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  • Jimmy Haile avatar

    Dragnet

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 15, 2011
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    The gospel is available to the entire sea of humanity

    The casting. The gospel is available to the entire sea of humanity, people of every kind. Nobody is so high the net cannot reach them, and none are so low that the net cannot descend to them. None are so small that the net cannot embrace them. None are so big that the net cannot wrap around them. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Reality Of Judgment

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Oct 15, 2011
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    What about all those whose crimes were never discovered and never received the punishment due them? There is a day of judgment coming. No one is going to get by with anything.

    The first is this: Free will makes hell necessary. Hell is God’s great compliment to the human race — by it he is saying, “If you do not wish to live with me, you don’t have to ” And if people do not wish to live with God, there must be a place where they can be ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Robert Butler avatar

    Tresure, Pearls And Nets Series

    Contributed by Robert Butler on Jul 26, 2021
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    A relationship with God, His Son Jesus and His Holy Spirit is the most valuable aspect of life.

    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. I think my favorite stories come from ordinary people who stumble across something valuable. Like the woman who ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Salvation Is Free But It's Not Cheap Series

    Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Jun 14, 2020
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    Salvation is revealed through the parables

    Salvation is free but it’s not cheap Matthew 13:44-50 The perfect Pastor The perfect Pastor preaches exactly 10 minutes, condemns sin but never hurts anyone’s feelings. The perfect pastor works from 8 a.m. until midnight, is always on call, and ready to fill ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • I. Grant Spong avatar

    Eternal Treasures

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 24, 2020
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    Is our focus on earthly kingdoms or the kingdom of God? How much do we treasure the things of God? Let’s examine heaven’s treasure in Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52.

    Is our focus on earthly kingdoms or the kingdom of God? How much do we treasure the things of God? Let’s examine heaven’s treasure in Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52. The Kingdom of Heaven is … (Matthew 13:31 NKJV) The kingdom of heaven is like a small seed. It will grow large. Like leaven it affects ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    B(Irth) - C(Hoice) - D(Eath) (Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time)

    Contributed by Dr Fr John Singarayar Svd on Jul 14, 2020
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    We have to make choices in our lives to make our life journey more fruitful and meaningful.

    Reflection B(irth) - C(hoice) - D(eath) Matthew 13:44-52, 1 Kings 3:5-9, 1 Kings 3:10-12, Romans 8:28-30, John 3:16, Joshua 24:15, Matthew 6:33. Dear sisters and brothers, We all know the English alphabets A to Z. Do you know what comes between B & D? It is C. Yes, we know that ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    Parables Of The Kingdom

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 18, 2020
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    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

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    The Parables Of Matthew 13 "a Hidden Treasure And Pearl Of Great Price"

    Contributed by Clarence Eisberg on Jul 23, 2020
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    What is the kingdom of God? What is this kingdom of Heaven in these two parables? William Barclay offers this helpful definition: The kingdom of God is “a society upon earth in which God’s will is as perfectly done as it is in heaven.” Are you the Pearl of Great Price?

    In Jesus Holy Name July 26, 2020 Text: Matthew 13:44 Pentecost VIII - Redeemer “The Parables of Matthew 13” Hidden Treasure & A Pearl of Great Price A pair of treasure hunters using their metal detectors, Adam Staples and Lisa Grace, made the discovery of a lifetime ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    The Kingdom Of Heaven

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 27, 2020
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    We see in the text a different idea of what heaven is like, It like a mustard seed, it like Yeast, Its like a treasure in the field, and its like a net.

    The Kingdom of Heaven Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 1. Jesus wants us to know what Heaven is like many many places in the Scripture we learn about Heaven • The Scriptures say God dwells there Ecclesiastics says God “God is in heaven • Texts tells us it’s a city, Matthew tells us it’s a garden, John ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid avatar

    Angel Prayer Series

    Contributed by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid on Jul 23, 2014
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    The children of God that see and hear, hold visions in their hearts know of the angels' presence and know of the spiritual realm---what happens in the spirit and WAIT for the manifestation here on earth as we wait for the harvest of God.

    Angel Prayer by Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (July 23, 2014) “Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing not see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall ...read more

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    Denomination: Friends

  • Jon Lipka avatar

    An Unfamiliar Kingdom

    Contributed by Jon Lipka on Jul 27, 2014
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    While we all have preconceptions about what the kingdom of heaven is and isn't, Jesus uses parables to force us to rethink what the kingdom is.

    What is it that the Gospel message presents? I don’t simply mean today’s Gospel lesson, but the capital-G “Gospel.” The Gospel is not merely, “Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.” The proper name for them is the Gospel according to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Kingdom Of Heaven (Part 4) Series

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Aug 31, 2015
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    The final question which it leaves with us is this: Are you really changed by your contact with Jesus Christ and are you still changing? Everyone in this congregation in one way or another has had a contact, a touch, with Jesus, has heard his voice.

    Opening illustration: 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 ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Sharing The Father's Embrace In Preaching Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 26, 2015
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     | 4,757 views

    The two sources of the scribe versed in the kingdom of God are Moses and Jesus

    Thursday of 17th week in course 2015 Joy of the Gospel “Every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.” We need to see the revolutionary idea in this short and familiar quotation of Jesus. ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan avatar

    The Values Of Life Found In Christ Series

    Contributed by Rev. Dr. Andrew B Natarajan on Oct 16, 2016
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    Three kinds of Life values, dimensions are important only found in Christ. Loose your life and live in Him.

    Text: Mt 13:44-51 Theme: “Three Dimensions of Life” Background: At the larger context Jesus was talking about the Kingdom of God through various parables in 13:1-43. The following chapter has the teaching and miracles of Jesus Christ. The immediate context is about his family ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Craig Condon avatar

    Things Aren’t Always What They Seem To Be

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Apr 9, 2015
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    God is waiting in the weeds of our lives to bind up our wounds and mend the disease that separates us from ourselves and one another and from all that is holy.

    Have you ever tried to describe a difficult or abstract concept to someone, especially when you know that the person you are speaking to doesn’t know anything about what you are talking about? If you have, you know what Jesus is trying to do in these five parables from Matthew’s Gospel ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican