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    The Day God Ran Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,454 views

    Parables for Seekers, Pt. 5

    THE DAY GOD RAN (LUKE 15:11-32) I was not fond of popular but controversial Hong Kong actor and singer Leslie Cheung in his prime; I was a fan of Alan Tam! To me, Alan sings; Leslie whispers. Alan’s songs were melodious; Leslie’s were tuneless. Their loyal and fierce fans heckled each other’s idol ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    You Only Live Once Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 12,063 views

    Parables for Seekers, Pt. 6

    YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE (LUKE 16:19-31) A Sunday school teacher told his class the story of the rich man and Lazarus. He explained that the wealthy man had wonderful clothes, lived in luxury and had all the food he could eat; but he had no compassion for the beggar, who longed for a few crumbs from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    You Are Hired! Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,119 views

    Parables for Seekers, Pt. 7

    YOU ARE HIRED! (MATTHEW 20:1-16) The economic crisis at the turn of the 21st century that hit the airline industry reflects the cost of doing business. United Airlines and Continental Airlines filed for bankruptcy and American Airlines avoided bankruptcy after the union gave back $1.62 billion in ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Pay Up Or Pack Up Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 4,729 views

    Parables for Seekers, Pt. 8

    PAY UP OR PACK UP (MATTHEW 21:32-46) US News and World Report (3/31/97) polled 1,000 people several years ago on who they thought were people “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to go to heaven. The person most likely to go to heaven was none other than Mother Teresa, who garnered 79% of the votes. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Buy Oil While The Sun Shines Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 17 ratings
     | 8,554 views

    Parables for Seekers, Pt. 9

    BUY OIL WHILE THE SUN SHINES (MATTHEW 25:1-13) A good friend called me shortly on the Saturday afternoon exactly a week before the day of my wedding. He asked hesitatingly, “What are you doing?” I sensed something was not right and asked him what he meant. After a brief pause, he asked meekly: ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Harvest At The End Of The Age Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 6,839 views

    Parables for Stewards, Pt. 1

    THE HARVEST AT THE END OF THE AGE (MATTHEW 13:24-43) One summer (2007), Pastor Michael, a Chinese missionary with our denomination, was on furlough from his work in Peru. He and his wife decided to visit Los Angeles area pastors to share about their work with coworkers and friends they often see at ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    To Forgive Is Human Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
     | 2,865 views

    Parables for Stewards, Pt. 2

    TO FORGIVE IS HUMAN (MATTHEW 18:21-35) Some officers during the Korean War rented a house for themselves and hired a Korean houseboy to work for them. He was a cheerful, happy soul, and they were young and had a lot of fun playing tricks on him. The officers would nail his shoes to the floor, and ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Hero Without Borders Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
     | 3,047 views

    Parables for Stewards, Pt. 3

    HERO WITHOUT BORDERS (LUKE 10:25-37) A few years ago I saw a truck in front of me roaring fiercely about to turn the corner onto the freeway ramp. In the driver’s seat of the humongous truck was a man in his late 20s, ramming his engine and blasting his stereo. The guy had dark glasses and a black ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    To Be Or Not To Be? Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,296 views

    Parables for Stewards, Pt. 4

    TO BE OR NOT TO BE? (LUKE 13:6-9) The fig is highly valued not only by the Jews but also her neighbors (Ps 105:33). The Israelites were promised fig trees in the Promised Land (Deut 8:8). In Palestine and other warm climates the fig yields two crops annually- one about June and one about August. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Not Business As Usual Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
     | 4,106 views

    Parables for Stewards, Pt. 5

    NOT BUSINESS AS USUAL (LUKE 16:1-12) I searched the web for what makes a good hire and what makes a bad hire to the following quotes: “A good hire is hard to find.” “Making a good hire is important, keeping a good hire is far more important.” The cost of making a good hire is high; the cost of ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Cry Of My Heart Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,560 views

    Parables for Stewards, Pt. 6

    THE CRY OF MY HEART (LUKE 18:1-8) Prayer is a way of life and inseparable from life for most people. A Newsweek poll several years ago (“Is God Listening?” Newsweek 3/31/97) indicated that 54% of those the magazine surveyed prayed on a daily basis - 25% said they pray to God once a day and 29% ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Sour And Sweet Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 22, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,488 views

    Parables for Stewards, Pt. 7

    SOUR AND SWEET (MATTHEW 21:28-32) More than a decade ago, Robert Haft trumpeted this famous commercial to financial success: “If you paid full price, you didn’t buy it at Crown Books.” Robert was the son and heir apparent of the Dart Group founder, Herbert Haft, who made his fortune in real estate ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    He Taught Them Many Parables… (The Parable Of The Ten Virgins) # 14

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 14, 2022
     | 3,422 views

    In weddings today, you can depend on something going wrong almost every time!

    Every young girl has this deep wonderful desire to have the perfect wedding. I do not want to crush these desires for these young ladies, but I do not believe there is such a thing as a perfect wedding. That is, you can: • Bring the pros in to conduct the wedding • Spend thousands of dollars on ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    He Taught Them Many Parables… (The Parable Of The Two Builders) # 6

    Contributed by Dr. Odell Belger on Apr 15, 2022
     | 1,931 views

    Often, on the national television news, we see a report that deals with some hurricane or tornado that struck a certain region in the United States.

    They show us miles and miles of homes that have been scattered like trash from a trash can that has been turned over, and the wind is blowing the trash everywhere. When these storms strike, the first buildings that are destroyed are those that were built by contractors who were bad builders. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Why Did Jesus Teach In Parables?

    Contributed by William Mouser on Jul 24, 2005
    based on 8 ratings
     | 8,447 views

    By teaching in parables, Jesus simultaneously revealed truths to his disciples, and concealed truth about himself from those whose hardened hearts had already rejected it.

    Isaiah 6:1-10, Romans 11:1-11, Matt. 13:1-3, 10-16 Why Parables? In preparation for today’s homily, I went to Amazon on the internet and punched up all the titles they had with the word “parable” in them. I got about a thousand hits. Next, I requested a listing of all the titles they had ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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