Sermons on Parable Of Dragnet:

What Will Your Answer Be?

Contributed by Melvin Newland on Nov 9, 2001

What is it that we all have that is exactly the same? How are we similar? There are a lot of areas where we are different. But how are we all the same?

MELVIN M. NEWLAND, MINISTER RIDGE CHAPEL, KANSAS, OK (Revised: 2011) A. In Luke 19:11 27 Jesus tells a familiar parable, & for that reason I hesitate because when you talk about something familiar, people tend not to listen. They think, "I already know all about that." ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:11-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Helping Hands Series

Contributed by Michael Mccartney on Nov 5, 2014

Let’s look a little deeper at our parable today and Jesus’ message about what it means to love our neighbors! Let’s look at the characters in this short story - giant idea parable and learn something about doing the right thing even if it costs you something in return

Opening Video Illustration: What if? (3 min) Theme: Time Management “God created me—and you—to live with a single, all-embracing, all-transforming passion—namely, a passion to glorify God by enjoying and displaying his supreme excellence in all the spheres of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:25-37

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Tilling The Soil Series

Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 4, 2009

The parable of the seed and the sower is the parable of parables as it tells the parables, explains it, and explains why Jesus uses parables. This week: we focus on why parables?

Parables of Jesus Tilling the Soul Soil Matthew 13:3-23 May 3, 2009 This week we will start looking at the parable of the seed and the sower. This parable is found in all three of the similar gospel accounts—Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Although they all are similar, there are some differences. I’ve ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-23

Denomination: Church Of God

The Parable Of A Woman Nick Named Y.a.m.

Contributed by Carolyn Malaika Foster-Brooks on Aug 19, 2002

A sermon of encouragement for women who are feeling unworthy and have low self-esteem.

Evangelist Carolyn Malaika Foster-Brooks The Ministry of S.A.R.A.H. (Serenity*Atonement*Restoration & Healing) Lyons, Georgia Prayer- Dear Father in Heaven- We woke up this morning thanking You once more for your goodness. Whatever problems we faced yesterday are a part of our past and we can’t ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-19, Psalm 139:1-14

Denomination: Baptist

Keys To Successful Evangelism : From The Parable Of The Good Samaritan

Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Oct 20, 2001

This is a sermon on the keys to successful evangelism based on the truths drawn from the parable of the Good Samaritan

KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL EVANGELISM : FROM THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN OUTLINE 1.VISION 2.COMPASSION 3.ASSOCIATION 4.UNCTION 5.PURIFICATION 6.CONTINUATION 7.PROVISION THE MESSAGE KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL EVANGELISM : FROM THE PARABLE OF THE GOOD SAMARITAN 1) VISION: The Good Samaritan ’SAW’ the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 10:29-37

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Man God Called A Fool - The Parable Of The Rich Fool Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Sep 13, 2004

In the Parable of the Rich Fool the Lord gives us five reasons that show us how foolish this man and his way of thinking was!

“The Stories that Jesus Told” Sermon # 5 “The Man God Called A Fool” or The Parable of the Rich Fool Luke 12: 13-24 This morning we are beginning Stewardship month here at First Baptist Church. In ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-24

Denomination: Baptist

The Parable Of The Two Sons (Matthew 21:28-31)

Contributed by David Smith on Nov 13, 2007

A man had two sons, and I bet he wished he’d had more daughters! ...

Jesus said "What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, ’Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ He answered, ’I will not’; but later he changed his mind and went. The father went to the second and said the same; and he answered, ’I go, sir’; but he did not go. Which of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:28-31

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

0302 Pre-Lent Ii (Sexagesima): Parable Of The Sower Series

Contributed by Mark Woolsey on Jan 28, 2008

Exegesis of the Parable of the Sower. How does one aquire "good soil"?

Sermon: Parable of the Sower Text: Luke 8:4-15, II Cor 11:19-31 Occasion: Sexagesima Who: Mark Woolsey When: Sunday, Jan 27, 2007 Where: Providence Reformed Episcopal Church Luke 8:4-15, NKJV: "A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:4-15

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

The Parable Of The Sower. The Seed In Your Life, Where Is It Falling? Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Aug 10, 2009

Last of a serires of three on Jesus, parables

Sermon 090709. The parable of the sower. The Salvation Army’s first doctrine is, “We believe that the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were given by inspiration of God, and that they only constitute the Divine rule of Christian faith and practice.” (General discussion ...read more

Scripture: Luke 8:1-15

Denomination: Salvation Army

Luke 12:13-21 Parable Of The Rich Fool

Contributed by William D. Brown on Apr 1, 2011

Let me say to begin with, that a parable is an earthly story to illustrate a heavenly truth, and we’re about to read the account of Jesus giving this parable to do with COVETOUSNESS to a great multitude of people that had gathered together, and there was

LUKE 12:13-21 PARABLE OF THE RICH FOOL 4-2-11 Let me say to begin with, that a parable is an earthly story to illustrate a heavenly truth, and we’re about to read the account of Jesus giving this parable to do with COVETOUSNESS to a great multitude of people that ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Baptist

The Banquet For The King's Son: Who Am I In The Parable?

Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 5, 2012

We need to ask ourselves a question: Who am I, who are you in this parable of Jesus? The answer has an important bearing on what we do about it ...

During the summer some friends from Hampshire (Bethany and David) asked Moira and I to keep free Thursday 29 August 2013 for their wedding. The date is firmly in the diary and I’m looking forward to conducting the ceremony. They’ve also asked lots of other friends and family to keep the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Anglican

A Gracious Master / The Meaning Behind The Parable Of The Unjust Manager

Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Sep 22, 2013

This parable is deeply embedded in Middle Eastern tradition and culture, and it is to that culture that interpreters should turn.

By the fourth century the parable of the unjust manager ..... which we read today ...... and the parable of the prodigal son were separated by ..... a chapter division. If the monks who established those divisions ...... had kept the two parables in the same chapter, ....... The entire history of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:13-19, Luke 16:1-13

Denomination: Anglican

"Parable Of The Toy Story(Much More Than A Toy)” Series

Contributed by Bubot Parago on Jun 26, 2018

In Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear is given to a boy named Andy Davis from his mother as a birthday present. He also believes that he is a real space ranger,rather than a toy. Buzz Lightyear quickly becomes Andy's favorite toy. There is a great similarity to us

Introduction: Inspiration and Similarity: In Toy Story, Buzz Lightyear is given to a boy named Andy Davis from his mother as a birthday present. He also believes that he is a real space ranger, rather than a toy. Buzz Lightyear quickly becomes Andy's favorite toy, making Andy's original favorite ...read more

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Parable Of The Unforgiving Servant: The Power Of Forgiveness, The Danger Of Unforgiveness

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 2, 2022

So today we come to the parable of the unforgiving servant. The central topic being, forgiveness, and the power of forgiveness.

"In "The Christian Leader," Don Ratzlaff retells a story Vernon Grounds came across in Ernest Gordon's Miracle on the River Kwai. The Scottish soldiers, forced by their Japanese captors to labor on a jungle railroad, had degenerated to barbarous behavior, but one afternoon ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Salvation Army

The Parables Of Jesus: The Lost Sheep & The Lost Coin Series

Contributed by Justin Steckbauer on Apr 15, 2022

Time and again in the New Testament we see Jesus sharing parables and stories related to shepherds and sheep. It’s very very common. From psalm 23, talking about the rod and staff of the shepherd, to Jesus calling himself “the gate for the sheep” it’s throughout the scriptures.

“Dr. Andrew Bonar told me how, in the Highlands of Scotland, a sheep would often wander off into the rocks and get into places that they couldn't get out of. The grass on these mountains is very sweet and the sheep like it, and they will jump down ten or twelve feet, and then they can't ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:1-10

Denomination: Salvation Army