Sermons on Tale Bearing:

A Tale Of Two Friends

Contributed by Larry Turner on Feb 18, 2015

Jesus tells a story of a man with two friends. One has a need. The other has the resources to meet that need. The story deals with the lessons learned abour persistent prayer.

A ship was caught in the midst of a raging storm. Water was breaking over the bow. The pumps were not able to pump enough water out to keep up with the water pouring in. One hundred men worked together with buckets in an attempt to save their ship. Soon it became evident to the captain that they ...read more

Scripture: Luke 11:1-13

Denomination: Foursquare

A Tale Of Two Mothers

Contributed by C Vincent on Mar 22, 2010

A look at two Mothers and their role in the life of Moses. The natural mother and the adopted mother, both demonstrate love for the child.

A Tale of Two Mothers JCC Mother’s Day 14.03.10 am Exodus 2:1-10 Moses wrote this account about his own birth He shares with us who and what his family was like But he never discloses his parents names until later in Ex 6:20 Now Amram took for himself Jochebed, his father's sister, as wife; ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:1-10

Denomination: Assembly Of God

A Tale Of Two Priesthoods

Contributed by James Kelly on Aug 23, 2013

This sermon compares the priesthood of Jesus to the Levitical Priesthood. It emphasizes the importance of faith and obedience.

Melchizadek King of Salem is identified as both a priest and a king. Under the Mosiac Law; a priest could not be a king. But this was before 445 years before the law was given. Abram just returned from defeating five kings of Canaan. The first time Melchizadek appears is found in Genesis 14:18-20. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 7:1-28

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Tale Of Two Sons Series

Contributed by Joe Tilton on Sep 18, 2013

The story begins with, "A man had two sons." However, we call it the Prodigal Son. What about the other brother. This family dynamic is not foreign to behavior today.

Sermon, The Layman’s View September 22, 2013 Tale of Two Sons An Educational Psychologist was on a flight to Florida and was happy to have the time to prepare notes for one of the parent-education seminars she was leading. The elderly woman sitting next to her explained that she was ...read more

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

Denomination: *other

The Tale Of Two Trees Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Apr 1, 2023

There were lots of trees in the Garden of Eden, but two specific trees figured centrally in that story. Is it possible that they both tell us something about what Jesus did for us? (Spoiler Alert - yes, they do).

Years ago, a magazine called Collier’s published a story about a little girl in an orphanage. The little girl was very unattractive and had VERY annoying, And as a result, she was shunned by the children and disliked by the staff. In fact, she was so annoying that the director of the orphanage ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 22:1-5, Genesis 3:22-24, Galatians 3:13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Tale Of Four Kings

Contributed by Denn Guptill on Apr 15, 2022

The question was asked at Jesus' birth, Where is the King of the Jews, and it was answered by the sign on the Cross, Jesus of Nazareth, The King of the Jews

This morning I want to tell you a story of four kings. And I know that you think I’ve lost it, that the account belongs in the Christmas story, not the Easter story, and it’s three kings, not four. Well, even that isn’t completely true. Even though the story of the three kings comes alive each ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-2, John 19:16-19

Denomination: Wesleyan

A Tale Of Two Kings

Contributed by David Owens on Dec 26, 2022

In the story of the birth of Jesus, we encounter the clash of two kings, both called the King of the Jews. In Jesus and Herod we find two opposite ways to live, and come to understand the real meaning of life. Hopefully all of us will choose to follow King Jesus rather than King Herod.

Introduction: A. Today I want to begin by talking about The Scrooge and The Grinch. 1. Personally, I have always enjoyed the story of the Grinch more than the story of the Scrooge, probably because of the humor of the Grinch and his little dog dressed up like a reindeer. a. The Grinch also has a ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12, Micah 5:2, Galatians 3:26-27

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Judas: The Tale Of A Traitor

Contributed by Jonathan Spurlock on Jan 17, 2020

Nobody knew Judas was going to be a traitor--except the Lord Jesus Christ.

Note: this message is structured as a "textual" message, in that the texts are structured to show the progression and true agenda of Judas Iscariot. Introduction: Can you think of anyone who is a worse influence than a traitor? A traitor, by definition, is one who pretends to be loyal to ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 10:4-5, John 12:4-6, Matthew 26:14-16, Matthew 26:25, Matthew 27:3-5  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Baptist

The Tale Of Two Cities

Contributed by Dennis Lee on Jan 10, 2021

The message this Sunday will look at our attitude towards God’s word, and how we approach it, because that is what determines its effectiveness in our lives. We will look at this through Paul’s missionary travels to Thessalonica and Berea.

The Tale of Two Cities Acts 17:1-15 ** Watch at: https://youtu.be/XGSvRuwVCGo Now, when I came up with the title of today’s message, my immediate reaction was towards the book written by Charles Dickens back in 1879, and the two cities were Paris and London. In fact, while some of you may have ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:1-15

Denomination: Foursquare

A Tale Of Four Mothers

Contributed by Fr Mund Cargill Thompson on Mar 21, 2020

How do we relate to Mothering Sunday when Corona Virus takes away the cute services with bunches of daffodils?

....................................... Hello and welcome and Happy Mothering Sunday. It’s a little bit different from normal Mothering Sunday’s - But…. We are reminded “God is good ALL THE TIME” - and if he is good “all the time” - that includes even now when things are very uncertain I’d like to ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 2:1-10, John 19:25-29, Isaiah 49:15, Isaiah 66:13, Deuteronomy 5:9, Hosea 11:3-4  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Anglican

A Tale Of Two Kings

Contributed by Stephen Aram on Mar 24, 2020

There would have appeared to be no contest in a contest between the great King Herod and the little baby Jesus. But Jesus' power of humility and holiness and obedience to God, displayed at Christmas was greater then and continues today.

Our text for this morning is Luke 2:1-7, the story of the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. You’ve probably heard it many, many times before. Can there be anything new in it, any way that this ancient text relates to our world today? Let’s see. I encourage you to open your Bible to it as Linda ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-7

The Tale Of Two Crosses Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Feb 4, 2018

A church in Texas is planning to build the largest cross in the Western Hemisphere. But Jesus didn't build His church this way. He built His church on a different kind of cross. Do you know what cross that was?

OPEN: Down in Corpus Christi Texas, a church broke ground about 2 years to build a huge cross – 150 feet tall. But, they do everything big down in Texas and once they’d broken ground they decided they hadn't dreamed big enough. Now they plan to build that cross to be 230 feet tall and 95 feet wide ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Tale Of Two Women

Contributed by Ken Henson on Oct 6, 2018

A brief introduction to Revelation 17-21-the contrast between the Prostitute-Babylon, and the Bride, and the distinctions between them

CHAPTER 17 A brief introduction to Revelation 17-21: A Tale of Two Women Revelation 17 & 18 and 19-21 are a study in contrasts. The distinctions are clear. There is a prostitute (Chapter 17 & 18), and there is a virgin bride (I’ll call her the Lady). And there are many distinctions between ...read more

Denomination: *other

A Tale Of Two Mothers

Contributed by Barry O Johnson on May 9, 2019

This is not your typical Mother’s Day message.

A Tale of Two Mothers Good morning and Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mothers here today. This morning, in pulpits around the country, pastors will be singing the praises of their mothers and the mothers of their children. They will probably talk about the impact their mothers had on their lives ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 3:20, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 3:1-6, Genesis 2:16-17, Luke 1:26-28, Luke 1:34, Luke 1:34-35, Luke 1:40, Luke 1:51  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

A Tale Of Two Worlds Series

Contributed by Pat Damiani on Aug 8, 2016

I live as an exile in this world because God elected me, not because God rejected me

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 1:1-2

Denomination: Baptist