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  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    The Parable Of The Ten Virgins

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 20, 2006
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    The Parable of the Ten Virgins gives us excellent insight into the condition of many of today’s churches.

    THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS 1 "Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 "Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 "Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 "but the wise took ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Parable Of The Unmerciful Servant Series

    Contributed by L Lee on Sep 12, 2010
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     | 5,467 views

    As God has forgiven us He expects us to extend forgiveness to others.

    What can we learn from the parables? 1. God has forgiven us of a very large debt. The unmerciful servant was forgiven of a very large debt. One talent would purchase a slave; it is equivalent to 20 years= wages for the average man. The unmerciful servant owed his master 10,000 talents! There ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Parable Of The Cloth And Wineskins Series

    Contributed by L Lee on Sep 12, 2010
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    Danger of mixing old and new.

    Explanation of the parable If a woman sewed a patch of new cloth on a piece of garment that had been washed, the next time it was washed the patch would then shrink and ruin the whole garment. If new wine was poured into old wineskins, the pressure of the gas from the fermentation would break the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Parable Of The Two Debtors Series

    Contributed by L Lee on Sep 15, 2010
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    God has forgiven our sins. How grateful are we to Him? What are the signs that we are being ungrateful.

    The Parable of the two debtors (Luke 7:36-50) Now one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him, so he went to the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. {37} When a woman who had lived a sinful life in that town learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee's house, she brought ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Parable Of The Friend At Midnight Series

    Contributed by L Lee on Sep 15, 2010
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    Importance of persevering in prayer.

    Parable of the friend at midnight (Luke 11:5-13) And he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread; {6} for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have nothing to set before him.' {7} And he answers from ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Parable Of The Unfaithful Steward Series

    Contributed by L Lee on Sep 15, 2010
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     | 8,561 views

    Are we faithfully making use of the gifts that God has given to us?

    Parable of the unfaithful steward (Mat 25:14-30) "Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. {15} To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Parable Of The Great Feast Series

    Contributed by L Lee on Sep 15, 2010
     | 9,527 views

    God's kingdom is like a great feast. Are we treating it as one?

    Parable of the Great Feast (Luke 14:16-24 NIV) Jesus replied: "A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests. {17} At the time of the banquet he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, 'Come, for everything is now ready.' {18} "But they all alike began to make ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Parable Of The Foolish Farmer Series

    Contributed by L Lee on Oct 3, 2010
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     | 15,234 views

    This parable teaches about our response towards wealth. Wealth, by itself, is not sinful. It is one of the ways God uses to bless us. The Bible says that it is the love of money, and not money, itself which is the root of all kinds of evil.

    The parable of the foolish farmer (Luke 12: 13-21) This parable teaches about our response towards wealth. Wealth, by itself, is not sinful. It is one of the ways God uses to bless us. The Bible says that it is the love of money, and not money, itself which is the root of all kinds of evil. 1 Tim ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Parable Of The Unjust Steward Series

    Contributed by L Lee on Oct 3, 2010
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     | 7,873 views

    Why was the dishonest servant commended for his act of dishonesty? What is this parable trying to teach?

    Parable of the unjust steward Problem areas Why was the dishonest servant commended for his act of dishonesty? Verse 8 says that it was because he was shrewd. In other words, Jesus was not commending the dishonest servant because he was dishonest but for the shrewdness of his action. We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Parable Of The Cloth And Wineskins Series

    Contributed by L Lee on Oct 3, 2010
    based on 4 ratings
     | 27,205 views

    Jesus told them this parable: "No one tears a patch from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. What does He mean by that?

    Parable of the cloth and wineskins (Luke 5:36-39) He told them this parable: "No one tears a patch from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will have torn the new garment, and the patch from the new will not match the old. {37} And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    The Parable Of The Wheat And The Tares Series

    Contributed by David Quackenbush on May 4, 2008
    based on 7 ratings
     | 9,950 views

    Part III of our examination of the Parables of the Kingdom looks at the emphasis of the opposition to the Kingdom of God, the Presence of the Tares and their final destiny.

    Introduction As we examined the first of the parables in this chapter last week we examined the parable of the Sower and the 4 types of soil that the seed (the word of God) falls upon. The emphasis of that parable was upon the hearts of the hearer of the Word of God. Today we shall examine the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Living Parable Of Servanthood

    Contributed by John Raulerson on Sep 28, 2006
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     | 4,222 views

    Jesus taught parable with a familiar subject, foot washing, but He did not paint a word picture but He made this a Living Parable as He acted out the truth of SERVANTHOOD.

    A LIVING PARABLE OF SERVANTHOOD 10/22/00p RRC John 13:1-17 Jesus, the master teacher, always taught in parables. Parables are simply word pictures using a familiar subject to teach an important truth. On the night before His crucifixion the teacher was still teaching. This time He used another ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Parable Of The Wheat And Darnel

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Oct 7, 2006
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,476 views

    Wheat or Darnel - what grabs your attention?

    Harvest Festival 2006 Christian and Susannah – pastors from Ransdorf, just outside Berlin in Germany have been staying with us this weekend. And at breakafast yesterday we spoke about about their “Harvest Festival” in Germany And the German word for “Harvest Festival” is “Erntedankfest” which ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Parable Of The Good Samaritan

    Contributed by Mark A. Barber on Jul 13, 2019
     | 8,158 views

    The Parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the best-loved stories of Jesus.

    The Parable of the Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37 The parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the best-known parables of Jesus. But like all parables, they serve as illustrations. They shed light on a topic and flesh it out. So when we interpret this parable, we must first find out why Jesus uses ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    The Parable Of The Prodigal Son

    Contributed by Shawn Miller on Sep 19, 2015
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    Exploring the progression of a sinner in the prodigal son: from his wanting independence, which lead to his shame, which lead to his repentance, and his brother's jealousy of his grace received.

    The Parable of the Lost Son Introduction: In his book, What’s So Amazing About Grace , Phillip Yancey tells the story of Ernest Hemingway. Hemingway grew up in a very devout evangelical family, and yet there he never experienced the grace of Christ. He lived a libertine life that most of us ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational