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It all starts with an ask Jesus gets out of the boat and heads back to the house. As he walks through the crowd, perhaps Jesus heals some because of his great compassion. Once inside the house, his disciples come to him to explain the parable of the weeds. Notice Jesus does not reprimand his disciples…

Season of waiting Family values: Stay Engaged Actions of Faith We are here for Him and for others. This is a word of the Lord for this hour. 24 Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 “But while his men were…

I am so glad to be back in this church today It feels like the first time in forever! I want to thank everyone for their prayers for me I was about as sick as I had ever been We are looking at doing another fellowship opportunity with Salem Oct 30th. Chili cook off Hayride Maybe a trunk-or-treat Pastoral…

Jesus told his disciples another parable about the kingdom of heaven. Like a man who sowed good seed in his field. His enemy came and intentionally sowed bad seed with the good seed. The good wheat and the weeds grew up together. (looking the same) The servant asked the master where the weeds came from,…

A Corrupt Kingdom When I look out into the world and notice things that just are not right, it is difficult to maintain the faith that God will restore that which is good to the world. There was a time in the beginning when all was good and no darkness or evil crept into the land. However, with man’s…

Jesus tells stories which portrays the kingdom of heaven existing in messy places; how do we find the kingdom in the middle of the mess?

What was Jesus’ Message Jesus talked about love Jesus talked about peace Jesus talked about charity All these things are important But His message had a larger impact and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Jesus introduced the Kingdom…

THE END TIMES – Sermon #35 Revelation 14:14-20 Intro : I just want to remind you that the Book of Revelation is not written in chronological order. The first three chapters tell of our Lord’s letters to seven actual churches that existed in John’s day. Those chapters also paint a clear portrait of the…

The Weeds Among the Wheat Last Sunday the readings reminded us that God's word works. It is supernatural; it is efficacious; it accomplishes what God desires and brings forth life and fruit. Today's readings are an interesting contrast. God's Word always works but sometimes not in the way you want it…

Today we continue our study of Matthew 13 . We will be looking at the parable of the weeds. So, last time we were talking about the Kingdom, I mentioned Gospel Growth. Well as we work our way through these parables we will see three things 1) Gospel Growth 2) Gospel Judgment 3) Gospel Gain. As we get…

Introduction: Today there are an estimated 8 billion people in the world. During Jesus’ time there was an estimated 200-250 million. Both are pretty big numbers. Obviously there are many more today. But as we look at the scores of people over the centuries we can’t help but overwhelmed. There have been…

Luke 22:31–34 (ESV) — 31 “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, 32 but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” 33 Peter said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and…

24 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. 26 So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also.…

1. The Parable Offers Encouragement. (4:26) And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. To Who? Why? He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, but while his men were sleeping, his…

Series: A Lamp Unto My Feet Passage: Luke 3:1-20 Sermon in a Sentence: Those who are forgiven produce fruit consistent with repentance. 1 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, while Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of the…

Last week we studied the parable of the sower, and Jesus gave reasons for using parables. A parable is a short moral story that was often expressed with imagery and metaphor. It illustrates a truth using examples from life and can show similarity of things we are familiar with. But even when things may…

What are parables? Instructive stories that contain symbolic significance for a spiritual life C.H. Dodd defines a parable as “a metaphor or simile drawn from nature or common life, arresting the hearer by its vividness or strangeness, and leaving the mind in sufficient doubt about its application to…

A seed is planted into the ground as a very small seed and remaineth alone until it begins to die and then, in turn, producing many others, a bountiful harvest occurs due to this process. Christ was that seed that was planted so many years ago, that ultimately gave or allowed us access to eternal life…

Planting Seeds Introduction Chapter 13 is the third of the three major speeches in the book of Matthew The first major speech is the sermon on the mount, the second was in Matthew 10 , the fouth one is Matthew 18 , and the last one takes up chapters 23, 24, and 25 You’ve heard me talk about those five…

We are reminded that God graciously sets us apart on His firm foundation. We are encouraged to allow our faith to change our lives.

Physics (and practical experience) tells us that when one object impacts another object that it usually makes an impression. I'm sure there are several here today who have experienced this truth through an automobile accident…some lasting indelible impression was made – either by you or someone else!…

Welcome! Turn with me to Matthew 13 . We are going to be looking at this chapter today. Matthew 13 gives us an interesting concept taught my Jesus… that I think we often miss… You see, we often break it apart… looking just at the parables individually… Honestly… How many of you have read it as one section,…

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not; John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with…

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Sowing and Reaping very simply means: The effort we put forth will dictated the outcome it brings Our present actions are not trifles, for they will decide our everlasting destiny. Everything we do is, to some extent,…