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  • Freddy Fritz avatar

    The Parable Of The Lamp

    Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Mar 1, 2014
    based on 9 ratings
     | 31,664 views

    This sermon will teach us how to respond to Jesus' message.

    Scripture In our last study of the life of Jesus, we looked at Luke’s account of Jesus’ first major parable, the one we know as The Parable of the Sower. Jesus said that a sower went out to sow his seed. The seed fell on four different soils. The seed fell along the path, on the rock, ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Daren Mitchell avatar

    God Is Loving And Patient

    Contributed by Daren Mitchell on Apr 22, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,068 views

    We think we know what we want. But everything is temporary. Only Jesus is the eternal life you're looking for and need.

    Jesus shares a story about a landowner who leases his vineyard. After he leased his property the landowner moved away. When it was time to harvest the grapes the landowner sent three employees to pick up his share of the harvest. The tenants decided they didn't want to pay rent so they beat up ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Claude Alexander avatar

    The Parable Of The Sower Series

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Sep 27, 2019
    based on 2 ratings
     | 19,033 views

    Why did Jesus teach in Parables? What is the meaning of the Parable of the Sower.

    The Parable of the sower When the New Testament was written, communities were agriculturally based. A family would be allocated a section of land to farm. Also, every farmer’s plot was adjacent to their neighbor’s. Also there were no fences to separate the different fields. In order to get to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Parable Of The Treasures

    Contributed by Alan Smith on Aug 9, 2002
    based on 570 ratings
     | 59,863 views

    The kingdom of God is like a treasure.

    Introduction: A number of years ago, there was a geologist by the name of Dr. Williamson who was doing some work in the country of Tanzania. One day, he found himself driving in a deserted area, slipping and sliding along a rain-soaked road. Suddenly his four-wheel drive vehicle sank up to its ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • D. Dewaine Phillips avatar

    Why Speak In Parables Series

    Contributed by D. Dewaine Phillips on Dec 4, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 117 views

    The parables are more than storytelling devices to help people remember Jesus' teachings. The listener who pursues understanding will receive both healing and blessing, and ultimately come to know God.

    I would like to open with an illustration by Lifeway author Christine Hoover. She tells of the time her husband, Kyle, used her in a sermon illustration and spoke of her inability to perfect a pecan pie. She testifies, “That particular Sunday, I was serving in the nursery, and as parents came to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gary Regazzoli avatar

    Parable Of The Talents Series

    Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Feb 4, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,778 views

    This parable demonstrates the key to our salvation is a genuine faith relationship with Jesus Christ

    Parable of the Talents Here’s a question for the women in the audience? • Of the following three options which one would prove to you the most that your husbands truly loved you? 1) He went out and bought you a $1,000 diamond ring? 2) He told you he loved you every day? 3) He helped ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Jefferson Williams avatar

    Parable Of The Soils Series

    Contributed by Jefferson Williams on Oct 18, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,437 views

    Jesus gives a parable to show the different heart reactions people have to the Gospel

    The Parable of the Soils Mark 4:1-20 Chenoa Baptist Church Pastor Jefferson M. Williams 10-16-2022 Are You Listening? President Franklin Roosevelt became frustrated that no one seemed to really listen to what he said. He decided to do an experiment and at a reception, as each guest arrived, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    Parables Of The Kingdom

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 18, 2020
    based on 4 ratings
     | 10,014 views

    Jesus describes what the Kingdom of Heaven is like in seven parables in Matthew 13.

    The Parables of the Kingdom Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 The 13th Chapter of Matthew contains seven parables of Jesus which each begins with the words” The Kingdom of Heaven is like….” Two of these parables, the Parable of the Sower and the Parable of the wheat and Tares were given separate treatment ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Michael McCartney avatar

    Helping Hands Series

    Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 5, 2014
     | 6,903 views

    Let’s look a little deeper at our parable today and Jesus’ message about what it means to love our neighbors! Let’s look at the characters in this short story - giant idea parable and learn something about doing the right thing even if it costs you something in return

    Opening Video Illustration: What if? (3 min) Theme: Time Management “God created me—and you—to live with a single, all-embracing, all-transforming passion—namely, a passion to glorify God by enjoying and displaying his supreme excellence in all the spheres of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    The Purpose Of The Parables

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Apr 26, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,854 views

    Jesus Himself suggests a different reason to that which His disciples might have expected.

    THE PURPOSE OF THE PARABLES. Matthew 13:10-17; Matthew 13:34-35. It is possible to ‘Like’ Jesus without really ever knowing what He is all about. For some, He is a wonderful teacher, making ‘it’ all so much ‘easier’: yet what is ‘easy’ about, for example, Matthew 5:21-22 or Matthew 5:27-28? ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Casting The Net

    Contributed by Martin Wiles on Apr 30, 2002
    based on 54 ratings
     | 7,433 views

    Using one of Jesus’ parables, the sermon is designed to encourage Christians to witness.

    INTRODUCTION A. John Powell tells of watching his Theology of Faith class come in. 1. Tommy had long hair and he wrote him off as very strange. 2. Tommy was an atheist (objected to a God who loved unconditionally). 3. After turning in final exam, “Do you think I’ll find God?” “No.” 4. “Oh, I ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rodney Buchanan avatar

    An Enemy Is Responsible

    Contributed by Rodney Buchanan on Jul 17, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,094 views

    A sermon on the problem and end of evil from Jesus’ parable of the weeds and wheat.

    An Enemy Has Done This Matthew 13:24-30 The world has been staggering from the overwhelming catastrophes that have taken place since the beginning of this year. The devastating earthquake and resulting tsunamis in Japan left over 28,000 people dead or missing. There are mudslides in South Korea ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    The Tragedy Of Buried Treasure

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Apr 26, 2011
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,762 views

    Jesus' parable about the servants who were given talents by the master.

    Matthew 25:14-30 – The Tragedy of Buried Treasure This morning I would like to share with you with a thought or two from a familiar passage in the Gospels. Jesus was in the midst of telling stories and parables expressing spiritual truths, and He told this one shortly before His death. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William Mouser avatar

    The Parable Of The Talents

    Contributed by William Mouser on Nov 28, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 6,340 views

    The parable of the talents reminds Christians that their stewardship of God’s provisions will be judged when Jesus returns to the earth.

    Psalm 90 Zephaniah 1:7,12-18 1 Thessalonians 5:1-10 Matthew 25:14-15,19-29 The Parable of the Talents Today is the next to the last Sunday in the liturgical calendar for the season we call Trinity. This season begins on Whitsunday or Trinity Sunday, and runs through Advent, which is two Sunday ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • James Snyder avatar

    The Parable On Prayer Series

    Contributed by James Snyder on Jun 3, 2013
     | 6,321 views

    To understand the principles of prayer as outlined by Jesus is to inspire in me perseverance in my personal prayer life and ministry.

    No matter what activity you pursue, perseverance is a key factor in success. For the most part, people quit too soon. • It took Edison over ten thousand experiments to perfect the light bulb. What if he would have quit at 9,999? • Albert Einstein suffered through disappointment after ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance