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The Parables Of The Talents And Pounds Series

Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Aug 26, 2005

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Jesus used the Parables of The Talents and The Pounds to teach His followers of the Kingdom of God - of its Coming, postponed in all its fulness until His Return, but in the meantime, Waiting and Working for it, and Accountability for what we do for it.

When Jesus walked the highways and byways of the land of Israel preaching the coming Kingdom of God he caused quite a stir. The religious establishment were generally suspicious and increasingly hostile to His message. His reception by what were known as the ‘common people’ was quite different. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:14-30

Denomination: Baptist

The Sandwich Sign Parable

Contributed by George Crumbly on Sep 6, 2005

based on 27 ratings

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To encourage the church to be the watchmen God has called us to be

THE PARABLE OF THE SANDWICH SIGN by George Crumbly Ezekiel 3:17-21 Sunday AM July 1, 2001 Sheridan, Arkansas (This story was taken from a chapter in Max Lucado’s book "A Gentle Thunder" a very interesting story.) One of the most important jobs you & I have as Christians? To WARN the wicked, to ...read more

Scripture: Ezekiel 3:17-21

Denomination: Methodist

The Parable Of The Two Sons

Contributed by Todd Kornahrens on Sep 23, 2005

based on 18 ratings

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With God it is better late than never.

The parable Jesus shares in today’s Gospel lesson proves the old adage better late than never We find Jesus once again in a debate with the Pharisees over Christ’s authority For centuries the Pharisees ran the Church as an elites social organization rather than the loving body ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:23-32

Denomination: Lutheran

The Parable Of The Ten Virgins

Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 20, 2006

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The Parable of the Ten Virgins gives us excellent insight into the condition of many of today’s churches.

THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS 1 "Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 "Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 "Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 "but the wise took ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13

Denomination: Baptist

Parable Of The Tares - 2 Series

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Mar 2, 2005

based on 11 ratings

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What is the source of Evil in the world? Jesus gives His answer in the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares

Living Under Grace – 4 – Parable of the Tares - 2 Recently visiting my mother’s congregation • I was asked this question about the tsunami tragedy by an older member of the congregation • Do you think because of the high number of casualties in Ache that God had singled out the Moslems for ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Christian Church

Parable Of Two Sons

Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Sep 29, 2005

based on 9 ratings

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who did the right thing

The Parable of Two Sons Jesus told some of the greatest stories ever told, we call his stories parables. In Matthew 21:28-32 we have two sons who were asked by their father to work in his vineyard, one said, “ Dad, I am not going to go out in that hot sun, forget it,” the other son said, “ sure ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:28-32

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Parable Of The Wedding Feast

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 8, 2005

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The Kingdom of Heaven is like a wedding feast - is this an image that strikes a chord with you?

The Parable of the Banquet Mt 22.1-14 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet 1Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2"The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3He sent his servants to those who had been invited to the banquet to tell them to come, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 22:1-14

Denomination: Anglican

The Parable Of The Father's Heart

Contributed by Colin Coombs on Oct 22, 2005

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The heart of God is revealed in this wonderful parable, as H e reaches out to those who have gone astray.

THE PARABLE OF THE FATHER’S HEART Luke 15:11 - 32 1. THE FATHER’S WEALTH WEALTH IN HIS FAMILY - Two Sons WEALTH IN HIS POSSESSIONS - Servants and property 11 ¶ Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Parable Of The Friend In Need

Contributed by Troy Borst on Oct 31, 2005

based on 17 ratings

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Jesus is teaching about prayer and this parable is meant as an illustration and as insight into prayer. Jesus teaches us two lessons in regards to prayer in this passage. First, we must be persistent in prayer. Second, we may be the answer to prayer.

PARABLE OF THE FRIEND IN NEED LUKE 11:5-13 INTRODUCTION I read a story once, and I do not remember where I read it, about a small Oklahoma town that had two churches and one distillery. Members of both churches complained that the distillery was giving the community a bad image. And to make ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:5-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Parable Of The Eccentric Employer

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Sep 19, 2002

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God will supply our need not our greed

Saxlingham/Field Dalling 22-09-02 Parable of the The Eccentric Employer Mt. 20:1-16 F.W. Beare has rightly called this parable, the Parable of the Eccentric Employer Who in their right mind pays someone who has only worked one hour the same as he pays someone who has done ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16

Denomination: Anglican

Parable Of The Tares - 1 Series

Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Feb 7, 2005

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The advice Jesus gives in this parable about what to do with evil is so different from what we would expect

Living Under Grace – 3 – Parable of the Wheat and the Tares - 1 Half acre of 6 foot high thistles in the paddock • You won’t believe the nice clean solution I came up with to get rid of those thistles – run the trail bike through them to create a path so I could walk through and spray them • Got ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30

Denomination: Christian Church

Parable Of The Wheat And Darnel

Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 7, 2006

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Wheat or Darnel - what grabs your attention?

Harvest Festival 2006 Christian and Susannah – pastors from Ransdorf, just outside Berlin in Germany have been staying with us this weekend. And at breakafast yesterday we spoke about about their “Harvest Festival” in Germany And the German word for “Harvest Festival” is “Erntedankfest” which ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-30

Denomination: Anglican

The "Parable Of The Unforgiving Servant” Series

Contributed by John Hamby on Oct 21, 2004

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# 9 in a series on the "The Stories That Jesus Told" - The Parables. This sermon examines the cost of unforgiveness in our lives.

The Stories That Jesus Told Sermon # 9 “Parable of The Unforgiving Servant” or “The World’s Worst Prison” Matthew 18:21-35 “One of my favorite stories concerns a man who was bitten by a dog, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Baptist

The Parable Of The Two Sons Series

Contributed by Matthew Stoll on Mar 29, 2007

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God’s love for the wayward and lost and his desire for all of his children to return to him and live as children of God.

Have you ever lost anything valuable to you before? Perhaps you have lost your keys, wallet or purse, or something even more valuable? [Prompt the congregation for items they have lost]. If you have lost something of value you know the feeling of panic. You know how desperately you search for ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: Methodist

Parable Of The Unjust Judge Series

Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Apr 4, 2007

based on 45 ratings

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Includes info. on "Jessica’s Law", child predators, lenient judges, and some powerful spiritual lessons Jesus taught about His Father and about prayer. Link included to formatted text, audio, and PowerPoint Template.

Parable of the Unjust Judge Luke 18:1-8 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/UnjustJudge.html Bad judges have highlighted the news more than ever the last few months as investigations into rulings doled out to child predators have revealed so many judges exercising extreme lenience that is not helping ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Baptist

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