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  • Ross Cochrane avatar

    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
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    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

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Matthew 13:1-17 - A Backhoe Wouldn’t Go Astray! - Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 8, 2011
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    Wait a minute! No, this is not about "15 minutes of fame". It’s about "sowing and reaping" longterm. It’s not "The Farmer wants a wife". It’s the FARMER WANTS A CROP. Jesus may have achieved CELEBRITY STATUS but He is not interested in walking out on the

    Matthew 13:1-17 - A BACKHOE WOULDN’T GO ASTRAY! - Part 2 Just as well He didn’t come to HOLLYWOOD. I can see some of his key people pushing back the fans who crowd in and just want to get close enough to touch the edge of his coat or get His AUTOGRAPH. The PAPARAZZI are out in force and the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Matthew 13:10-17 – How To Guage Your Spiritual Apathy – Part 3 Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 13, 2011
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    The sounds of the city snatches away our attention and the persistent voice of Christ’s love fights to be heard above the collective sighs of our APATHY. Just like the parable of the Sower and the Soils.

    Matthew 13:10-17 – HOW TO GUAGE YOUR SPIRITUAL APATHY – Part 3 We visited the Opera House in Sydney not long ago. Thousands of people on foot! I am reminded that there is a spiritual INDIFFERENCE that walks the concrete footpaths of my city and what Christ has to say is often swept away or ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Matthew 13:20-21 – Part 5 – Swimming At The Shallow End Of The Pool? Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 28, 2011
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,213 views

    No matter how hardhitting and inspiring and deep the message is on Sunday, many stay at the shallow end and won’t continue with the faith that they profess.

    Matthew 13:20-21 – Part 5 – SWIMMING AT THE SHALLOW END OF THE POOL? He stays at the shallow end of the pool for a long time, refusing invitations to come out into the deeper water, even with his dad. But after a long time considering it, my grandson Zion Brave Bennett thrusts himself ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Matthew 13:18-23 – A Jackhammer And A Concrete Heart! – Part 4 Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 28, 2011
    based on 61 ratings
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    He allowed the cancer to be a like a PNEUMATIC JACKHAMMER. Yes, it shook him up but it also broke up the hard places of his heart and enabled God to get through to him. Everyone of us has that choice.

    Matthew 13:18-23 – A JACKHAMMER AND A CONCRETE HEART! – Part 4 Two of the men have impacted my life. Both of them died of cancer. For many years one of these men allowed his CIRCUMSTANCES to harden him towards those in his family and towards God. I thought my dad was about as far away ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Matthew 13:1-23 – Part 6 - Dungeons And Mansions? Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Jan 28, 2011
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    Whether I live in a DUNGEON or MILLION DOLLAR mansion I can still be stupid about what really matters in life.

    Matthew 13:1-23 – Part 6 - DUNGEONS AND MANSIONS? She is not deaf but her heart is a fortress, cold, hard, defensive. The gates are huge, old and impenetrable, bolted with fear and pride that slide across into their iron brackets at the mention of Christ. She sits in a dungeon of her own ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Matthew 13:1-23 – Part 7 - A Return On The Investment Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Feb 4, 2011
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,137 views

    In the midst of this devastation a harvest of another kind is ripening and producing an incredible return.

    Matthew 13:1-23 – Part 7 - A RETURN ON THE INVESTMENT Vehicles being thrown around like toys in the rushing waters and heartbreaking stories of lives lost have filled the news reports. The damage to bumper harvests was also devastating, probably in the billions of dollars, as the states of ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Counterfeit Christianity

    Contributed by Don Bradley on Feb 5, 2011
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    This sermon stresses the difference of being a genuine believer and a counterfeit one.

    COUNTERFEIT CHRISTIANITY Matthew 13:3-8, 18-23 Intro: One day Jesus was by the seashore when He became accompanied by multitudes of people. There were so many that He had to go offshore and sit in a boat. He then began to teach the people. What He taught them was the Parable of the Sower, among ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Speak In Parables? Series

    Contributed by Glenn Durham on Mar 8, 2011
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,611 views

    God’s Kingdom advances by seeing and hearing Jesus.

    Scripture Introduction Read the Shorter Catechism question and ask the congregation to answer: “How is the word to be read and heard, that it may become effectual to salvation?” Congregational Response: “That the word may become effectual to salvation, we must apply ourselves to it with ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    "He Has Ears, Let Him Hear"

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Apr 11, 2011
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    PENTECOST 8 (A) - Everyone who has ears are to hear the living and active word of God. We hear God's word not in neglect but for respect.

    “HE WHO HAS EARS, LET HIM HEAR” (Outline) July 18, 2010 - Pentecost 8 - MATTHEW 13:1-9; 18-23 INTRO: Listening to God’s word is absolutely vital to and for our Christian faith. The trouble today is that we are no trained to listen very well. If we do not pay ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    "Dig Deep" Series

    Contributed by David Henderson on Apr 12, 2011
    based on 5 ratings
     | 12,869 views

    When we look around at churches today, one of the things that we quickly discover is that there are not enough believers who are really living a healthy, growing Christian life. Everywhere we look we find people who have heard the gospel, they have heard

    In His Foot Steps “Dig Deep!” Matthew 13:1-23 When we look around at churches today, one of the things that we quickly discover is that there are not enough believers who are really living a healthy, growing Christian life. Everywhere we look we find people who have heard the gospel, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Saved By Your Ears

    Contributed by John Perry on Nov 10, 2010
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    What we hear will one day either save us or condemn us ...... The Bible says that we will literally be saved by our ears!

    Bunbury Wed pm 10/11/2010 “Saved by your ears” Intro: A 6 year old boy gives us the introduction to our text this morning by virtue of an incredible thing that happened to him – his life was saved by his ears!!! *** A SIX-YEAR-OLD Chinese boy was left dangling by his ears eight ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    How Jesus Speaks Through The Supernatural Ii Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Sep 29, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,021 views

    Jesus is speaking to us today. Are we listening? This is the fourth in a series of messages explaining how Jesus communicates to us today

    How Jesus Speaks Through the Supernatural II Series: Hearing Jesus Speak Today September 12, 2010 Last week I started out with a statement of fact. God is supernatural, and so you would expect Him to speak and act in a supernatural way. In a way that’s beyond our physical senses of sight & ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    How To Study Parables Series

    Contributed by L Lee on Oct 3, 2010
     | 9,248 views

    The word parable is translated from the Greek word parabole which means “to place beside”. A parable, then is a story that places one thing beside another for the purpose of teaching. How then should we study parables?

    The study of parables What are parables? The word parable is translated from the Greek word parabole which means “to place beside”. A parable, then is a story that places one thing beside another for the purpose of teaching. It is an earthly story with a heavenly meaning. When Jesus ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    A Messiah's Teaching Method: Parables Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Jul 22, 2010
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,869 views

    Jesus uses great story telling to get us to think about how receptive we are to his message of the Kingdom.

    A Messiah's Teaching Method: Parables Text: Matt. 13:1-17 Introduction 1. Illustration: Robin Meyers, in his book Morning Sun on a White Piano, quotes theologian Ernest Campbell who summarizes the ministry of Jesus with these words: “His ministry was one of constant and unbridled ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist