Sermons on Matthew 13:3-16:

2020 Vision

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Jan 4, 2020

This was my message for the first Sunday of 2020 sharing what God had laid on my heart for the New Year.

It’s a brand-new year, a brand-new decade and a chance for everyone to have 2020 vision. As we were preparing to step over the line into 2020, I realized that I was now entering my fourth decade at Cornerstone. The nineties, Y2K to 2010, 2010 to 2019 and now the Roaring Twenties. And that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:16

Denomination: Wesleyan

Seeing Jesus For Who He Is Series

Contributed by Steve Malone on Jan 28, 2020

20/20 vision is all about having visual acuity, seeing things clearly. In this first message we will talk about having visual acuity when it comes to Jesus... seeing Him for who he is.

Seeing Jesus For Who He Is #20/20Vision OKAY – I want to start off this morning (day 19 of the year 2020) the way that I usually like to begin our Sunday morning conversations… by reading some Scripture and then praying us into our time of study… (the Bible and prayer, always a great to begin, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:11-16, Matthew 16:13-16

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Friends

Contributed by Jeff Pearce on Feb 13, 2020

The people you surround yourself with have a direct impact on the decisions you make and the actions you take

Friends 2/12/20 Key Verse: Proverbs 13:20 (Read) The people you surround yourself with have a direct impact on the decisions you make and the actions you take The right friends always add value to who you are Intro: How much time do you spend thinking about what you have??? I bet most of us ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 13:20, Matthew 13:1-9, Matthew 13:31-32

Denomination: Other

No Hill For A Stepper

Contributed by G W Bill Elliott Jr on Feb 15, 2020

Problems are always upon us and getting over the little humps is easy. Getting over the larger ones simply means you grow to be bigger than that hill… so-as to just step right over it, rather than struggle to climb it.

Too often, we look on that passage “God never gives you more than you can handle” as though He is putting you through some awful test, or that He is “easing up on the throttle” regarding just how much pressure He is causing you to endure. This writing is to help us see this passage from His ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:13, Matthew 13:3-9, Psalm 119:67

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Do You Have A Calloused Heart?

Contributed by John Gaston on Aug 7, 2019

We're all in the process of our hearts getting softer or getting harder in relation to God. We look at the 10 signs of a calloused heart and four things you can do to soften your heart.

DO YOU HAVE A CALLOUSED HEART? Matt. 13:10-15 INTRODUCTION A. HUMOR: A Difference of Origins 1. A New York Reporter needed to find out the public’s opinion about an event happening in Ukraine (“Man on the Street” segment). 2. So he went to Times Square and stopped three people to ask them ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:10-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Sacred Secret - Empowered For Service

Contributed by Dr. Craig Nelson on Mar 11, 2019

On the day of Pentecost, something incredible happened that had never happened before – the Holy Spirit came to reveal the sacred secret of God held hidden for all of eternity past.

“Surely you have heard about the administration of God's grace that was given to me for you, that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly” (Eph 3:2,3 NIV). There are two Greek words used in Scripture for the word “secret.” They are “Kruptos” and ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:2-3, Matthew 13:10-11, Romans 16:25-26, Colossians 1:26, Ephesians 1:9, 1 Corinthians 2:6-10, Ephesians 3:10-12, 1 John 3:1, 2 Peter 1:4, Romans 8:38-39, Matthew 7:16-18, James 2:17-18, James 4:4, 1 Peter 4:10, Ephesians 1:3  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

The Parable Of The Soils.

Contributed by David Goering on Mar 31, 2019

There are three types of impenitent bad soil hearers of the gospel and those who receive the word of God in good soil (a contrite heart) are the only ones who are converted to Christ.

Definition of impenitent - IMPEN'ITENT, a. Not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite; obdurate; of a hard heart. They died Impenitent. IMPEN'ITENT, n. One who does not repent; a hardened sinner. *Noah Webster 1828 dictionary SCRIPTURE: Matthew 13:3-9 "And he spake many ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9

What In The World Is Going On? Are We Creating A Frankenstein?

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Sep 25, 2019

Blindness is a sad medical case, but mental blindness will create terrible problems? Are we creating a FRANKENSTEIN?

ARE WE CREATING A FRANKENSTEIN? WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com FRANKENSTEIN: is the creator of a fictional man like monster which eventually turns on the master. This term is used as a monster thing that becomes destructive and terrifying and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:13-16, 2 Corinthians 3:14, Romans 1:20-31

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Parable Of The Sower Series

Contributed by Claude Alexander on Sep 27, 2019

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

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23, Luke 8:1-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Fear Or Fear Not

Contributed by Rodney Rapp on Jul 26, 2022

Birth Pains In the beginning mild but as time comes closer to delivery, pains increase in strength and frequency.

Fear or Fear Not RCF 07/24/2022 Isaiah 43:1-3 Intro: Birth Pains In the beginning mild but as time comes closer to delivery, pains increase in strength and frequency. As a believer in Christ, we can see birth pains taking place. We can see the intensity and the frequency increasing. And ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:13-16, Isaiah 43:1-3, Exodus 3:13-14, Deuteronomy 32:39, Isaiah 43:22-26  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Other

Your Harvest Is Coming Part 1 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 9, 2022

In this message we examine Galatians 6:9 as it relates to not giving up on our harvest that we have coming from the seeds of God's Word we have sown into ourselves and others.

Your Harvest Is Coming Part 1 Scripture: Galatians 6:9; Matthew 13:4-8; 18-23; Isaiah 40:29-31 Good morning New Light! I want to thank you for your calls and prayers while we were away. As most of you know, my uncle went home to be with his Lord and Savior week before last. He had gotten ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:9, Matthew 13:4-8, Isaiah 40:29-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Your Harvest Is Coming Part 2 Series

Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Aug 19, 2022

In Part 2 of this series we focus on Jesus' parable about the sower, specifically about how the seeds of His Word are snatched from us because we do not take the time to care for them.

Your Harvest Is Coming Part 2 Scripture: Galatians 6:7-8; Isaiah 40:29-31; 55:11; Matthew 13:4-8 This morning we’re going to complete the message that I began last week titled “Your Harvest is Coming.” Last week the focus of that message was to show us how important it is for us to purposefully ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 6:7-8, Matthew 13:4-30, Isaiah 40:29-31

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Birds Came

Contributed by Bala Samson on Aug 28, 2022

The demon would ‘quickly’ be in action, before the word takes root in you and grow. The birds (vultures) would come and devour it !

DEVOURED THE SEED Birds came ….. Matthew 13:4” .. as he sowed, some seeds fell beside the road, and the birds came and ate them up.” I remember a dream I had during the initial days of my salvation, through which God demonstrated the above scripture very vividly and beautifully to me. After a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:4

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Parable Of A Farmer

Contributed by Rev. Duraimony Dickson on Sep 2, 2022

If the word of God is not bearing fruit in your life, you're not studying the word of God; you're not hearing the word of God; you're not receiving the word of God.

Let me ask three questions before we start this message: 1. If the gospel is the power of God—why doesn't everybody that hears the gospel become a Christian? 2. If the Bible is the Word of God—why doesn't the Bible have the same effect on everyone who reads it? 3. If Jesus is the Son of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Scattered

Contributed by Delray Lentz on Feb 8, 2023

Now that we are in a new year, I’d like us to consider as a church, for OUTREACH to be our focus this year.

Good morning Cross Pointe Church! Now that we are in a new year, I’d like us to consider as a church, for OUTREACH to be our focus this year. Did you learn something new in Gods Word this past week? Did you read a familiar passage with new eyes? I hope you did. I also pray that something happens ...read more

Scripture: Acts 8:1-40, Matthew 13:1-23