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  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    Words Of Life Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 14,787 views

    #8 in Proverbs & Parables series Proverbs 16:20-24 The words we speak are a life and death issue. DRAMA: A GOOD WORD incorporated into sermon

    Words of Life Proverbs 16 SCRIPTURE READING: Proverbs 16:20-24 INTRODUCTION: According to some statistics I read, the average person spends one-fifth of his or her life talking. In fact, if all of our words were put into print, the result would be this: The words from a single day would fill a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Growing Seed Series

    Contributed by Eric Carey-Holt on Feb 19, 2003
    based on 43 ratings
     | 18,562 views

    So what does this parable reveal about the Kingdom of God. It describes how the Word of God produces fruit (i.e., how the kingdom grows)

    THE GROWING SEED—Mark 4:26-29 TEXT He also said, "This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain--first the stalk, then the ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Holy Day Inn Keeper Series

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Dec 8, 2001
    based on 48 ratings
     | 6,003 views

    Christmas Eve parable/sermon featuring the first ever Christmas letter written by an ancient inn keeper, and recently rediscovered in the Stockholm University Library archives.

    "She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger because there was no room in the village inn." (Luke 2:7, NLT)" Over the years various traditions have developed around the innkeeper and we’ve imagined quite a bit about him. Often we’ve thought of him as a ...read more

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    Denomination: *other

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    The Sower, The Seed & The Soil

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Apr 18, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,856 views

    This sermon is based on the parable of the four soils and is intended to enourage believers to share their faith in Jesus. It is expository and alliterated with Power Point available, just email me.

    THE SOWER, THE SEED AND THE SOIL Scott Bayles, pastor First Christian Church, Rosiclare, Illinois In 1886, after the state of Georgia passed prohibition laws, a young man name John Pemberton invented a carbonated non-alcoholic beverage which he thought would appeal to Americans given the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Risky Business

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 21, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,944 views

    What are you willing to risk in using your talents for God? Discover six ways on how to become the servant that multiplied the talents the most in Jesus’ parable.

    What was the riskiest stunt you ever pulled off as a kid? Was it pedaling down the street in your banana seat bicycle as fast as you can and careful hold the handle bars still as you drove up on the ramp and sailed into the air for a brief moment into what seemed like infinity? Or was is risking ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Fruitfulness

    Contributed by Charles Holt on Mar 1, 2008
    based on 16 ratings
     | 53,463 views

    We all know the Psalm 1 and John 15 passages on fruitfulness but Jesus gives us a deeper insight on this subject from a dynamic parable in Luke.

    Charles W. Holt cholt@gt.rr.com Community of Grace Vinton, LA Feb. 17, 2008 FRUITFULNESS (A definition: fruit·ful ( fr›t“f…l) adj. 1. a. Producing fruit. 2. Producing something in abundance;. 3. Producing results; profitable. See note at fertile (American Heritage Dictionary) I want us to read ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    The Life That Stands Through A Storm

    Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on May 6, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,152 views

    This is a message based on Jesus' parable of the Wise and foolish Builders. Anything less than Jesus Christ, and the word of God to build our lives on will fail us.

    *THE LIFE THAT STANDS THROUGH A STORM* Matthew 7:24-27 Dorn Ridge & York Manor February 26, 2012 (Perhaps a quarter of this message originated with another contributor.) INTRODUCTION: 1.) Jesus was the great illustrator, and one of the places this is clearly seen are in His parables. A.) ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Eyes, Ears And Heart

    Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Jun 19, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 5,875 views

    Through Jesus Parables we will be given “knowledge of the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven” not the kingdom of this earth. The knowledge that will be imparted to us will come from the Lamb of God Himself.

    Eyes, Ears and Heart Matthew 13:1-23 NIV Last year our Sunday messages went through a series of topics on a closer walk with God that taught us how to be better disciples of Jesus. You may or may not have realized it but for 30 weeks that is what I spoke about. It was my prayer that these ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Barren Fig Tree Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Sep 24, 2017
     | 19,547 views

    "Except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.” Now, with this parable He reinforces the warning. It primarily refers to the nation of Israel and the Jewish people.

    Judea Barren Fig Tree Luke 13:6-9 Our Lord also gave us this parable about a certain man that had a fig tree planted in his vineyard. This parable is found only in Luke, but both here and in the miraculous cursing of the fig tree in Matthew 21:18–21, the tree seems to stand for Israel. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Son, Come In The House

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Nov 8, 2015
    based on 37 ratings
     | 9,118 views

    To establish it is our decision as a result of God’s goodness to come into His house. This parable rebukes the Pharisees and scribes for their self-righteousness and despite for others.

    INTRODUCTION Outline. 1. The Father’s Resilience 2. The Younger Son’s Restoration 3. The Elder Son’s Rejection Remarks. 1. In our lesson today we are going to be discussing this theme: “Son, Come in the House.” The part of Los Angeles where I was raised, we would ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Sermon National Day Of Prayer - Be Persistent In Prayer

    Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on May 6, 2024
     | 1,100 views

    We must persist in prayer while dealing with unjust systems, prejudice, and hostility in our present world. What does the parable in Luke 18 mean?

    Sermon – Be Persistent in Prayer Scripture - Luke 18:1-8 “One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. “There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. A widow of that city came to him repeatedly, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Go! And Trust What You Have Heard Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 3, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 226 views

    How did the Gospel writers — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John — recorded the teachings, miracles, parables, conversations, emotions, prayers, and actions of Jesus with breathtaking accuracy.

    Go! And Trust What You Have Heard How the Gospel Writers Knew What Jesus Did and Said INTRODUCTION If someone today claimed to remember every word spoken by a friend three years ago, we would raise an eyebrow. We forget what we said yesterday, never mind three years ago! And yet the Gospel ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    The Lesson "ears To Hear" Teaches Us

    Contributed by Barry O Johnson on Aug 8, 2023
     | 1,863 views

    "He that ears to hear, let him hear.” Why did Jesus say this about the purpose of parables and what does it mean for us today?

    I am going to open the message with the first part of John 16:13 from the Amplified Bible. “But when He, the Spirit of Truth (the Truth-giving spirit) comes, He will guide you into all the Truth (the whole, full Truth).” During the Last Supper, which is recorded in John chapters 13 through 17, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Lost Sons - Part 1 Series

    Contributed by Stephen Belokur on Aug 9, 2019
     | 4,080 views

    In this two part sermon series we will be taking a look at what is normally called the parable of the Prodigal Son. This sermon looks at the part involving the younger son.

    The Lost Sons (Part 1) Please stand as we read our newest memory Scripture together … John 14:23-24 “Jesus said, ‘If anyone loves Me, he will obey My teaching. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make our home with him. “He who does not love Me will not obey My teaching. ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • ralph juthman avatar

    What Makes God Smile

    Contributed by Ralph Juthman on Mar 8, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 11,462 views

    jesus told three parables, each revealing the Fathers heart. The one message from each stroy is that God rejoices when a child returns home.

    WHAT MAKES GOD SMILE Luke 15:1-32 INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION There is a story of an old bag lady that was saved while attending a Billy Graham crusade. At the end of the service as he always does, Billy instructed the new believers to find a Bible believing church to attend. The woman, not knowing ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal