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  • Eldron Gill avatar

    Solving Problems God's Way: Part 5 The Benefits Of Problems Series

    Contributed by Eldron Gill on Mar 24, 2008
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     | 4,921 views

    Solving Problems God’s Way: Part 5 The Benefits of Problems

    Solving Problems God’s Way: Part 5 The Benefits of Problems A minister was preaching about the benefits of living as healthy a life as possible. He decided that a visual demonstration would add emphasis to his Sunday sermon. Four worms were placed into four separate jars. The first worm was put ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Romans, Part 19 Series

    Contributed by T.j. Conwell on Feb 21, 2011
     | 3,232 views

    Understanding the role of God in our lives is critical. We are called to be slaves to Him, to His power, and to His authority. It is when we try to take charge that we get into the difficulties of life.

    Romans, Part 19 Romans 6:15-23 Introduction - We are no longer under the bonds this world wants to place on us Gal 2:20 says, “I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Is The Condition Of Your Soil?

    Contributed by Jeff Budzinski on Aug 21, 2007
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    In order to receive a harvest from God’s Word, we must become like a sower and plant the Word in the soil of our heart. We must be doers of His Word. We have to plant the Word by reading and meditating on a constant basis. We have to keep it before you

    Introduction • How many of us want a harvest from God’s Word? • How many of us want to be blessed with all the promises of God? • In order to receive a harvest from God’s Word, we must become like a sower and plant the Word in the soil of our heart. • We must be doers of His Word. We have to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    A Kingdom Of The Receptive

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 9, 2001
    based on 179 ratings
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    The parable of the sower shows us how we are to receive the good news of Jesus Christ

    A Kingdom of the Receptive Matthew 13.1-17 September 14, 1997 Morning Service Introduction I. Ben Franklin’s Field of Plaster: Ben Franklin was known for his outrageous experiments, one such experiment revealed that plaster could be sown with crops to help them grow, when he shared his discovery ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

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    Of Seed And Soils

    Contributed by Gary Roth on Jul 15, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 7,489 views

    God is the good gardner, working his people into good soil, fit to plant in the seed of his presence.

    "Of Seed and Soils" Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 I would like to fancy myself a gardener, although I’ve only been at it about thirty years, and am humbled at the presence of some of you Master Gardeners in the congregation. I am also finding out that gardening in the south is a different kind of animal ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Do We Have Ears?

    Contributed by Steve Malone on May 22, 2001
    based on 101 ratings
     | 5,864 views

    Communication is important and the most importnat communication is of the word of God. And when it comes to God’s word do we have ears?

    “Do We Have Ears?” Luke Chapter 8 Last week we finished up a five week series on the Impact of the Cross. I don’t know about you – BUT I really was impacted by the cross this Easter season like never before.… I don’t want to be unmoved or distressed by the cross ever again – rather I want to ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Rich O' Toole avatar

    God's Word, The Good Seed

    Contributed by Rich O' Toole on Jan 6, 2023
     | 1,468 views

    Four different hearers and responses to God's Word

    God’s Word, the Good Seed Mark 4:1-20 Good morning. How many of you have a garden? Those of you, who garden, know weeds grow faster and stronger than seeds you may plant. Some farmers say it takes 60 pounds of wheat seed to sow an acre of wheat; but, there’s 3,000 pounds of weed seed in an acre, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Parable Of The Sower

    Contributed by Paul Davidson on Jan 26, 2021
    based on 3 ratings
     | 10,742 views

    I remember sitting, my face wet with tears, as I prayed for God to rescue me and change the soil of my heart into rich, fertile soil. I was tired of just pretending to be a Christian. I no longer wanted to be the person I had become. I surrendered my life to Jesus... and I was forever changed!

    INTRODUCTION God has put a message on my heart to share with you from the Gospel of Matthew. This message is actually very special to me personally. It was April of 1993 when I heard someone preach on the “Parable of the Sower” from Matthew 13. We had just survived a very serious car ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Paul Andrew avatar

    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

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    The Parables Of Jesus: Stories That Transform Lives Series

    Contributed by Dean Courtier on Jan 10, 2025
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,054 views

    Jesus often used simple yet profound stories to reveal the mysteries of the kingdom of God. Through these parables, we are invited not only to understand God’s truth but to live it out.

    The Parables of Jesus: Stories That Transform Lives Introduction Today, we turn our hearts and minds to the teachings of Jesus found in His parables. Jesus often used these simple yet profound stories to reveal the mysteries of the kingdom of God. Through these parables, we are invited not only ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Soil Solutions For Spiritual Success!

    Contributed by Victor Ramlall on Jan 29, 2014
     | 4,473 views

    In order to be fruitful productive Christians, we need to have our heart properly prepared by the Holy Spirit to be wholly receptive to the Word!

    And when much people were gathered together, and were come to him out of every city, he spake by a parable: A sower went out to sow his seed: and as he sowed, some fell by the way side; and it was trodden down, and the fowls of the air devoured it. And some fell upon a rock; and as soon as it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    A Heart For The Word

    Contributed by Edward Hardee on Apr 21, 2025
     | 352 views

    Encouraging message on sharing our faith. Focusing on the positives of the message of the seed of the sower.

    Title: Hearing and Giving the Word Theme: To show how God can use us to share the word. Text: Matthew 13:1 -9, 18 – 23 Power of the Word Preparation for the Word Placement of the Word Opening Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9 On the same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the sea. (2) And ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Duran Johnson avatar

    The Crave

    Contributed by Duran Johnson on Mar 3, 2003
    based on 128 ratings
     | 11,933 views

    A message for new members to encourage them to aggressively pursue the Word of God.

    You must crave pure spiritual milk so that you can grow into the fullness of your salvation. Cry out for this nourishment as a baby cries for milk, now that you have had a taste of the Lord’s kindness. (1 Peter 2:2-3, NLT) Introduction What a clear and concise message! It simply says that we ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ross Cochrane avatar

    Part 3 - Matthew 12:9-14 -Deformities Of The Heart And Hand Series

    Contributed by Ross Cochrane on Sep 19, 2010
    based on 26 ratings
     | 9,946 views

    The CLAWED FINGERS of their law system were DISTORTED AND MALFORMED and particularly difficult to uproot. It is not at all surprising that Jesus uses a man with a DEFORMED HAND to illustrate what needed to be done if ever they were to be healed of their D

    Part 3 - Matthew 12:9-14 -DEFORMITIES OF THE HEART AND HAND Yesterday, with the encouragement of my wife, I got rid of some THORNY WEEDS growing like trees in the back garden. The thorns were now like razor sharp nails and so it was difficult to get to the roots without punctures, scratches and a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    What Do I Expect To Hear?

    Contributed by Don Hawks on Jul 13, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,646 views

    A Sermon for Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time(A) "As for what was sown on good soil, this is he who hears the word and understands it; he indeed bears fruit" Matthew 13:23

    let me ask a question of all you who are here today—What did you come expecting here to hear? In a fascinating story of his journey across the United States with his pet dog, John Steinbeck tells of a Church service he attended during his travels in the State of Vermont. Tongue in cheek, he says, ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist