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  • Parables Of The Kingdom – The Third - The Mustard Seed - Part 2 Of 4 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 15, 2025
     | 147 views

    Now we look into how paganism was sanctioned in the church. It happened under Emperor Constantine who married church and State. Pergamum means married twice. This Part considers much that Constantine did in making the mustard tree a monstrosity.

    PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM – THE THIRD - THE MUSTARD SEED - PART 2 of 4 We continue from Part 1 and learn what the Parable of the Mustard Seed really means. The accepted meaning of the parable is not consistent with the scriptures as we began to see in the first Part. {{Matthew 13:31-32 He ...read more

  • Parables Of The Kingdom – The Third - The Mustard Seed - Part 4 Of 4 Series

    Contributed by Ron Ferguson on Aug 17, 2025
     | 130 views

    We determine where this mustard seed parable fits into Church History and its relationship to the church at Pergamum. Mainly we look at a number of practical issues in being overcomers in a world infiltrated by these foul birds of the air.

    PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM – THE THIRD - THE MUSTARD SEED - PART 4 of 4 We continue from last time and begin with practical matters to help prevent the evil of the mustard seed for gaining control. These will help in being overcomers. COMING DOWN TO PRACTICAL ISSUES The mustard seed started ...read more

  • Laborers In The Vineyard

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Nov 18, 2014
     | 6,752 views

    The parable of the vineyard in Matthew 20 is almost mind boggling in scope and what can be extracted from it. In this sermon we are taking a look at the relationship between the owner and the workers and becoming an employee and the "doing".

    Now we need to remember that we can never take a scripture out of context. Just before this the Rich Young Ruler asks Jesus in Matthew 19:16b (NASB) “Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may obtain eternal life?” “Do” This was an underlying foundation in the mind of ...read more

  • The Mustard Seed And The Leaven Series

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Dec 24, 2014
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,345 views

    The parables of the mustard seed and the leaven teach us about the growth of the kingdom of God.

    Scripture Jesus is on his way to Jerusalem from Galilee. He only has a few months left to live. Jesus knows that he is going to Jerusalem to pay the penalty for people’s sin by his death. He will sacrifice his life in order to reconcile sinners with a holy God. Luke 12-13 alternates between ...read more

  • Matthew 13:1-17 - Maybe If I Actually Listened For A Change! - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 4, 2011
    based on 64 ratings
     | 9,156 views

    In the middle of an argument, my Mum would say something like this - "Maybe if you LISTENED for a change, you would understand what I am trying to tell you!" So often I am not so much listening but simply waiting for the other person to finish so that I c

    MAYBE IF I ACTUALLY LISTENED FOR A CHANGE! - Matthew 13:1-17 - Part 1 In the middle of an argument, my Mum would say something like this - "Maybe if you LISTENED for a change, you would understand what I am trying to tell you!" So often I am not so much listening but simply waiting for the other ...read more

  • Lost And Found

    Contributed by Troy Borst on Jun 21, 2007
    based on 11 ratings
     | 19,652 views

    God loves the lost. God loves the found. Who do you know that is lost and needs some spiritual direction? How much effort are you placing in your life in spreading the Gospel?

    LOST AND FOUND LUKE 15:1-10 #lostandfound SEGMENTED NARRATIVE 1 I want you to imagine a very busy shopping center. Perhaps it is your favorite mall. Maybe it is even Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and there are sales after sales and the shopping center is wall to wall people. It is ...read more

  • The Four Soils

    Contributed by Michael Deutsch on Aug 12, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 9,968 views

    A look at the four soils through a science experiment, asking which soil are you.

    Luke 8:4-8 June 22, 2014 What if I told you I had a gift for you? It’s really a good gift too. It’s better than dark chocolate candy with a cup of hot coffee. And let me tell you, it’s hard to get much better than that. Well, maybe it would be having some stuffed pizza first, ...read more

  • God’s Love Is For Everyone!

    Contributed by The Rev Deniray Mueller on Sep 11, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 6,505 views

    no matter what we have done, God still loves us

    Now all the tax-collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to him. And the Pharisees and the scribes were grumbling and saying, 'This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them.' (Luke 15:1-2) The verses you just heard are only a small portion of a lengthy conversation Jesus had ...read more

  • What Am I Looking For?

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 29, 2008
    based on 19 ratings
     | 9,959 views

    "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field...The kingdom of heaven is like ... finding one pearl of great value, .... the kingdom of heaven is like a net that was thrown into the sea and caught fish of every kind"

    A certain man went to Church one Sunday. He frowned when the organist missed a note during the opening hymn. He gave a mean stare at two teenagers talking to each other when the congregation was at prayer. During the Scripture Readings he kept looking impatiently at his watch. When the collection ...read more

  • All In A Day's Work

    Contributed by Larry Turner on Feb 5, 2015
     | 10,257 views

    This sermon looks at the workers in the marketplace waiting on someone to hire them. They are compared to Christians today.

    The young man had just graduated from college and was at his first job interview. He was applying to be an accountant. Reaching the end of a job interview, the Human Resources Person asked him, "What starting salary were you thinking about?" The young man replied, "In the neighborhood of $100,000 ...read more

  • The Once And Future King

    Contributed by John Gaston on Nov 9, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,482 views

    64% of this parable is devoted to Christ asking Christians to give an account for their lives! Christ highlights the great sin of doing nothing -- 35% is devoted to the negligent servant. God help American Christians at the Judgment!

    THE ONCE & FUTURE KING [The Great Sin of Doing Nothing] Luke 19:11-27 INTRODUCTION A. DEMONSTRATION: LIFE IS LIKE BROWNIES 1. My wife makes the best brownies. I’m going to give away these brownies to those who got the slips of paper. Please come up and get them. 2. Imagine this pan of ...read more

  • Everyone Loves A Wedding, Don't They?

    Contributed by Todd Catteau on Feb 11, 2022
     | 1,289 views

    A sermon on the parable of the wedding feast in Matthew 22.

    The Parable of the Wedding Banquet Matthew 22:1-14 One of Jesus’ favorite teaching techniques was parables – stories from everyday life used to illustrate insights into His kingdom. One of those events people in the first century identified with and we still identify with is a wedding. Jesus tells ...read more

  • Jesus Wept

    Contributed by David Thompson on Dec 26, 2005
    based on 9 ratings
     | 14,968 views

    This lesson shows that Jesus has emotions just as we do, He cried real tears, He bleed real blood, and sweat real sweat.

    Jesus Wept John 11:35 This is the shortest passage in the bible, but don’t get your hopes up, because it’s not the shortest lesson in the bible. In fact the more I studied this scripture the more complicated it ...read more

  • Jesus In A Bottle

    Contributed by Eric Snyder on Oct 25, 2002
    based on 48 ratings
     | 3,985 views

    Jesus changes our lives we do not rub the lamp and ask him to grant our wishes

    Jesus in a bottle, Luke 19:1-10 Eric A. Snyder, Minister, Farwell Church of Christ June 9, 2002 A man is walking down the beach and comes across an old bottle. He picks it up, pulls out the cork and out pops a genie. The genie says "Thank you for freeing me from the bottle. In return I will grant ...read more

  • The Jesus That Always Was Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Dec 15, 2015
     | 5,396 views

    Only a Messiah who was truly God could save humanity.

    Harry Reasoner, one Christmas years ago, gave the following closing to 60 minutes [God would become a baby.] It is a startling idea, of course. My guess is that the whole story that a virgin was selected by God to bear His Son ... is not an idea that has been popular with theologians. It's a ...read more