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  • Richard Tow avatar

    Will You Do It?

    Contributed by Richard Tow on Jul 18, 2017
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    God often orchestrates events designed to bring people to a decision. This message examines that in the light of Scripture and personal experience. This church is being called upon to live out 1 Chron. 7:14.

    Exodus 19:1-25 5/29/16 I want to begin this morning by reading Ex. 19. This week, as I was reading this chapter, God spoke to me concerning our journey as a church and as individuals. Israel was in bondage in Egypt for 400 years—almost twice as long as America has existed. Generations of slavery ...read more

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    Denomination: Charismatic

  • Dennis Lee avatar

    The Kingdom Mystery Series

    Contributed by Dennis Lee on Mar 16, 2017
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    This weeks message from our Kingdom of God series looks at the mystery of the Kingdom of God. It also looks at those hindrances to the Kingdom including, pride, intellect, prejudice, and a calloused heart.

    The Kingdom of God “The Kingdom Mystery” Matthew 13:10-17 Tonight we’ll be looking at the mystery of the Kingdom of God, so let’s get right into it and read our passage. Read Matthew 13:10-17 This passage follows the very first parable spoken by Jesus, “The Seed and the Sower,” or “The Parable ...read more

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    Denomination: Foursquare

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    “in A Manner Of Speaking” [introduction]

    Contributed by Reverend Cooper Mcwhirter on Oct 1, 2016
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    Through the use of parables Jesus was able to explain difficult subject matters in plain, simple terms. By referring to common, every day occurrences people of all ages, from the youngest to the oldest, could readily grasp what Jesus was saying to them.

    Sermon Preached at Grace Community Church (EPC) Sun City Grand, Surprise, AZ Sunday, January 31, 2010 by the Reverend Cooper McWhirter “In a Manner of Speaking” [Introduction] Matthew 13:10-17 Did you ever wonder why Jesus spoke so often in parables? Why didn’t He just come ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    How Is Your Spiritual Garden

    Contributed by Gary Eller on Nov 8, 2016
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     | 7,601 views

    Ways to improve our spiritual life

    HOW’S YOUR GARDEN? MATT 13 VS 1-8 Matthew 13:1-8 (NKJV) 1 On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. 2 And great multitudes were gathered together to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 Then He spoke many things to them ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    Seed, Soil, Sower, Rain

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jun 27, 2014
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    We need to pay attention to the condition of our soil, but we also need to spend time daily preparing and sowing.

    Fifteenth Sunday in Course 2014 Seed, Soil, Sower, Rain Today’s OT reading went by so fast that you might forget its importance. That’s not the lector’s fault: the Church gives us only two verses. Let’s listen to the Word of God in the longer version beginning four verses ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • Judith Hand avatar

    Hear Ye Hear Ye

    Contributed by Judith Hand on Jul 8, 2014
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    The parable of the Sower story with four responses by the hearers: Pay it no mind, A Passing Interest, Too Preoccupied, Perceptive and Productive.

    Most of the time in church, the focus is on the speaker and how well they are prepared to present the message. But today we have a parable about the HEARERS and how they receive the word of God. So listen up because it is all about YOU this morning. Hearing is an act of responsibility, so ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Listen!

    Contributed by Monty Newton on Jul 13, 2014
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    The Word of God has maximum potential when heart and applied by receptive people.

    Title: Listen! Text: Matthew 13:1-9 and 18-23 Thesis: The Word of God has maximum potential when heard and applied by receptive people. Introduction Last week I read a blurb about a research group that was studying something they called “inattentional blindness.” They say ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Gerald Roberts avatar

    Just Keep On Sowing

    Contributed by Gerald Roberts on Jul 14, 2014
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    The sermon is based upon the idea that no matter what happens, no matter where, and no matter what the results are of seeds being sowed, just keep on sowing.

    Matthew 13:1-9 “Just Keep on Sowing” 1. The Parable of the Sower, Jesus identifies four types of ground upon which the sower's seeds fall: A. The seeds sown along the path (v. 4); on the path the seeds are exposed and carried off by hungry birds. B. Secondly the seed ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Strength Through Humility In The Good Soil

    Contributed by Gordon Mcculloch on Jul 16, 2014
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    In the parable the seed is sown everywhere without discrimination, representing responses from all people; but in the end, it is only strength through humility that prevails.

    This sermon was delivered to St Oswald’s in Maybole, Ayrshire, Scotland on the 13th July 2014 (a Scottish Episcopal Church in the Dioceses of Glasgow and Dumfries). Summary: In the parable the seed is sown everywhere without discrimination, representing responses from all people; but in ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal

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    Don't Worry About The Weeds Series

    Contributed by Tellison A Glover on Jul 21, 2014
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     | 12,290 views

    An exegesis of Jesus' Parable of the Wheat and the Weeds

    Do not worry about the weeds Pentecost 6 Matthew 13:28b The slaves said to him, `Then do you want us to go and gather them?' But he replied, `No; for in gathering the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. Let both of them grow together until the harvest. In today’s gospel Jesus, ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    The Sower, The Seed, And The Soil

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on May 21, 2014
    based on 9 ratings
     | 13,227 views

    No matter how good the preaching, the Word of God only takes root in hearts prepared by the Holy Spirit.

    THE SOWER, THE SEED, AND THE SOIL. Matthew 13:1-9; Matthew 13:18-23. There were great crowds pressing to see Jesus, straining to hear His words, or perhaps hoping for a healing touch. The Lord entered into a boat and sat and taught, whilst the crowds stood on the seashore. The boat served as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Three Soils Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on May 29, 2014
    based on 6 ratings
     | 15,825 views

    The third in a series on the parables given by Jesus in the Book of Matthew

    The Three Soils: (Parables of Matthew Part Three) Text: Matthew 13:1 – 23 About three weeks ago we started looking at the parables that we find here in the Gospel of Matthew. We took a break from it last week for Mother’s Day, but now were back to it. And if you noticed, when we ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Soldiers For Christ Series

    Contributed by Ken Mckinley on May 29, 2014
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,011 views

    The fourth in a series dealing with the parables found in Matthew. This sermon was preached on Memorial Day and so it somewhat ties in with that holiday.

    Soldiers for Christ: (Parables of Matthew Part Four) Text: Matthew 13:18 – 23 Well it’s Memorial Day weekend; and as you all know, Memorial Day was a holiday created originally for the purpose of honoring the men and women who gave their lives in service to this country. There’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Mark A. Barber avatar

    The Parable Of The Sower

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jun 3, 2014
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    A somewhat different take of the Parable of the Sower, or should I say The Parable of the seed.

    The Parable of the Sower Matthew 13:1-23 It is always a good idea to read Scripture in its own context because it helps us to rightly interpret the current passage. This parable begins with the words “In the same day”. The first thing we need to zero in is why Matthew mentions that it was the same ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Dangerous Grounds

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Oct 30, 2013
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     | 8,577 views

    The soil, of course, represents the human heart, so the word of God falls on four different types of hearts. This parable is about salvation and three out of four of the soils represent people who are not genuinely saved.

    Opening illustration: Growing up as a teenager, my dad would take me to watch the plowing of the field and planting of wheat and sunflower. The tractor would plow deep into the hard soil of central India usually slicing the big snakes hibernating below the earth. Their mangled bodies were brought ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational