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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?

Today as we finish out our Kingdom Focused study we will be looking at a parable that represents Gospel Growth and Gospel Judgment, but here the main focus is on Gospel Judgment. we are going to see how things will be when Christ returns and mankind faces God’s final judgment. We will see three points…

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…

If you made a list of the priorities you have in life, what would be at the top? Faith, family, and vocation might head the list of many. What if you kept going? What else would you list as very important for your life? Financial security might be high. Health and friends would have to be there. Reputation…

34 All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.” Jesus continued to speak to 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 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…

- Supporting Idea: Many people will reject the truth because of Satanic opposition, their own hard hearts, and because God will blind them further. But some will receive the truth and bear spiritual fruit. Jesus’ first parable might be thought of as a parable about parables. It explained the need for…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

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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,…

Have you ever wanted to write a book? Me neither. Writing books is really hard. Reading books takes a while, I imagine writing one takes a little longer. Now, what’s funny is we’re a church of about 100 people, and we have several authors in our midst! Gene Poppino has helped write a book. Hannah Russell…

Kingdom of Heaven “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. What is Hidden Treasure? When you think of treasure, some people always think of pirates. or maybe these 3 *Picture of…

Jesus Teaching in Parables Until now, as we have been looking at several passages, we learned that Jesus was teaching in synagogues, and to His disciples. At times, He was teaching people outside of the synagogues. If we read the Gospel of Matthew until chapter 12, we will notice that there was a great…

Parables Describing the Ways of God’s Kingdom Matthew 13 includes a number of parables Jesus used to illustrate how God’s Kingdom is being unveiled in the world in which we live. The parables we will briefly examine today illustrate three ways in which God’s kingdom is being revealed. The Final Outcome…

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Parable of the Wheat and Weeds Explained 36 Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, “Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.” 37 Jesus replied, “The Son of Man is the farmer who plants the good seed. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed…

Strengthen yourself in the Lord: Be honest with what you are feeling and seeing. Give thanks to God. Move to what your Spirit knows to be true. Declare with boldness and confidence of Him with you. Show Pictures of Kayne West preforming at a Texas Prison. Show video: Kayne West Reinforcing your Identity…

I want you to think of something Sunken treasure It’s estimated that, beneath Earth’s waters, 3 million undiscovered shipwrecks exist. And right now, all across the planet, the locations of a select few of these lost ships are actively being sought. The Merchant Royal Treasure hunters have been searching…

Today, we finish our look at the Kingdom Parables of . The parables here focus on the Kingdom of Heaven that we are a part of now and has existed since Jesus established it, but it also deals with the Kingdom of Heaven that will exist when this earth passes away. -Here are our take aways from the series…

Introduction: Fasting for a blood test Intermittent fasting Fasting for prayer Donald Whitney wrote this in his book Spiritual Disciples for the Christian Life : Quick. What do people who fast look like? What kinds of people come to your mind? Do they appear a bit strange? Are they John the Baptist types?…

The five senses... Ears (hearing) Skin and hair (touch) Eyes (sight) Tongue (taste) Nose (smell) If you had to RANK these in order of importance.... what would that look like? According to research (Aristotle - Greek Philosopher)…the order is... Sight Hearing Smell Taste Touch BUT - some might argue…

Revelation 21:9 9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” Here, the theme of us being God’s bride is continued with the image of God preparing us as we participate in the…

I believe that God wants us to make a difference in our families, our work places and our world. How does he want to do that? He wants us to be his witnesses. 8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem,…