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  • Kerry Haynes avatar

    Costly Obedience

    Contributed by Kerry Haynes on Jul 2, 2017
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     | 16,524 views

    Abraham faced the greatest trial of his life when God asked him to sacrifice the child of promise. From it, we learn that God tests our faith, grows our faith, and models sacrifice as the Heavenly Father gives his only Son for us.

    Genesis 22:1-14 Costly Obedience Sometimes we go through such heavy trials in this life. And, if we’re honest, we may wonder, “God, why are you allowing this to happen to me? I’m trying to follow you best I can. Why, Lord?” Yet, perhaps the better question would be, “Lord, what do you want me to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    Costly Worship

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Apr 3, 2002
    based on 141 ratings
     | 8,670 views

    Worship has a walk, a book, an object, and a cost. This message centers around offering God costly worship. Often people only give to God that which costs them nothing.

    Costly Worship Job 1:20,21 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. First ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Costly Census Series

    Contributed by Alan Tison on May 21, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
     | 15,982 views

    In David’s last days he learns an important lesson about trusting God

    INTRODUCTION, You have heard the old adage – we count people because people count. How true that is and as a nation we have been counting people for over 200 years. In fact our nation’s first census began in 1790. 217 people were used to count It took at total of 9 months 3,929,214 A census has a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like A Pearl Of Great Price Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jul 14, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,036 views

    This is week 3 of our series on the Kingdom of Heaven is like. . . This week it is like a man hunting for the perfect pearl and what he was like

    He had it all, at least on the surface. A good business, a fine family, status in the community. He had everything it would appear, but not quite enough. Some men craved after gold or silver or jewels not this man. Those things were all so cold and inanimate, forged and moulded deep inside an ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    The Pearl Of Great Price

    Contributed by Paul George on Jan 29, 2004
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,598 views

    "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all he had and bought it”

    "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking fine pearls, and upon finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all he had and bought it” (Matthew 13:45,46). The popular and current interpretation of this parable claims Christianity is like a man who earnestly desires and ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • James Parker avatar

    The Treasure & The Pearl Series

    Contributed by James Parker on Nov 16, 2007
    based on 6 ratings
     | 6,830 views

    A sermon covering the Parables of the Treasure and the Pearl of great price.

    Parable of the Treasure and The Pearl of Great Price Matthew 13:44-46 "44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field. 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Diving For Pearls

    Contributed by Jason Bonnicksen on Jul 25, 2011
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     | 6,168 views

    Understanding what it means for us when Jesus compares the kingdom of heaven to fine pearls

    INTRO What lady doesn’t like pearls? I know mine does. A number of years ago, when Hallie was just a little tike, a Chinese man we knew gave Danielle a string of pearls as a gift. Okay — not what you’re thinking. We were considering bringing this man into our (former) ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Alison Bucklin avatar

    Seed Pearls

    Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 24, 2023
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     | 1,655 views

    Every act that you perform is a seed of one kind or another. Something will grow from it. What will your seeds produce?

    Wars have been fought over differences seemingly smaller than the contrasts we see between the five parables in this passage from Matthew’s gospel. There were riots in the streets of Constantinople during the 4th century over whether Jesus was of “like” substance with the father or “the same” ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Dr. C. David White avatar

    Pearls Of Heaven

    Contributed by Dr. C. David White on Aug 25, 2002
    based on 80 ratings
     | 5,558 views

    The tremedous benefits of Psalm 103

    Pearls of Heaven (Ps. 103:1-5) 1 ¶ Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    Parable Of The Pearl Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jan 24, 2007
    based on 97 ratings
     | 25,750 views

    The church is God’s Pearl of Great Price. How the pearl was WROUGHT, how it was SOUGHT, and how it was BOUGHT. Link included to formatted text for entire series, audio, and PowerPoint Template.

    Parable of the Pearl Matthew 13:45-46 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/Pearl.html This parable is going to sound a whole lot like the previous one we just studied on the hidden treasure, but with a great twist and special illustration that I know will be a blessing to you. Common misinterpretation: ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Maurice McCarthy avatar

    Mother Of Pearl

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Mar 20, 2002
    based on 45 ratings
     | 14,003 views

    Mother of pearl is a message about turning the grit of life into something beautiful, using the creation of a pearl as an illustration.

    Mother of Pearl; turning the grit of life of life into something beautiful; do you have it in you? 2Co 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding [and] eternal weight of glory; Pearls as a gift, have been considered from time immemorial, one of ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bruce Hindenburg avatar

    Treasures And Pearls

    Contributed by Bruce Hindenburg on Jul 30, 2002
    based on 51 ratings
     | 9,937 views

    Once we learn what the Treasure is, what do we do with it?

    Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen. Have you ever really wanted something? I mean really longed for it? Desired, needed, craved, hungered for something so bad that it hurt? I know that I do that with some food. I’ll start thinking about ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Pearl Mystery

    Contributed by Craig Benner on Feb 22, 2014
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     | 6,095 views

    A treasure of supreme value. What is the mysterious secret to the value of this pearl? Let us see what is so special about a pearl.

    Pearl Mystery Matthew 13:45,46 45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: (KJV) 45 También el reino de los cielos es semejante a un mercader que busca buenas perlas; (RVG04) 46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mark Aarssen avatar

    A Buried Treasure And A Pearl

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 19, 2018
     | 7,608 views

    Have you ever had to disguise a secret to keep someone from discovering it too soon? Well the parables are in some way like that. They tell of something that you know is important but you can’t quite figure it all out. The answers seem elusive.

    A Buried Treasure and a Pearl Matthew 13:44-46 44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jimmy Haile avatar

    The Great Pearl

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 7, 2011
     | 5,486 views

    Pearl-It’s the only gem that can’t be improved by man. You can cut and polish a diamond, ruby and other stones. BUT … if you begin to mess with a pearl, you ruin it. It’s perfect when it’s formed.

    The man who is searching for the pearls is, Jesus himself. "What other great treasure does God value in this world?" -- in order to discover what this pearl means. The church. Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, ... that he might present the church to himself in splendor, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist