Sermons on San Mateo 13:33:

Power In A Tiny Package

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jul 29, 2010

We like to think of the gospel as a huge behemoth, but it is actually an incredibly powerful force in a very unassuming package.

Passage: Matthew 13:31-35 Intro: We’ve all had those moments, which some people calls “Aha moments” 1. something that has been a little mystifying becomes clear (er) 2. the longer we live, we see that the world is divided. 3. not the little divisions, but the one big one ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-35

Denomination: Evangelical Free

Universal Forces

Contributed by Jon Mackinney on Jul 29, 2010

The big picture of what God is doing in the world, and the opposition arrayed against him, is played out for us in this parable and it's explanation

Passage: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Intro: Global impact of this hunk of ice that broke off of Antarctica. PP huge iceberg from space PP further out photo PP whole of Antarctica 1. we can get very nervous about things when we talk about global scale. 2. but talk ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Evangelical Free

The Kingdom Of Heaven Is Like Leaven Series

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Aug 1, 2010

Part of my summer preaching series this week we look at the impact the Kingdom of Heaven has on the world

6 The Kingdom of Heaven is Like Yeast For seven of the eight parables that Jesus began with the line “The Kingdom of Heaven, or the Kingdom of God is like. . .” he used everyday events that were happening around those he was teaching, outside, but in one instance he took them out of the fields and ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-35

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Messiah's Battle Plan Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 2, 2010

We can face our daily battle because our Commander and Chief, King Jesus, gives us confidence.

A Messiah's Battle Plan Text: Matt. 13:24-30, 36-43 Introduction 1. Illustration: They tell a story of Napoleon, that, on the eve of a great battle, he would summon his generals into his presence. One by one they would pass from an ante-room into the chamber where Napoleon waited. Each man as ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Methodist

A Messiah Who Makes A Difference Series

Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 6, 2010

The incredible power of the Gospel ought to make a radical difference in your life and the lives of those around you.

A Messiah Who Makes a Difference Text: Matt. 13:31-33 Introduction 1. Illustration: Charles Spurgeon, known as "The Prince of Preachers," said, "The faith which saves is not one single act done and ended on a certain day: it is an act continued and persevered in throughout the entire life of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-33

Denomination: Methodist

Leaven Bread

Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Sep 29, 2011

Something we don't want in our life.

What our Lord is trying to get across to us. "What does the meal represent?" Very likely many of them would think back to the very first time the phrase "three measures of meal" appears in the Scriptures. It is in Genesis 18. Abraham was in his tent by the oaks of Mamre one day and he looked ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:33

Denomination: Baptist

Questions & Concerns About The Future Series

Contributed by Steven Dow on Jun 12, 2004

Part 1 of 2 of "The Day After Tomorrow" series. When is Jesus coming? What will happen when he comes? How do I get ready?

QUESTIONS & CONCERNS ABOUT THE FUTURE The Day After Tomorrow June 13, 2004 Introduction: A new movie has recently been released titled The Day After Tomorrow. In the movie global warming results in cataclysmic changes in weather patterns which result in global devastation. This message is in ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

"What's Wrong? Or Has The Word Of God Lost It's Potency?" Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Jun 30, 2004

Why has modern American Christianity missed the mark by such a distance? Is the Gospel no longer as potent as it used to be? Has the potency of the Bible run low like antique prescription medicine?

"What’s Wrong? Or Has the Word of God Lost It’s Potency?" (Matt. 13:1-53, Mark 4:1-34, Luke 8:4-18) Intro 1. The evangelical world has lost confidence in the Word of God. ---TNIV is just one example¡Xchange in English usage is one thing 2. How Christians "do church" is reflective of what they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-53

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Trust Little Deeds

Contributed by Mitchell Skelton on Oct 21, 2006

Doing the small things to make a big difference.

Trust LITTLE Deeds Matthew 13:31-33 World War II left Germany in ruins. Citizens were desperate for supplies. Russia had leveled Berlin’s buildings and sought to do the same to her people. They blockaded food trucks, trains and boats. The U.S. and British military responded with the famous ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-33

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Parable Of The Leaven

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 12, 2008

A parable of Jesus.

THE PARABLE OF THE LEAVEN Matthew 13:33 INTRO: Jesus used parables often in His teaching to relate understanding of God’s love for man and the way that man should live in accordance to God’s will. This is one of Jesus’ parables to show the working of ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:33

Denomination: Baptist

Are You A Weed?

Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jul 14, 2008

A sermon for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 11 A parable about the sower

10th Sunday Pentecost Proper 11 Lectionary 16 Matthew 13: 23-30,36-43 "Are You A Weed?" 24* Another parable he put before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25* but while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:23-43

Denomination: Lutheran

Can't See The Forrest For The Trees....

Contributed by Thomas Wilson on Jul 16, 2008

Sermon based on the high ideals of church but the realities are so often different.

Preaching from the lectionary as I do has its limitations. After all, the there are various forms of lections, RC, Episcopalian but I have always used the Reformed Lectionary. It has its limitations and quite often we re-hash the old things of the past, years a, b and c come around so often that ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Congregational

Saints And Sinners

Contributed by Paul Zwarich on Jul 17, 2008

God patiently tolerates the presence of the weeds in His field rather than risk uprooting even a single stalk of wheat.

Lectionary 16 A Matthew 13:24-30; 36-43 This morning our Gospel text explores a very important issue that I think all of us have contemplated at one point or another. I know that I have sometimes wondered about this subject as I watched the evening news or listened to the radio or witnessed the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Lutheran

It's Not What It Seems

Contributed by Ronald Harbaugh on Jul 19, 2008

A sermon for the 10th Sunday after Pentecost, proper 11, series A

10TH Sunday after Pentecost [Pr. 11] July 20, 2008 “Series A” Grace be unto you and peace, from God our Father and from our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. Let us pray: Dear Heavenly Father, you sent your Son, Jesus the Christ into our world, that he might reveal your will for our lives, and redeem us ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Lutheran

Speaking Of The Devil

Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 20, 2008

The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one. (Matthew 13:37-38)

Speaking of the devil ... There was a young seminarian who was taking an oral examination for his ordination process. During the questioning, one of the examiners asked him if he believed in a personal devil. "No," he replied, "I do not believe in the devil." Hearing this, the examiners began ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:24-43

Denomination: Methodist