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  • David Smith avatar

    The Parable Of The Sly Bastard

    Contributed by David Smith on Feb 26, 2008
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    if you want to know how to handle money, take your lead from this sleaze-bag criminal accountant in Luke 16, for he was smart enough to know the most valuable thing that you...

    One of the lads at Fight Club on Tuesday night approached me with a question: "You know that parable Jesus tells about the merchant who found the pearl of great price?”, he asked. “Yeah”, I said. “Well, I want to know who is the merchant in the story supposed to be?” This is not the standard sort ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Parable Of The Unfaithful Steward Series

    Contributed by L Lee on Sep 15, 2010
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    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
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    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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    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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    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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    The Parable Of The Forgiving Father

    Contributed by Richard Futrell on Oct 7, 2010
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    So what do we learn from this parable? We learn who the Father is, and what His nature is.

    Intro Today, Jesus tells us a parable, a story. You probably know the Parable of the Prodigal Son. And the point of the parable is simple: When the lost are found, you rejoice. Instead of being a spoilsport, looking down on someone else, you rejoice when a sinner repents, and you join the ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Parable Of The Lighted Cabinets Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on Jan 25, 2009
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    Story form sermon about a man who put all the symbols of recognition on display, but no one noticed. Finally someone asked who helped him attain all this. The world does not need to see display cabinets; it needs to see the God who empowers us.

    Like it or not, every day, every moment, we send out messages about who we are. Whether it is about our work, our home, our civic life, our possessions, or our spirituality, we send out strong signals about what is in our very core. Those around us will receive those signals, make no mistake; ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Introducing The Lost Parables Series

    Contributed by Bruce Rzengota on Feb 5, 2009
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    Lost People matter to God

    Introducing the Lost Parables Luke 15 February 8th, 2009 INTRODUCTION Well told stores of lost things have a way of pulling at our heart. One fine day in 1941, Violet Bailey and her fiancé Samuel Booth were strolling through the English countryside, deeply in love and engaged to be married. A ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

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    The Parable Of The Lost Sheep

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 5, 2008
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    The parable not only applies to those who have never met Christ, it also applies to those Christians who have lost their way in the busyness of their lives - vicars and pastors included!!

    Luke 15:1-10 Parable of the Lost Sheep Story: A young man who had been raised as an atheist –was training to be an Olympic diver. The only religious influence in his life came from his outspoken Christian friend. The young diver never really paid much attention to what his friend said about ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    Parable Of Rich Fool Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jul 7, 2008
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    Store up riches towards God because you never know when He will demand your soul

    Luke 12.13-21 The Rich Fool Did you know you can purchase almost anything on eBay these days? Just this past week an Australian man has sold his complete life – his home, his possessions, his job and his friends – the bidding had gotten to £400,000. Not so long ago a 20 year old student in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    Parables Of Good Samaritan Series

    Contributed by Alan Mccann on Jul 7, 2008
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    To whom should i be a neigbour?

    Luke 10.25-37 The Good Samaritan We often say of someone “they are a good Samaritan.” We have ‘The Samaritans’ who help people in crisis find a listening ear. The term ‘good Samaritan’ has become part and parcel of our everyday vocabulary. No doubt we all know the parable but I am also quite ...read more

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    Denomination: Episcopal/Anglican

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    The Parable Of The Prodigal Son

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 12, 2008
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    This talk reflects on 1. The Status of the prodigal son 2. The State of the prodigal son and 3. How the prodigal son came to his senses

    RB 13-07-8 The Parable of the Prodigal Son Lk 15:11-32 The key to understanding this story can be found in the opening verses of Luke 15. Let me read them to you: Tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus teach. This made the ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    The Parable Of The Wheat And The Tares Series

    Contributed by David Quackenbush on May 4, 2008
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    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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    The Parable Of The Mustard Seed Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 6, 2012
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    This parable expresses the small beginnings of the kingdom of God and the large increase and growth of it. The kingdom grows believer by believer. And now, He describes what it is like. “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in

    The Parable of the Mustard Seed Today, we are going to look at one of the parables that Jesus gave, and it is probably one that most people are familiar with; the Parable of the Mustard seed. Both Matthew and Mark recorded it in their Gospel. Matthew begins with this brief dialogue by ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Parable Of The Lost Sheep Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jul 7, 2012
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    While our Lord was here on earth, He was continually pursuing lost souls. He was seeking lost men and women, and for that reason, He intentionally placed Himself, where He could come into contact with them, and He was so kind to them, that they crowed ar

    The Parable of the Lost Sheep While our Lord was here on earth, He was continually pursuing lost souls. He was seeking lost men and women, and for that reason, He intentionally placed Himself, where He could come into contact with them, and He was so kind to them, that they crowed around Him, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist