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Surprise Endings
Contributed by John Dobbs on Mar 21, 2019 (message contributor)
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1. Lessons From The Wedding Banquet
Contributed on Mar 21, 2019
It's all about that invitation...
Surprise Endings: Lessons From The Wedding Banquet Matthew 22:1-14 Introduction If last week’s parable surprised us with grace and left us feeling grateful, this week’s parable will surprise us in a different way and leave us uncomfortable. At least it should. Parable of the Wedding Banquet ...read more
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2. Are You Ready?
Contributed on Mar 29, 2019
Are we ready for the Coming Christ?
Are You Ready? Matthew 25:1-13 Introduction Our series is Surprise Endings. Just like many favorite movies and mysteries, Jesus’ parables often carried an element of surprise, a plot twist that we may not be ready for as we are reading. In the parable of the Workers in the Vineyard, all the ...read more
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3. Surprise Endings: When?
Contributed on Apr 6, 2019
We might think Christ will judge us based on our correct doctrine, faithful church attendance, or moral behavior. But in our text Jesus offers a different standard: our response to the needy people of this world - the least of these.
Surprise Endings: WHEN? Matthew 25:31-46 Introduction We are at the end of our four-part sermon series called Surprise Endings. This parable is different in some ways. It does not begin with “the Kingdom of heaven is like” - leading some to believe it is not specifically a parable. It is the ...read more