Sermons About Parables
Dirty Job
The Pharisees lived in a “pluralistic” society - and their job was to sift through all of the local religious goings-on and set up the boundaries that kept Judaism pure and unpolluted by all of the religious weirdos and nut jobs that threatened to make the wheels come off the Hebrew wagon. Jesus wasn’t the first miracle worker who had come down the pike, and he certainly wasn’t the first one that people speculated might be the Messiah they’d all been waiting for...
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The Sower, the Seed and the Soil
Jesus tells this parable to help the disciples understand the realities of ministry, and to warn the people to listen to God carefully lest the Word not bear fruit for the kingdom in their lives.
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Thanksgiving Lessons from an Unfaithful Servant
What are you thankful for? How do you know? Are you sure you are discerning between gratitude and mere gladness? True thankfulness is revealed in faithfulness, and rooted in a proper view of our master, Jesus Christ. Learn more about this, as well as four areas we often hold a deficient view of the master, and what the truth is.
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Weed-B-Gone
Remember when you were a kid and your parent sent you out to the garden or yard and you had to pull weeds? If you are like us, you hated that chore. Jesus talks about this particular chore and gives us some interesting insight on what it has to do with your individual spiritual journey and our Gathering community. This stuff is revolutionary.
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Parable Of The Two Sons
Robin Mellor-Smith, an intern here at TBC, shars with us from Matthew 21:28-32, The Parable Of The Two Sons. This sermon will challenge you to consider: what sort of son are you? God requires us to do as he asks. Some promise to follow God but don't. We can return to God and he welcomes us.
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Sow What?
Jesus told lots of stories, and in those stories there’s a lot that has to do with our lives. This week we will find out what seeds, soil, and sowing have to do with us.
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Parable Of The Miracle Of The 7 Loaves
Continuing in the parables with the feeding of the 4000 with the seven loaves and few fishes. Teaching to the disciples and rebuking the Pharisees and Scribes. As Jesus touched his disciples they began to understand the mysteries of these parables.
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