Sermons on Parable Of Leaven:

Parable Of The Generous Landowner Series

Contributed by Dan Raymond on Dec 7, 2015

Since when does it make sense to pay the guys hired at the last hour the same as those hired at the beginning of the day. This is the 1st of 4 sermon that consider the astounding mathematics of grace.

Introduction Aeneas’ eyes snapped open from his deep sleep. He could hear the desert winds relentlessly blowing the trees outside and whistle through the cracks and crevices of the house. Years of working as a day laborer in the vineyards taught him what these winds meant. It was the time of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Christian Church

Parable Of The Mustard Seed

Contributed by David Henderson on Dec 22, 2015

To get a better understanding of what this story teaches, I am going to take this apple, cut it open, and take out the seeds. There are five seeds in my apple. Now, imagine that we planted these seeds and each grew into an apple tree. How many apples do you think each tree might grow/produce?

Parable of the Mustard Seed Mark 4:30-32 Living Bible (TLB) 30 Jesus asked, “How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story shall I use to illustrate it? 31-32. It is like a tiny mustard seed! Though this is one of the smallest of seeds, yet it grows to become one of the largest of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:30-32

Denomination: Baptist

Parable Of The Lost Sheep

Contributed by David Henderson on Dec 22, 2015

That reminds me of a lesson that Jesus taught. These people who all went to church were saying that Jesus was hanging out with people who were sinners. Well we all are.

How many of you collect something? I collect sports stuff. This is an old helmet. I collect eagles. This is one of them. When I was your age I collected baseball cards until my mother threw them all away. What do you collect? Have you ever collected anything? Our children used to collect ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:3-7

Denomination: Baptist

The Parable Of The Dishonest Manager Series

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Apr 11, 2015

The parable of the dishonest manager in Luke 16:1-13 teaches us about the proper attitude toward possessions.

Scripture For the past few weeks we have been studying chapter 15 in The Gospel of Luke. Today we begin studying chapter 16. Luke turned his attention from God’s joy over finding lost sinners to another issue of Christian discipleship: possessions. Luke began chapter 16 with the parable of ...read more

Scripture: Luke 16:1-13

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Parable Of The Wedding Banquet

Contributed by Gordon Curley on Apr 26, 2015

The Parable of the Wedding Banquet - PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request – email: gcurley@gcurley.info

SERMON OUTLINE: The Wedding (vs 2&4) The First Invited Guests (vs 3&4) The Other Invited Guests (vs 8-10) The Gate Crasher (vs 11-14) SERMON BODY Ill: Can you guess the couples from their wedding photos quiz • Andy Murray & Kim Sears • Elvis Presley & Priscilla Ann ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Brethren

The Parable Of The Rich Fool

Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Mar 19, 2018

Parables are easy to understand but hard to live.

The Parable of the Rich Fool Luke 12:13-21 There is nothing like a simple store to illustrate a point. We gravitate to storytellers, and Jesus was a master of the story, in particular the parable. They are stories from everyday life. This makes them easy to understand. One does not need to go into ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-21

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Kingdom Parables 1 Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jul 25, 2018

First of 5 messages exploring the parables related to the Kingdom.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Parables of the Kingdom” Review Jesus told parables or made up stories to illustrate spiritual truth in terms that people could instantly relate both emotionally and intellectually. The Parable of the Good Samaritan reminded us that we demonstrate ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9, Matthew 25:1-13, Matthew 5:19-20

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Kingdom Parables 2 Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jul 25, 2018

message 2 of 5 exploring the kingdom parables.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Parables of the Kingdom” Part Two Review Parables are stories made up from practical everyday happenings that graphically illustrate some spiritual truth vital for kingdom living. Today’s message continues our of the kingdom parables. God rules His ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30, Romans 10:8-13

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Kingdom Parables 3 Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jul 25, 2018

Message 3 of 5 on the kindgom parables.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Parables of the Kingdom” Part three Review Through the summer we have examined some of the parables of Jesus. Parables are stories made up out of practical everyday happenings that graphically illustrate some spiritual truth vital for kingdom living. ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Kingdom Parables 4 Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jul 25, 2018

Message 4 of 5 exploring the parables of the kingdom

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Parables of the Kingdom” Part Four Review Through the summer we have examined some of the parables of Jesus. Parables are stories made up out of practical everyday happenings that graphically illustrate some spiritual truth vital for kingdom ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 1:13-20

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Kingdom Parables 5 Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jul 25, 2018

Last of 5 messages on the parables of the kingdom.

Chico Alliance Church Pastor David Welch “Parables of the Kingdom” Part Five I. The Kingdom is open to all but not accepted by all A. Parable of the Wedding feast – some refuse to accept the invitation B. Parable of the Sower – some refuse to assimilate kingdom truth So open your heart ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 19:24-30, 2 Corinthians 5:9-10

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Parable Of The Inner Light

Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 9, 2013

My relationship to God is more than and deeper than all of the elements of religion together. In fact, religion can get in my way of really knowing God.

No other time in history has there been such advancements in technology. Our communications have never been better and yet… People are father apart today than any time in history. It would be hard to imagine another time in history when people were more confused, morally, emotionally, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:33-38

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Parable Of The Rich Fool

Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 10, 2013

Covetousness will cause a person to implode, from which few people survive.

Recently, an elderly woman here in Florida won the $600 million lottery. I am happy for her and diligently looking into my family tree to see if I might not be a distant relative. I was thinking about this and wondering how many people contributed to this lottery to bring it up to the $600 million ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:13-34

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Parable Of The Diligent Servant

Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 15, 2013

If I am going to be faithful to the Lord in my service, I must be adequately prepared and the preparation is my responsibility.

Everybody in the world has been fascinated by the court case here in Florida. The whole world is focused upon this case anxiously awaiting the outcome. The attorneys on both sides have laid out their case for the jury to make a decision. You can be sure that the lawyers on both sides vigorously ...read more

Scripture: Luke 12:35-48

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

The Parable Of The Growing Seed Series

Contributed by Andrew Moffatt on Jul 26, 2013

Yip God is at work, the citizens of his kingdom are at work. What part do we play in Kingdom growth. A short sermon that leaves the listener thinking I hope.

The Parable of the growing seed Mark 4:26-29 This wee parable is actually about ‘us’ and it’s about the kingdom of God – the reign of God in our lives. It speaks about how by ourselves we are helpless. The farmer plants the seed, but he is not the mechanism behind its ...read more

Scripture: Mark 4:26-29

Denomination: Salvation Army