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  • Gary Regazzoli avatar

    Parable Of The Workers In The Vineyard Series

    Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Aug 27, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 17,298 views

    This Parable shows how outrageous the grace of God is and no one is excluded without first being included

    Parable 14 - Laborers in the Vineyard When we were students in Los Angeles we used to go down to the beach with friends for a BBQ • at the time the big rage in drinks was wine-coolers • Being Australian and a little ignorant of brands in California, one day we bought a cheap bottle of wine from the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Parable Of The Fig Tree Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on Apr 24, 2024
    based on 1 rating
     | 2,184 views

    What does Jesus mean in the Parable of the Fig Tree

    Dr. Bradford Reaves CrossWay Christian Fellowship Hagerstown, MD www.mycrossway.org “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Claude Alexander avatar

    The Parable Of The Rich Fool Series

    Contributed by Claude Alexander on Dec 5, 2019
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,606 views

    The parable our Lord gave in Luke 12 is a parable that serves as a warning to each and every one of us.

    The Parable of the rich fool Luke 12 : 13 -21 Don't Be A Fool The parable our Lord gave in Luke 12 is a parable that serves as a warning to each and every one of us. The warning is this:. Don’t come to the end of your life only to find out that you have wasted it on things that count for ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Tilling The Soil Series

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on May 4, 2009
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     | 7,564 views

    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

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Mike Hays avatar

    The Parable Of The Tears And Cheers

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Nov 15, 2000
    based on 87 ratings
     | 7,647 views

    Easter sermon

    The Parade of Tears and Cheers Luke 19:28-44 It was the day He had been waiting for since eternity began. The day that He would announce to the world that He was the Promised King. The day the world had been longing for throughout the ages. As Jesus began his route into the Holy City of ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    The Parable Of The Rich Man Series

    Contributed by Rodney V Johnson on Jul 16, 2025
     | 547 views

    This is a Bible study lesson, not a sermon. The Bible studies teach foundational truth that are designed to challenge, encourage and, most importantly, flame the fire of hunger in the Christian who wants to learn more about who they have become in Christ Jesus.

    The Parable of the Rich Man (Rev. Barry Johnson and Rev. Rodney Johnson) NOTE: New Light Faith Ministries and Barry Johnson Ministries, founded by Rodney V. Johnson and Barry O. Johnson, respectively, are partnering to offer Bible studies for Christians who are seeking to grow in their ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Parable Of The Pouting Son Series

    Contributed by David Dykes on Apr 4, 2003
    based on 254 ratings
     | 112,845 views

    This in-depth view of Prodigal Son parable focuses on the elder son and the bitterness and resentment he displayed upon his brother’s return and how we sometimes have the same inflated sense of goodness and faulty understanding of our Father’s grace.

    The Parable of the Pouting Son Luke 15:25-32 by David O. Dykes INTRODUCTION Over the last three weeks we have been looking at what has been called the Parable of the Prodigal Son. In this masterpiece, Jesus communicates several lessons. I believe the main point of this story is to show us what ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Warren Lamb avatar

    The Parable Of The Wheat And The Tares Series

    Contributed by Warren Lamb on Jun 23, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 7,094 views

    We are to be loving, kind and accepting of the people God places in our lives, even though we are to be discerning and unaccepting of their sinful choices. Yet, even in this, we are to do so in love. For we do not know where that person stands with God or

    The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like… – Part 2 The Parable Of The Wheat And The Tares Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Before we begin today, let’s make sure we are all clear about what a parable is and what the difference is between a parable and an allegory. Anyone care to give me their understanding of what a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    The Parable Of The Fig Tree PRO Sermon

    Contributed by Sermon Research Assistant on Oct 12, 2025
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     | 198 views

    God’s mercy invites us to repent, bear fruit through grace, and live ready for Christ’s return, trusting the Gardener’s patient, transforming work in us.

    Some mornings feel like a fresh page. The coffee is warm, the sky is kind, and the world seems willing to be gentle with you. Other mornings arrive like headlines—hard, heavy, and hurried—reminding us how fragile life can be. Jesus once stood with people who had fresh headlines on their hearts: a ...read more

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    Welcome Home Series

    Contributed by Mark Eberly on Apr 28, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 7,364 views

    This week we examine the parables of "lostness" focusing on the parable of "The Compassionate Father and His Two Lost Sons." While the prodigal son’s lostness is obvious, the elder son is lost in his own way as well.

    Parables of Jesus Welcome Home Luke 15:11-32 April 26, 2009 A family had put the carcass and scraps from their turkey dinner in a trash bag and set it outside next to the back steps intending to clean up and then put the bag in the can after making sure that nothing else needed to go in the bag. ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Philip Harrelson avatar

    A Parable For A Rebellious House

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Jan 5, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 14,139 views

    This is a message to begin the year with a call to repentance and spiritual consecration.

    Ezekiel 24:1-14 KJV Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying, [2] Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day. [3] And utter a ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Matthew Kratz avatar

    The Parable Of Costly Discipleship: Series

    Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jul 9, 2011
     | 7,559 views

    Assessing the cost of discipleship come through stories of 1) Construction Discipleship (Luke 14:28–30) 2) Conflict Discipleship (Luke 14:31–32) and 3) Chattel Discipleship (Luke 14:33)

    Canada’s first war in more than half a century ended at 11:18 a.m. local time Thursday at a spot about 300 metres away from where the first Canadian combat troops set foot in Kandahar on Jan. 19, 2002. Canadian troops--about 35,000 men and women have deployed to Afghanistan since late 2001--have ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • Troy Campbell avatar

    Introduction Series

    Contributed by Troy Campbell on Mar 10, 2016
     | 5,203 views

    The Bible says if we don't understand this parable we will not know any of the other teachings of Jesus

    “And again He began to teach by the sea. And a great multitude was gathered to Him, so that He got into a boat and sat in it on the sea; and the whole multitude was on the land facing the sea. Then He taught them many things by parables, and said to them in His teaching.” I have been ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Mike Hays avatar

    The Parable Of The Participants And The Spectators

    Contributed by Mike Hays on Apr 2, 2001
    based on 180 ratings
     | 11,105 views

    In Matthew 25 Jesus gives us His only picture of the final judgment. In the parable of the Sheep and the Goats those who are the "blessed" ones are those who loved the least of these in society.

    The Parable of The Participants and The Spectators Matthew 26:31-46 Years ago, a Missouri congregation listened to a young preacher who had walked twenty miles to deliver the sermon. Tired and hungry, this young man faltered, floundered, and failed. The people were unresponsive; they did not know ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Gordon Kroeker avatar

    Jesus Speaks In Parables Series

    Contributed by Gordon Kroeker on Oct 28, 2003
    based on 11 ratings
     | 5,398 views

    Only a few parables are found in Mark. Most of those are found in Mark 4.

    Mk. 4:1-34 JESUS SPEAKS IN PARABLES A. Recently, hearing about the trial of John Allen Muhammad, has seemed to be a mysterious case to me. 1. He had not only won the chance to represent himself as his own defense and lawyer - but I read that he is out to prove to the nation that he had ...read more

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    Denomination: Mennonite