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  • Stephen Wright avatar

    God Has Spoken! Series

    Contributed by Stephen Wright on Mar 30, 2003
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    God has spoken to us repeatedly and in various ways, but supremely in His Son. How do we respond?

    God has spoken! Can you imagine how you would feel if you got a letter from the Queen? (I mean a real one, not just some standard letter sent by her officials.) How would you treat it? Would you throw it idly aside? Would you risk it getting lost or stained with tea? I don’t think so! You would ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Your Declaration Of Independence!

    Contributed by Glen Lawhun on Jul 4, 2004
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    It does no good to fill the ranks of the army of God with soldiers whose ever shifting loyalty is to the ones who makes them feel the most comfortable.

    Your Declaration of Independence! July 4, 2004 Matt. 21:33-46 “When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Tipping Points

    Contributed by William Mouser on Oct 25, 2005
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    In the final days of Jesus’ earthly ministry, the Jews reached a tipping point in their rebellion against God. Nations, kings, and ordinary men arrive at tipping points, from which they retreat, or pass on to judgment.

    Matthew 21:33-43 Tipping Points The gospel for today recounts yet another parable which Jesus told against the religious establishment of Israel. After he had spoken the parable, Matthew records these words: 45 Now when the chief priests and Pharisees heard His parables, they perceived that He ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    A Little Shady Accounting

    Contributed by Keith Broyles on Dec 4, 2007
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    As long as there have been people in the world some have tried to cheat others. In the Parable of the Vineyard, that is exactly what happened.

    Having served most of my ministry in rural east Texas, several of my church members have done some farming. And over those years I became at least somewhat familiar with sharecropping, particularly a form of it that they called farming on the halves. At first thought, I would never have imagined ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Victor Yap avatar

    Pay Up Or Pack Up Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
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    Parables for Seekers, Pt. 8

    PAY UP OR PACK UP (MATTHEW 21:32-46) US News and World Report (3/31/97) polled 1,000 people several years ago on who they thought were people “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to go to heaven. The person most likely to go to heaven was none other than Mother Teresa, who garnered 79% of the votes. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Neil Richardson avatar

    Bad Tenants

    Contributed by Neil Richardson on Mar 12, 2008
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    The Master provides, sends and punishes; the tenants rebel and are destroyed; what about us?

    Talk: The Bad Tenants Intro • Homicide, parricide, matricide, fratricide, suicide, genocide… • Deicide "I feel like a walking abomination. I feel like I am the closest thing to Lucifer on this planet, and I feel like that all the time. I feel that things that go wrong (in) my life are a personal ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    The Wicked Husbandmen Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Jun 27, 2007
    based on 41 ratings
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    Even wives and ladies can be ’husbandmen’ [vinedressers] in the field in which we are planted. But what do we think of the ’boss’ and how do we treat His Son? Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Template.

    The Wicked Husbandmen Matthew 21:33-41 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/WickedHusbandmen.html 1. The vineyard immediately brings to mind Israel - cf. Isa 5:1-7 2. The landowner who planted the vineyard is God 3. The wicked vinedressers [husbandmen] represent Israel’s leaders - cf. Mt 21:45 4. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Finalmente Les Envio Su Hijo

    Contributed by Stephen Boldin on Feb 2, 2007
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    Otor de las parabolas de Jesus que proclama publicamente como el Rey...el Mesias.

    FINALMENTE LES ENVIO SU HIJO Mateo 21:33-46 “ Finalmente les envio su hijo diciendo: Tendrán respeto a mi hijo.” (Mateo 21:37) Intro: En el texto para el sermon de hoy, titulado “Finalmente les Envió su Hijo” Jesus esta contando una parabola en el Templo de Jerusalen, despues de su entrada ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Sharecroppin' For The Lord

    Contributed by Carl Benge on Feb 5, 2007
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    Doing the Lord’s Work on Earth

    Growing up on a farm in south eastern Iowa, I can relate to the parable in the Gospel. We rented farm ground from others, for hay and extra grain ground. Part of the contract usually involved a share of the grain and bales of hay to go to the landlord. However tenant farming in this parable is ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Believers Labor In The Lord's Vineyard

    Contributed by Timm Meyer on Oct 17, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
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    Pentecost 20(A) - As believers who labor in the Lord’s vineyard we will return fruits of faith and we remember Jesus’ return.

    BELIEVERS LABOR IN THE LORD’S VINEYARD (Outline) October 14, 2007 - PENTECOST 20 - Matthew 21:33-43 INTRO: Our text intertwines Christian closeness with other teachings Jesus would like us to review. Believers are blessed with closeness to God through and by his holy word. Believers are ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

  • David Smith avatar

    The Battle For The Vineyard (Matthew 21:33-40)

    Contributed by David Smith on Nov 6, 2007
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    Like so much of life, the parables of Jesus are often stories of violence. Here the violence is between a landlord and his tenants. ...

    “We were told that this [operation] was against armed people and against people climbing on our armed vehicles. Our APCs (armed personnel carriers) were cruising 24 hours a day close to buildings (in Jenin), waiting for kids to climb on them, trying to dislodge the top -mounted MG (machine gun) and ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

  • Timothy Riggs avatar

    The Vineyard Series

    Contributed by Timothy Riggs on Sep 12, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,041 views

    God has strategically placed you in a place of service.

    A DAY IN THE WORKPLACE THE VINEYARD Matthew 21:33-46 INTRODUCTION Parable Identification 1. Landowner God 2. Wicked tenants Israel’s Leaders 3. Servants Prophets 4. Landowner’s Son Jesus Jesus makes it clear in verse 42 that the builders rejected the stone that was to be the ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Bill Butsko avatar

    He Was Rejected

    Contributed by Bill Butsko on Oct 2, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 11,558 views

    Man rejects man and man rejects God, but God will never reject man.

    Scripture Reading: “Matthew 21:33-46 Message: “He was Rejected” Text: “He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, and familiar with suffering” (Isaiah 53:3). What is rejection? The American Heritage Dictionary defines the word reject as follows: to refuse to accept, recognize, or ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

  • Ed Wood avatar

    The Wicked Husbandman

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 15, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
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    A message for Palm Sunday.

    THE WICKED HUSBANDMAN Matthew 21:33-44 INTRO: Today is Palm Sunday, the week before our Savior was crucified. This parable that Christ used on that week before his crucifixion, is about what was about to take place. Today, we want to examine the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Bring In The Fruit!

    Contributed by Brian La Croix on Aug 10, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,853 views

    Message urging our church to be one where we are bringing in the "fruit of the vineyard" - working for the Kingdom instead of ourselves.

    Bring in the Fruit! Matthew 21:33-46 August 10, 2008 Introduction We continue our walk through the gospel according to Matthew, and even though it’s only Tuesday, Jesus finds Himself in the thick of some controversy. The religious leaders are really coming after Him – challenging His words, ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan