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  • Owen Bourgaize avatar

    The Wise And Foolish Virgins Series

    Contributed by Owen Bourgaize on Apr 23, 2009
    based on 13 ratings
     | 34,850 views

    The parable illustrates the Second Coming of Jesus as being Certain, Joyful Delayed and Decisive with the Foolish virgins excluded from the Banquet with no oil of the Spirit but the Wise receiving eternal bliss in Christ.

    THE WISE AND FOOLISH VIRGINS The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins is one of the best known of the parables of Jesus. It’s one of series of stories that our Lord told as He neared the end of His ministry in connection with His Second Advent, the end of the Day of Grace, each of them a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Are We Going To Do

    Contributed by Craig Condon on Apr 23, 2015
     | 7,422 views

    We need to be more like the disciple Andrew, who, while he didn't write any of the books in the Bible, led people to Jesus - people like Simon Peter and the boy in the parable of the loaves and fish. Following Jesus is the source of our power to change.

    An honest man was being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the traffic light turned yellow just in front of him. The man did the right thing stopping at the crosswalk even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Holy Day Inn Keeper Series

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Dec 8, 2001
    based on 48 ratings
     | 5,980 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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    Words Of Life Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Sep 15, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
     | 14,652 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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    Risky Business

    Contributed by Eric Ferguson on May 21, 2008
    based on 8 ratings
     | 5,929 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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    The Life That Stands Through A Storm

    Contributed by Gordon Weatherby on May 6, 2013
    based on 4 ratings
     | 17,069 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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    Son, Come In The House

    Contributed by Ron Freeman, Evangelist on Nov 8, 2015
    based on 37 ratings
     | 9,084 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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    Wheat And Weeds

    Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Jun 21, 2020
     | 6,014 views

    Why is there evil in the world? The world is a mixture of good and evil. Let’s discuss the Parable of the Wheat and Weeds in Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43.

    Why is there evil in the world? The world is a mixture of good and evil. Let’s discuss the Parable of the Wheat and Weeds in Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Sower, The Seed & The Soil

    Contributed by Scott Bayles on Apr 18, 2009
    based on 9 ratings
     | 9,826 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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    It's Our Choice

    Contributed by Charles Mallory on Sep 23, 2022
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,645 views

    Looking at the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus, we see how costly it is to be focused only on "self" and not be mindful to be preparing our soul for eternity.

    THOMAS HOOKER, THE GREAT PURITAN LEADER AND FOUNDER OF THE COLONY OF CONNETICUT, ONCE WROTE THIS OF HELL: “CONCEIVE THIS MUCH, IF ALL THE DISEASES IN THE WORLD DID SEIZE ON ONE MAN, AND IF ALL THE TORMENT THAT ALL THE TYRANTS OF THE WORLD COULD DEVISE, WERE CAST AGAINST HIM; AND IF ALL THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Free Methodist

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    Sermon # 5 - How Can We Be Saved? Series

    Contributed by Andrew Dixon on Feb 6, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,771 views

    Do you want to be saved and be sure that eternal life is yours? As we look at the Parable of the Good Samaritan in different light, we will receive an answer to that question.

    We read in Acts 2:47, “every day the Lord was adding to their number those being saved.” (TLV) As we study the latter part of Acts 2:47 we take special note of the fact “that every day the Lord was adding to their numbers those being saved.” Firstly it was the Lord Himself who adding the people ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

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    Separating Sheep From Goats Premium Sermon

    Contributed by PRO Premium on Nov 30, 2023
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,085 views

    This sermon explores the Parable of the Sheep and Goats in Matthew's gospel, suggesting that it represents not the "End Times" but the inauguration of the Kingdom of God through Jesus' death, resurrection, and ascension.

    Much has been written on the phrase “Son of Man,” since it is Jesus’s primary self-designation in the Synoptic Gospels — 30 times in Matthew, 14 in Mark, 25 in Luke. But it is even prominent in John — where Jesus uses other self-designations, most notably the “I am” sayings — appearing 13 times in ...read more

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    Go! And Trust What You Have Heard Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Dec 3, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 192 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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    Rich Man And Lazarus PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Sep 26, 2023
    based on 3 ratings
     | 1,062 views

    Explore the hard truths about the reality of Hell, the consequences of greed, and the urgency of repentance, as illustrated in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31.

    Good morning, Church family. We're diving deep today into a passage that really hits hard - Luke 16:19-31. You know, Watchman Nee once said, "One gains by losing self for others and not by hoarding for oneself." We're going to unpack that today, as we talk about the reality of Hell, the ...read more

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    Incredible Invisible

    Contributed by Maurice Mccarthy on Aug 24, 2022
     | 2,036 views

    Jesus used several illustrations about seeds to teach important truths on how his kingdom works. Today we will look at a parable that teaches His Kingdom has Incredible Growth and Invisible Increase.

    Invisible Incredible PPT 1 Message Title Incredible Growth, Invisible Increase Jesus used several illustrations about seeds to teach important truths on how his kingdom works. Today we will look at a parable that teaches His Kingdom has Incredible Growth and Invisible Increase. I believe this ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal