR FAITH-- COMMUNION MEDITATION
One of Track and Field’s more interesting events is the high jump. The high jump and the pole vault are the only events where even the winner finishes in failure.
Right after the jumper clears one heighth, the bar is raised. The bar is
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Contributed by Keith Broyles on Oct 3, 2007
When I was working on my undergraduate degree I took a couple of classes in geology. Most of the time I was asking myself the age-old question that many students ask as they go through some class that they don’t want to take, “Why do I have to take this class?”
As the class went on we talked
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Methodist
Contributed by Howard Tyas on Jan 7, 2002
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This story never held much attraction for me until I saw it recreated a number of years ago on a television mini-series entitled, “Jesus of Nazareth.” The whole series, I thought, was a particularly authentic portrayal of the life of Jesus, but seeing the account of the slaughter of the innocents
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Contributed by Ian Barker on Apr 1, 2002
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A few years ago the Spokesman for the American Atheists Inc. entered into a debate with William Craig a Christian with a PH.D in theology, in front of 8000 people and with 100+ radio stations broadcasting this event. During the debate people were amazed to find out that Christianity can stand up
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Brethren
Contributed by D. Greg Ebie on Oct 4, 2002
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According to the most recent national statistics complied for the American Association of Suicidology:
▸ In 1999 across the United States 29,199 individuals ended their life through suicide; that’s an average of 80 per day, or one person killing themselves every 18 minutes.
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by Sermon Central on May 11, 2003
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ESTABLISHING A MEMORIAL
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, do hereby proclaim May 15, 2003, as Peace Officers Memorial Day and May 11 through May 17, 2003, as Police Week. I call on all Americans to observe these events with appropriate ceremonies and
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Contributed by Ian Johnson on Nov 3, 2005
Last year in India I prayed for a young woman who had known success. She was a university graduate, but grief had overtaken her when someone close had died. She was unable to release it to the Lord. Over time she became possessed by Demonic Spirits, when I first met her she could not talk but only
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Don Parmely on Sep 11, 2006
A [recent] study by The Barna Group shows that despite an intense surge in religious activity and expression in the weeks immediately following 9/11 the faith of Americans is virtually indistinguishable today compared to pre-attack conditions.
The director of the Barna study, David Kinnaman, put
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Pentecostal
Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Aug 2, 2010
THE BRONZE SERPENT
This event, the healing effected by glancing at the Copper Serpent, was so spectacular that it was probably famed region wide. According to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
"With the decline of Egyptian control of the region in the middle of the 12th century BCE, the
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TRAINING IN GODLINESS
Our daughter-in-law has participated at times in triathlon competitions. The triathlon is an endurance event in which you swim a certain distance, ride your bike a certain distance, and finally, and without resting, run a certain distance. It is a very demanding test of your
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