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  • Gary Regazzoli avatar

    Parable Of The Prodigal Son Series

    Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Mar 12, 2009
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    Jesus in the Parable of the Prodigal Son reveals the true nature of the father

    Parable 11 - Parable of the Prodigal Son Visit to Pasadena • The year was 1973 • I had been accepted to college in England • Decided to visit Bob in California on the way to England • For 10 years I had been reading in a particular prophetic magazine about the imminent fall of the US • The country ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Parable Of Hidden Treasure Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 25, 2011
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    How can someone become a citizen of God’s kingdom and a member of His family? Through Matthew alone of the Synoptic Gospels, he preserves: 1) The Parable of the Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44), 2) The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value (Matthew 13:45–46

    Buried treasure is the stuff of popular stories (a more colorful equivalent of winning the lottery today), but also in the ancient world a more realistic possibility than it is today, even with the help of a metal-detector. Before banking was generally established, to hide wealth in the form of ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    The Parable Of The Wheat And The Tares

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 17, 2011
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    Looking to the American Declaration of Independence, the Christian has three unalienable rights . 1. The Right to Eternal Life 2. The Right to Liberty from sin and 3. The Right to Happiness that can only be found in a personal relationship with

    WSM 17-07-2011 Mt 13:24-43 The Parable of the Weeds 24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Parable Of The Good Samaritan Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Mar 27, 2024
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    This is the most misinterpreted parable in the gospels

    Dr. Bradford Reaves CrossWay Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org We have all heard the Parable of the Good Samaritan. It is a beautiful story about an unlikely hero helping someone in need. At first glance, we would say this is a biblical case of social justice—a man in need ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

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    Kingdom Parables 5 Series

    Contributed by David Welch on Jul 25, 2018
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    Last of 5 messages on the parables of the kingdom.

    Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Parables of the Kingdom” Part Five I. The Kingdom is open to all but not accepted by all A. Parable of the Wedding feast – some refuse to accept the invitation B. Parable of the Sower – some refuse to assimilate kingdom truth So open your heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    Parable Of The Perfect Father

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Jun 18, 2017
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    Jesus' Parable of the Prodigal Son teaches us how to treat others: with freemdom to make mistakes, with forgiveness in second chances, and with favor out of unconditional love. God is the perfect Father, showing us all three. (Father's Day message)

    Luke 15:11-32 Parable of the Perfect Father Today’s story is probably my favorite in the Bible. I’ve shared it with you before, but never in the context of Father’s Day. Since the real hero of the story is the father, I thought it might be a good story to look at today. Let’s consider some gifts ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Snyder avatar

    The Purpose And Meaning Of Parables Series

    Contributed by James Snyder on Apr 15, 2013
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    A parable contains a truth concealed that only the Holy Spirit can reveal. The key to every parable is the illumination of the Holy Spirit in a receptive heart. Is there somebody that can

    Suppose I could offer you the secret of obtaining millions of dollars. How excited would you be? How would it change your life? Every day we find somebody offering some secret to some kind of riches. The sad thing is, there are enough gullible people in our world to keep these scams going on and on ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    The Parable Of The Rich Fool

    Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 10, 2013
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    Covetousness will cause a person to implode, from which few people survive.

    Recently, an elderly woman here in Florida won the $600 million lottery. I am happy for her and diligently looking into my family tree to see if I might not be a distant relative. I was thinking about this and wondering how many people contributed to this lottery to bring it up to the $600 million ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    The Parable Of The Prodigal Son

    Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Feb 20, 2021
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    The parable explains why Jesus received tax collectors and sinners and why we need to too. It's all about God's grace!

    Today we’re going to look at the Parable of the Prodigal Son. It’s Jesus’ longest parable and one of the most famous. We can look at this story from several perspectives. We could reflect on the father in the story and what he shows us of God’s extraordinary grace. We could think about the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Parable Of The Unjust Servant

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Sep 3, 2022
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    God expects singleness of service to Him. All that we do, secular and sacred is to glorify Him.

    The Parable of the Unjust Servant Luke 16:1-13 This morning, we are studying one of Jesus’s parables. A parable is basically an illustration which is used to help understand an idea. This morning, we are studying the Parable of the Unjust Steward from Luke 16? What does Jesus want us to understand ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • John Lowe avatar

    The Parable Of The Mustard Seed Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 6, 2012
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    This parable expresses the small beginnings of the kingdom of God and the large increase and growth of it. The kingdom grows believer by believer. And now, He describes what it is like. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in

    The Parable of the Mustard Seed Today, we are going to look at one of the parables that Jesus gave, and it is probably one that most people are familiar with; the Parable of the Mustard seed. Both Matthew and Mark recorded it in their Gospel. Matthew begins with this brief dialogue by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Parable Of The Prodigal Son

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on Sep 19, 2015
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    Exploring the progression of a sinner in the prodigal son: from his wanting independence, which lead to his shame, which lead to his repentance, and his brother's jealousy of his grace received.

    The Parable of the Lost Son Introduction: In his book, What’s So Amazing About Grace , Phillip Yancey tells the story of Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway grew up in a very devout evangelical family, and yet there he never experienced the grace of Christ. He lived a libertine life that most of us ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Parable Of The Wheat And Tares

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 14, 2020
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    The meaning of this parable is found when one realizes where the field is where the good and bad seed are sown.

    The Parable of the wheat and the Tares Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares is one of the better known parables of Jesus. A parable is a story which something common was used to illustrate a deeper and spiritual truth. An example of this is the Parable of the Sower which ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Michael Deutsch avatar

    Part 2 - Good Stewardship (Managing Our Lives) Series

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Sep 29, 2018
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    Continuing our look at stewardship - "being good managers."

    Stewardship September 23, 2018 When I’m done with my career as a coach, and someone mentions the name of a kid I coached, I do not believe I will remember if they made a game winning shot, scored the winning touchdown, or missed the shot or tackle and we lost. When someone mentions their name, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Introducing The Lost Parables Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 5, 2009
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    Lost People matter to God

    Introducing the Lost Parables Luke 15 February 8th, 2009 INTRODUCTION Well told stores of lost things have a way of pulling at our heart. One fine day in 1941, Violet Bailey and her fiancé Samuel Booth were strolling through the English countryside, deeply in love and engaged to be married. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance