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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
The Vineyard. (PowerPoint slides to accompany this talk are available on request - email: gcurley@gcurley.info)
Reading: Matthew chapter 20 verses 1-16. One of the first expressions we learn as children is, “That’s not fair.” • One thing that life seems to teach us, is that this statement is right; • Life doesn’t seem to be fair. In fact it seems to be quite the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 20:1-16
Denomination: Brethren
In Jesus’ comparison of the vineyard to the fruitful Christian life, He makes it clear who is responsible for what in the production of fruit.
Oct. 12, 2003 John 15 “In the vineyard” INTRODUCTION 1. The Vine – Jesus Genuine The church is not the true vine. Jews believed that to be cut off from their religious institutions was just about as bad as it could get. The disciples were going to face being ...read more
Scripture: John 15:1-6
Denomination: Baptist
This sermon aims to explore the depth of God's love for us, as illustrated in The Parable of the Vineyard and the concept of being grafted onto Christ the Vine, emphasizing that we are not striving for God's love, but securely planted in it.
Today’s sermon is grounded in Matthew 21:33-46 and Philippians 3:4b-14. We’ll be exploring The Parable of the Vineyard, God's Love Poured Out in Christ, and what it means to be Grafted onto Christ the Vine. You know, it reminds me of something that A.W. Tozer once said: "God never hurries. There ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46, Philippians 3:4-14
Topics: Vineyard, God's Love, Christ
God has strategically placed you in a place of service.
A DAY IN THE WORKPLACE THE VINEYARD Matthew 21:33-46 INTRODUCTION Parable Identification 1. Landowner God 2. Wicked tenants Israel’s Leaders 3. Servants Prophets 4. Landowner’s Son Jesus Jesus makes it clear in verse 42 that the builders rejected the stone that was to be the ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 21:33-46
Denomination: Holiness
LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD
LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD Matthew 20:1-16 1. GOD'S PURSUIT OF HIS LABOURERS Matthew 20:1 1 ¶ For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard. See His :- (a) Duty "an householder" (b) Desire "which went ...read more
A look at the story of Naboth and his vineyard and how it applies to us.
You ever feel like just when things are going well that the Government comes along and wants everything you have? If it’s not property tax that the HRM wants, then it’s sales tax the province wants or income tax the federal government wants. Did I read somewhere that the average Canadian has to ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-14
Denomination: Wesleyan
This teaching explains the fullness of the meaning of Jesus parable of the vineyard and its overall affect on Judaism and Christianity and the Kingdom of God.
MK 12:1 He then began to speak to them in parables: "A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a pit for the winepress and built a watchtower. Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey. (2)At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants to collect from ...read more
Scripture: Mark 12:1-11
This message ehorts Christians to bear fruit for Christ and shows the consequnces of a barren life.
God’s Vineyard Luke 13.1-9 Jesus knows our hearts. He knows that all of us at some time or another in our lives, believe that someone else is a bigger sinner than we are. He looks at two incidents that happened to two separate groups of people. First the Galileans in verses 1-2, and then the ...read more
Scripture: Luke 13:1-9
If you trade your ALTAR for a VINEYARD, it will rob you of all the blessings of God, the safety under God’s umbrella of protection, and an eternal home with the Heavenly Father.
An Altar or a Vineyard? Gen. 8:20, 9:20 And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord. 9:20 And Noah began to be a husbandman, and he planted a vineyard. These two verses bring a stark contrast to our attention: 1. In one text: Noah built an altar and saved his family 2. In the other: he built ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 8:20
Denomination: Pentecostal
God has work for us to do in His vineyard--the Church. Are we willing?
When the Romans used to attack a city, it was sometimes their custom to set up at the gate a white flag, and if the garrison surrendered while that white flag was there, their lives were spared. After that, the black flag was put up, and then every man was put to the sword. Throughout our lives, ...read more
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
A look at all of us who work in the vineyard and our attitude in our work.
I can remember as a boy riding with my Dad into the downtown area, in my hometown of Indianapolis, Indiana, and seeing a crowd of men standing on a certain street. There were so many of them that there did not seem to be any room left to walk on the sidewalk. I asked my father what they were ...read more
Denomination: Methodist
Elijah’s confrontation of Ahab over Naboth’s death
If you don’t think God has a sense of humor just look at the person beside you. Naboth’s vineyard I Kings 21:1-20 The story of Ahab could probably be summed up in one verse. It’s found in I Kings 16:33, “And Ahab did more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-20
Introduction to a series of Bible studies about the little foxes that attempt to stifle your Christian walk.
Song of Solomon 1:6 KJV Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother's children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept. Song of Solomon 2:15 KJV Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil ...read more
Scripture: Song of Songs 1:6
A Love song - from a disappointed lover - God is going to judge his unfaithful people.
I grew up in the 60’s listening to the Beatles. If you know anything about their music you’ll know that most of it was love songs: ‘I want to hold your hand’, ‘She loves you’, ‘From me to you’. And it was a winner because everyone loves a love song ...read more
Scripture: Isaiah 5:1-18
Denomination: Anglican
Dealing with life's injustices in a broken world...yet trusting the One who will make things right, because in Christ He has experienced injustice.
Life is frequently unfair. Bad things happen to good people. Brutality and injustice are all around us. And we scratch our heads and wonder “Why?” God’s purpose is beyond us; His ways are above our ways. He causes all things to work together for good, but not all things are ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 21:1-29
Denomination: Congregational
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