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  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Scandalous Grace"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Mar 4, 2016
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     | 5,323 views

    Where do you "fit in" to the parable of the Prodigal Son"?

    "Scandalous Grace" Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 What are we to make of this parable? I think that this parable is the parable that most shows what God is trying to reveal to us in sending Jesus into the world. In the story Jesus tells, the younger son goes off with his inheritance and blows the whole ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Ian Humphrey avatar

    Behold, A Sower Went Forth To Sow;

    Contributed by Ian Humphrey on Nov 11, 2015
     | 3,516 views

    Harvest

    Matthew 13:1-9; 18-23 1. The Divinity Of The Sower. Behold, a sower went forth to sow; (a) The Son Of God. John 3:16 For God so loved the world. (b) The Son Of Man Luke 19:10 The ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Robert Butler avatar

    #9 Lost And Found Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Aug 23, 2021
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,294 views

    All of Heaven rejoices with us in our relationship with God - no matter what we have done or failed to do in this life

    "Tell me a Story” is a simple and shorter way to reference Jesus' use of parables. A parable is a relatable way to share a moral or spiritual lesson. While some don’t like parables because they don’t get right to the point. Others love a good story because it forces us to think and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    How To Improve Your Serve In Community! Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Sep 18, 2021
     | 3,043 views

    To improve our serve in our community means we have to learn to become good neighbors. Being a good neighbor means knowing your neighbors name and some of their current story!

    Series: How to improve your serve? Thesis: As Christians we are called to be servants! Yes, I said the “s” word “servants” – for many this term seems to imply to some – a slave, a person lacking self-esteem, someone of lower class, a person crushed in spirit, a person with low self-worth. But ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Pastor Johnathan Bloch avatar

    Be Like Water Series

    Contributed by Pastor Johnathan Bloch on Feb 27, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,039 views

    God has the power to teach us with things said by non-Christians. You just need to have the heart to see God in all things.

    Be like water. The Bruce Lee parable. Sermon by: Pastor Johnathan Bloch Firestonee Park Baptist Church, Akron Ohio. Bruce Lee, the Martial Artist, Philosopher and the ultimate Asian Icon, had many wise words to illustrate the philosophies of Jeet Kune Do, the martial arts style he founded. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The First Shall Be Last

    Contributed by John Dobbs on Mar 2, 2023
     | 2,541 views

    Frederick Bruner wrote, “Judgment will be a day of surprises.” Today we begin looking at four parables that relate to the day of judgment.

    Introduction Frederick Bruner wrote, “Judgment will be a day of surprises.” Today we begin looking at four parables that relate to the day of judgment. Indeed, there are surprises in all of them. This is a simple story, but it also complex. This parable begins and ends with the saying of Jesus, ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    A Kingdom Of Equals

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 9, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
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    We are all made equal by the power of Jesus Christ

    A Kingdom of Equals Matthew 20.1-16 August 17, 1997 Morning Service Introduction I. New Series of Sermons: Stories from Heaven - Study of the Parables, II. Quote: God created all men but Samuel Colt made them equal III. World Measures: wealth, occupation, position, power or other such stuff IV. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Arulselvam Rayappan avatar

    Responsible Servants

    Contributed by Arulselvam Rayappan on Mar 7, 2005
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     | 7,222 views

    Followers of Jesus cannot be irresponsible. Privilege implies accountability.

    DIOGENES was one day standing on a street corner laughing like a mad man. “Why are you laughing?” He was asked. “Do you see that stone in the middle of the street? More than ten persons have already stumbled on it, then looked at the stone and cursed it but nobody had removed it to prevent ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Revd. Martin Dale avatar

    Forgiveness Goes Right To The Heart Of The Gospel

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 10, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 3,315 views

    Why did Jesus think forgiveness is so important

    NR 11-09-05 Story: An atheist was sitting under a tree one day smugly thinking: "God, I know you don’t exist - but it you did - you must really be stupid. You created a huge oak tree to carry this little acorn and such a puny plant to carry a marrow. ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Michael Martin avatar

    The Pharisee And The Publican

    Contributed by Michael Martin on Jun 3, 2007
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    Jesus Teaches in Parables and Contrasts about the Pharisee and the Publican

    (Luke 18:9-14) "Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican." Through the New Testament Jesus taught in parables. A parable is a story that teaches a truth or moral. And, one of His methods of teaching a parable was to use contrasts. When we have a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jason Cole avatar

    Rich Man And Lazarus

    Contributed by Jason Cole on Feb 23, 2004
    based on 64 ratings
     | 24,297 views

    We can learn a lot from the story that Jesus told, especially about the concept of Hell. While Hell is not popularly talked about Jesus teaches it as a Truth.

    “Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus” Introduction: As I sit and listen to people talk I learn quickly that the world is wicked. I hear things that blow my mind. People are hopeless without Jesus Christ, and if you are in Christ today you know what I am talking about because you may ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Robert Butler avatar

    Who Are You To Judge? #1 Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Jul 26, 2021
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,312 views

    Judgement of the eternal status of another is never our responsibility. Our responsibility is to choose our path daily.

    This week we begin a summer series entitled, Tell Me A Story. “Tell me a Story” is a simple way to reference Jesus' use of parables to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson. Jesus told 36 different short stories in the gospels. Telling stories is one of the most powerful means that leaders ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Curt Cizek avatar

    Handle With Care!

    Contributed by Curt Cizek on Sep 27, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 7,494 views

    Jesus’ parable of the vineyard was a stern warning to the Jewish religious leaders of His day. It is also a warning we should heed lest our seat in His kingdom be given to someone else.

    -Has it ever happened to you? -Have you ever “lost” something that “belonged” to you? -I don’t mean “lost” and “belonged” in the same way you are thinking -I really mean, has somebody ever given something that you thought should be yours to somebody else instead -How did that feel? Probably about ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dr. Odell Belger avatar

    He Taught Them Many Parables… (The Parable Of The Sower) #1

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 15, 2022
     | 1,633 views

    Many ministers use poems, illustrations and humor to get across what they are wanting to teach. But a favorite tool of the Lord was parable

    He used them frequently! The Bible says He taught them many parables. WHY DID THE LORD TEACH IN PARABLES? Notice, the Scripture explains the Scripture. Look at Mark 4:1-2, we read, “And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Owens avatar

    You Gotta Have Heart Series

    Contributed by David Owens on May 8, 2023
    based on 2 ratings
     | 3,378 views

    In Mark 4, Jesus taught the parable of the sower, and then explained it. The parable challenges us to sow the word of God and to cultivate our hearts so that we can be the good soil that produces a great harvest.

    A. Once there was a man who was having serious heart trouble, so he went to the doctor to see what his options were. 1. His doctor recommended that he have a heart transplant. 2. The patient asked if there were any hearts immediately available and told the doctor that he could pay whatever amount ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ