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  • Dr. Madana Kumar, PhD avatar

    Servant Leadership Part 3: Applications In Everyday Life Series

    Contributed by Dr. Madana Kumar, Phd on Jan 30, 2010
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    One question which comes to our mind when we think about Servant Leadership is this. Is this really applicable in my day to day life?

    Servant Leadership - Part 3 Applications in Everyday Life I have been studying various ways in which people apply Biblical principles to their lives. Some very interesting facts have come to my notice. Let me narrate a couple of them here. After a Sunday school lesson on Ten Commandments, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dustin T Parker avatar

    Is God Fair?

    Contributed by Dustin T Parker on Jan 31, 2010
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    In light of the trauma in the world (and especially in our church) how can we call God fair? Or is that not the right question?

    Concordia Lutheran Church January 31, 2010 Is God Fair? Matthew 20:1-16 † IN THE NAME OF JESUS, THE MESSIAH † May the gifts and the peace of God our Father, and our Master, Jesus Christ be poured into your lives, as you work in His Kingdom! Parabolic Treatment of Parables! I have had a hard ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • Dr. Jerry N. Watts avatar

    Questions

    Contributed by Dr. Jerry N. Watts on Feb 21, 2010
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    A look at some of the questions which Jesus asks us.

    Questions Matthew 20:20-34 * Being around a child that is almost 4 means hearing a myriad of questions every day. These little guys have very inquisitive minds and know, it seems, instinctively that the way to find out things is to ask questions. This is learned early and used throughout a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    The Servant In The Barn Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Dec 8, 2013
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     | 26,090 views

    What can the story of a baby born in a manger tell us about being a servant like Jesus would want us to be?

    OPEN: There’s a story about church whose Sunday School decided to allow the children to stage their own impromptu Christmas pageant. The teachers read the story and provided some props; then they just stood off to the side and let the kids dramatize it on their own. One girl grabbed the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • John Teem Jr. avatar

    Who Is This Man Called Jesus?

    Contributed by John Teem Jr. on Jul 8, 2013
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    DO WE TRULY KNOW THIS MAN WHO GOES BY THE NAME JESUS CHRIST?

    WHO IS THIS MAN CALLED JESUS? JOHN TEEM JR./CASCADES CHAPEL SVC. SUNDAY DEC. 13, 2009 INTRODUCTION: DO WE TRULY KNOW THIS MAN WHO GOES BY THE NAME JESUS CHRIST? WE SEE HIM AS UP THERE WITH GOD, WHICH HE IS AND WAS AND ALWAYS WILL BE, LET US NOT DOUBT THAT FOR A MOMENT. BUT DO WE KNOW THE ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Moms Want Their Children To Do Well

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Jul 20, 2013
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    The mother of the sons of Zebedee asked Jesus for a special gift that was not His to give.

    Feast of St. James 2013 Matthew 20 Then the mother of the sons of Zeb'edee came up to him, with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something. 21 And he said to her, "What do you want?" She said to him, "Command that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

  • J Jeffrey Smead avatar

    Twenty Mississippi - Ready Or Not He Will Come

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Aug 9, 2013
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    As a child I really enjoyed playing hide and go seek. Little did I realize as a child how much this game of hide and seek paralleled the Return - The Second Coming of Jesus Christ. (Updated October 2023)

    I loved it ... weather... I was the one hiding ... trying not to get caught, ... or if I was the one seeking; ......who was trying to catch unexpectedly ... those that were hiding. Although I have not played in quite some time, ......I do remember ... that the seeker, ......was called ... the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Problems Among The Followers Of Christ

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Jul 27, 2014
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     | 29,252 views

    A sermon examining 4 problems that are commonly found among Christ's followers.

    Problems Among The Followers Of Christ Matthew 20:20-28 The pastor and music director in Old First Church did not get along at all. And the music leader would get his point across by this song selection after each sermon. One week, the pastor preached on commitment and how we should dedicate ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Labourers In The Vineyard

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 30, 2014
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     | 15,978 views

    An illustration of God's new order of things.

    THE LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD. Matthew 20:1-16. This parable is part of Jesus’ response to Peter’s question: ‘Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?’ (cf. Matthew 19:27). This challenging part of the reply is framed with a formula concerning the ‘first’ ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Householder: Hero Or Jerk?

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Sep 7, 2014
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    God truly is different in His reality than the gods of pagan religion, and so we too are different from their followers.

    Twenty-fifth Sunday in Course 2014 What Kind of Vineyard Owner? When you first heard the parable from today’s Gospel, perhaps when you were a child, what did you think of the householder, the vineyard owner? Was he mean, or generous? I suppose the hired hands in the original story would ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Don't Begrudge God's Generosity

    Contributed by William Baeta on Sep 20, 2014
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     | 18,099 views

    “Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?” (Matthew 20:14-15)

    Theme: Don’t begrudge God’s generosity Text: Jonah 4:1-11; Phil. 1:21-30; Matt. 20:1-16 The decision to believe in Christ is an important decision every person has to make in life as it affects where we will spend eternity. Paul believed in Christ and knew he would spend eternity in ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Fr Mund Cargill Thompson avatar

    Is It Fair? Series

    Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Sep 20, 2014
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     | 7,177 views

    An interwoven set of stories reflecting on the parable of the eccentric employer

    We are in the one hundredth anniversary of the first World War at the moment, so I would like to take you back to an event that happened in the middle of it. When Emperor Franz-Josef I of Austria died in 1916, his was the last of the extravagant imperial funerals. A processional of dignitaries and ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Reginald Knight avatar

    The Last Will Be First And The First Will Be Last.

    Contributed by Reginald Knight on Sep 20, 2014
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    THE WAY IN WHICH WE BEHAVE TOWARDS OTHERS IS IMPORTANT FOR OUWN LIVES. THIS PARABLE INDEED REPRESENTS THIS.

    Proper 20 by: Seminarian Reginald Knight Sunday September 21, 2014. St. Mary’s Anglican Church (The Diocese Of Barbados) Matthew 20: ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Ken Sauer avatar

    "Standing In The Marketplace"

    Contributed by Ken Sauer on Sep 20, 2014
    based on 2 ratings
     | 9,070 views

    A sermon about the graciousness of God.

    "Standing in the Marketplace" Matthew 20:1-16 In many farming communities, migrant day laborers stand on corners from the early hours of the morning, waiting for someone to hire them. Workers who are standing at the corner of a park, the market, or the hardware store in the early afternoon ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Stephen E. Trail avatar

    The Gateway To Greatness

    Contributed by Stephen E. Trail on Oct 5, 2014
     | 7,689 views

    A sermon that speaks to the issue of Christian service.

    "THE GATEWAY TO GREATNESS" Matthew 20:20-28 Introduction: In our text we have a situation where Salome, the mother of James and John approaches Jesus and makes a very specific request on behalf of her two sons. In the preceding chapter, Mat_19:28, our Lord had promised his disciples, that they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist