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Fifteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Cycle A-- 15th Sunday, Year A --The Sower

Contributed by Paul Andrew on May 17, 2020

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It is the intuitive mind alone that can penetrate the essence and heart of a parable. Then it becomes a living reality, thoroughly relevant to one’s own life.

“To throw alongside” a story with cryptic meaning is called a parable in Greek. In Zen Buddhism, a parable is like a “koan,” which is a spiritual inquiry using perplexing language intended to rouse a student’s innate wisdom-mind to apply it to their own life. As Rabbi Ibn Ezra said of parables, ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9, Isaiah 55:10-11

Denomination: Catholic

Seventeenth Sunday In Ordinary Time, B- 17th Sunday Year B-- Two Fish

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Jul 23, 2021

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In Jewish apocalyptic circles, it was expected that fish would be the main dish at the Messianic banquet.

Jonathan Turnbough of Garner, North Carolina, talks about the time when his mother was driving him and his sisters to school and she was pulled over by a policeman and ticketed for speeding. After their little visit with the officer, they took off again, and his mother was very careful to stay ...read more

Scripture: John 6:1-15

Denomination: Catholic

Thirtieth Sunday In Ordinary Time, Cycle A - 30th Sunday Year A -- Love Of God And Neighbor

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 23, 2020

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He was not asked for a second-place commandment.

It is the story of the courtship of Moses Mendelssohn, the grandfather of the great German composer, Felix Mendelssohn. Moses Mendelssohn was a small man with a misshapen, humped back. One day he visited a merchant in Hamburg who had a lovely daughter. Though Mendelssohn admired her greatly, she ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 22:20-26, Matthew 22:34-40

Denomination: Catholic

Thirty-Second Sunday In Ordinary Time, Year B., 32nd Sunday--Widow Stewardship

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Nov 5, 2021

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Like the widow in our Gospel today, she is our spiritual mentor standing there on the margins. Not afraid to trust an unknown future to a known God.

On the first day of a Bible study at a suburban parish, the participants introduced themselves and described what ministries they participated in at the church. The group was filled with active, engaged parishioners. There were lectors, singers, pro-life volunteers, and many more. But one ...read more

Scripture: Mark 12:38-44

Denomination: Catholic

Twenty-Eighth Sunday In Ordinary Time; 28th Sunday B Rich Young Man

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Oct 9, 2021

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By the apostles leaving all of that, we can see that Jesus relativized all of the central institutions of his society.

The rich young ruler is not boasting; he is just speaking as a devout Jew. Not all Christians are called to literally give away their possessions, but all disciples are called to give up everything by way of detachment; that everything we have ultimately belongs to God. Spiritual poverty means to ...read more

Scripture: Mark 10:17-30

Denomination: Catholic

Triumphal Entry Series

Contributed by Jeremy James on Nov 21, 2004

based on 31 ratings

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Jesus made two triumphal entries, one in a manger, one on a donkey.

This week starts the season of Lent. During this season we begin to prepare ourselves for the Passion Week, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. Through Lent I will be giving a series on the Passion Week. Each week we will look at another aspect of that glorious and painful week. Triumphal ...read more

Scripture: John 1:1-18

Denomination: Methodist

The Road To Jerusalem

Contributed by Stephen Fournier on Nov 29, 2000

based on 566 ratings

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Sermon for Palm Sunday

THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM MATTHEW 21:1-11 The following is a true story. My mother-in-law was driving home one night. The weather was rather nasty. The rain was coming down very hard and it was very difficult to see. Seeing tail lights ahead of her she followed the car in front. Not being able ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Bible Church

A Victorious Entrance

Contributed by David Salyer on Dec 21, 2000

based on 120 ratings

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A Palm Sunday Message

A Victorious Entrance Intro- We all have had things happen in our lives that has dissappointed us. Things don’t always work out the way that we plan in our minds. And sometimes we haven’t even had the time to plan or think about it and it just happens, and we go wow, I expected more. In the ...read more

Scripture: John 12:12-19

Denomination: Pentecostal

But That's My Colt

Contributed by Stephen Acheson on Feb 15, 2001

based on 130 ratings

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A challange to give our best to the Lord.

Introduction: When you think of all the things that you would be willing to give to Christ what items are not on your list. Luke 19:29-35 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them "Go to the village ahead of you, ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:29-35

Denomination: Church Of God

Seamos Humildes

Contributed by Andrew Schroer on Mar 12, 2001

based on 51 ratings

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San Pablo nos anima a ser humildes basando nuestra humildad en la humildad y gloria de nuestro Señor Jesucristo.

GOOOOOOOL!!!!!!!!!!! Pues, al meter un gol o al clavar una canasta o al marcar un touchdown, ¿qué hacen los atletas hoy en día? Corren por la cancha gritando, muestran el número de su camiseta, bailan, brincan, lo que sea. Pues, con sus acciones realmente están diciendo, "Miren al gran yo. Yo ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11

Denomination: Lutheran

Three Parades

Contributed by Mark Winter on Mar 14, 2001

based on 169 ratings

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The parade that wound into Jerusalem on that long ago Sunday was exciting -- but it can’t hold a candle to the parade that took place on Friday.

The parade route begins near the twin towns of Bethpage and Bethany, less than two miles from Jerusalem and winds into the Holy City. The Grand Marshal is an unlikely hero – a rustic from a blue-collar town up north, the son of a woodworker. In keeping with his “common man” image, he decides to ...read more

Scripture: Colossians 2:13-15, Mark 11:1-10

Denomination: Methodist

The Ecstasy And The Agony

Contributed by Bruce Howell on Mar 30, 2001

based on 75 ratings

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The "ecstasy" surrounding the Triumphal Entry and the "agony" of Christ¡¦s realization that the masses rejected Him as their King.

The Ecstasy and the Agony Luke 19:37-44 37 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen: 38 "Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!" "Peace in ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:37-44

Denomination: Wesleyan

Who Is This? Series

Contributed by Charles Mallory on Apr 1, 2001

based on 104 ratings

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Who is this man riding upon the colt supposed to be...a political candidate or the Messiah?

PARADES HAVE LONG BEEN USED AS CELEBRATIONS OF GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS. IN AMERICAN HISTORY, THE GREATEST PARADES FOCUSED ON PEOPLE SUCH AS PILOT CHARLES LINDBERGH, THE APOLLO 11 ASTRONAUTS, WAR HEROES AND EVEN SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS. TICKER-TAPE SHOWERS, MARCHING BANDS AND ADORING CROWDS MARKED ...read more

Scripture: Luke 19:28-40, Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Free Methodist

Palm Sunday- What Do We Expect?

Contributed by Simon Harrison on Apr 5, 2001

based on 115 ratings

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A simple exploration of what Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem might have been like without the benefit of hindsight- and what this teaches us today.

I remember as a small child really enjoying palm Sunday. At a small church in the middle of nowhere, I have this memory of being given a palm cross and being told to wave it about. Waving things about was what I was normally told NOT to do, so perhaps this is why it stuck in my mind. The other ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11

Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

Donkey Wisdom

Contributed by Rhys Pearson on Apr 7, 2001

based on 175 ratings

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Despised and rejected the Palm Sunday donkey learns he has a place in God’s eternal plan

Isaiah 50:4-9a Page 714 Mark 11:1-11 Page 61 When I was at school I could see neither point nor purpose in learning poetry. To me, at that stage, poetry hardly made sense. If you had something to say, why not say it. If you did not have anything to say, why fill up pages and pages of ...read more

Scripture: Mark 11:1-11, Isaiah 50:4-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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