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  • John Kapteyn avatar

    The Sower

    Contributed by John Kapteyn on Oct 18, 2000
    based on 95 ratings
     | 3,695 views

    Kingdom of heaven is like seed being sown. This includes seed sown is us to yield a harvest and us being sown as well.

    Introductory Considerations 1. How could anyone not understand? The message of salvation is a simple one. The story of God’s great persistent love for us and the story of our rebellion. 2. And yet there are times when we try to share what it means with others and somehow they don’t understand - ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Mark Beaird avatar

    How Receptive Are You?

    Contributed by Mark Beaird on Nov 2, 2000
    based on 170 ratings
     | 4,831 views

    The four types of ground Jesus spoke of in Mt 13:18-23 are likened to four personality types seen in people.

    HOW RECEPTIVE ARE YOU? © 2000 Mark Beaird Text: Matthew 13:18-23 n President Franklin D. Roosevelt got tired of smiling that big smile and saying the usual things at all those White House receptions. So, one evening he decided to find out whether anybody was paying attention to what he was ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Leslie Trombly avatar

    The Sower & The Seed - The Wheat & The Tares

    Contributed by Leslie Trombly on May 15, 2001
    based on 34 ratings
     | 7,776 views

    Understanding the meaning of The Sower& The Seed,The Wheat & The Tares

    Biblical Reference: Matthew 13:10-40 The Sower and The Seed: ------------------------------------- There are those who sow Godly Seeds and those who sow Seeds of Deception and evil and there is a separation of the Godly and the unGodly. The Seed of the Word of God was Sown and yet it didn’t take ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Dan Erickson avatar

    The Right Kind Of Dirt

    Contributed by Dan Erickson on Nov 22, 2000
    based on 236 ratings
     | 13,646 views

    What about all the people who at one time professed faith in Jesus Christ but who now seem to have little interest in the things of the Lord?

    I've made my choice," wrote the basketball star. "I love Jesus Christ and I try to serve Him to the best of my ability. How about you?" No, those are not the words of David Robinson, A. C. Green or any other Christian currently playing in the NBA. That testimony is from a tract written thirty years ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Hanchett avatar

    Faith Tested By Persecution Series

    Contributed by Steve Hanchett on Dec 4, 2000
    based on 94 ratings
     | 3,695 views

    Message shows how God uses trials to allow our faith to be tested.

    Steve Hanchett, pastor Berry Road Baptist Church “But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Choking On The World Series

    Contributed by Steve Hanchett on Dec 13, 2000
    based on 79 ratings
     | 5,294 views

    How attraction to and choice of this world demonstrates the condition of the heart.

    “Choking on the World” Steve Hanchett, pastor Berry Road Baptist Church “Now, he who received the seek among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful." -Matthew 13:22- “But they all with one accord ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David DeWitt avatar

    A Kingdom Of The Receptive

    Contributed by David Dewitt on Jan 9, 2001
    based on 178 ratings
     | 9,010 views

    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

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Does Your Heart Listen

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 2, 2001
    based on 89 ratings
     | 36,834 views

    This sermon is on the parable of the sower and deals with how well we listen to the word of God. My wife and I preached this together.

    Does Your Heart Listen? 9:30 3/25/93 Text Matthew 13:1-22 Psalm 1 Hebrews 12:1-12 .ls2 RICK How is it that two people can come hear the same preacher, sit on the same pew, and listen to the same message each week, yet one of them grows by ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Kevin Higgins avatar

    A Will To Know Series

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Dec 28, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,138 views

    It is only as we exercise a healthy will toward God and His Word that we will be able to know and do what is best for us in all of life’s circumstances.

    Matthew 13:1-23 A Will to Know Introduction In last week’s message, I spoke about the human will and the role it plays in our lives as we move toward or away from the will of God for our lives. Each of us has been given a free will to exercise, and God’s desire is that we exercise it toward Him. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Esperando Una Cosecha Abundante

    Contributed by Samuel Malave on Jan 2, 2003
    based on 80 ratings
     | 2,990 views

    La iglesia tiene 4 tipos de terrenos. Esos terrenos indican como los miembros reciben la palabra.

    Registro Biblico: Mateo 13: 1-23 Predica de: Rev. Samuel Malavé al Tabernáculo de Vida A/D Fecha: 12/1/02 Versiculo Clave: Mateo 13: 23 Introducción: De acuerdo con los agricultures una semilla debe morir y podrirse para entonces retoñar y dar a luz un renuevo. La semilla que no muere o se ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Douglas Vincent avatar

    How Is Your Soil

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Dec 9, 2003
    based on 157 ratings
     | 11,778 views

    I describe four types of soil in Matthew 13 with an emphasis on changing the condition of our soil.

    When Watching the Krispy Kreme Donut machine, or as I like to call it the “Dream Machine.” I noticed something that made me very upset. At the end of the conveyer they were throwing away a bunch of the donuts. First there is the dough plopper that makes the doughnut shape. But as I watched I ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Tour Of A Greenhouse

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jan 24, 2003
    based on 69 ratings
     | 2,305 views

    In pursuit of a vision of discipleship, this sermon explores the picture of the church like a greenhouse: growing, nurturing, and transplanting. Concluding with a call to examine the soil of our soul.

    Becoming a Greenhouse pt 2: Tour of a Greenhouse Matt. 13:1-9; 18-23 The Parable of the Sower (Matt. 13:1-9; 18-23): “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Lennon avatar

    Doer Or Hearer? Series

    Contributed by Mark Lennon on Feb 17, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 8,681 views

    # 7 in series Deceiving ourselves? Do we really deceive ourselves? When we hear the word of God, and don’t do what it says we are deceiving ourselves.

    Doer or Hearer? James 1:22-25 Lesson 7 Here we see that James is talking about being a hearer and a doer of the Word, he is using this as a springboard to going in to faith and works and reconciling the two. Verse 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 23 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • David Beirne avatar

    Pete's Challenge Series

    Contributed by David Beirne on Apr 30, 2004
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,375 views

    What to do when it’s gut-check time. Where do you stand?

    A Challenge John 6:66-69 Intro. A challenge: when it gets intense how do you react? when you’re the only one, are you ready to stand alone? In John’s gospel, chap 7 begins with intense opposition building. Jesus’s popularity basically is going downhill. 1. The question: Now that it is no ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Steve Shepherd avatar

    Are You Listening?

    Contributed by Steve Shepherd on Jun 7, 2004
    based on 158 ratings
     | 6,223 views

    In the parable of the sower we have four different types of hearers or listeners.

    INTRO.- ILL.- An excited little boy was telling his daddy about something that had happened to him that day. His daddy said, "Slow up, honey, you are talking too fast!" His boy shot back at him, "Oh, no, Daddy, I’m not talking too fast. You’re just listening too slow!" ARE YOU LISTENING? ILL.- ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ