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  • Bradley Boydston avatar

    Weed-Free Gardening-Guaranteed!

    Contributed by Bradley Boydston on Dec 8, 2001
    based on 181 ratings
     | 17,714 views

    Every time we try to use worldy influence or power or scheming to get God’s work done we end up doing more damage to his kingdom than if we’d just let the weeds grow until harvest time.

    Most of you are way too familiar with the problem of weeds. Even those of you who live in Covenant Village where the weeds are generally taken care of by the grounds crew can remember when you were children and you had to pull the weeds in the garden. I must have spent every Saturday morning ...read more

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    I Can Sleep When The Wind Blows

    Contributed by Tim Zingale on Jul 8, 2005
    based on 135 ratings
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    A sermon for the 9th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 11 The parable of the weeds and wheat

    9th Sunday after Pentecost Proper 11 Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 "I can sleep when the Wind Blows"   24 ¶ Another parable he put before them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field; 25 but while men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Parable Of The Wheat And Tares

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 13, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 7,445 views

    The Church is full of wheat and tares. Which one are you planning to be?

    NR 17-07-05 The Parable of the Wheat and Tares Jesus gave us some wonderful teaching about how God wants us to live our lives. And to do this he used Parables or stories to help us understand God’s message to us Last week we looked at the Parable of the Sower and we saw how the four different ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

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    More Weeds Than Seeds

    Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Jul 14, 2005
    based on 31 ratings
     | 2,315 views

    We are the seeds from which the kingdom of God on earth will grow.

    More Weeds Than Seeds - Matthew 13: 24 - 30, 36 - 43 Intro: At our house in Houston I planted flowers that Barbara called weeds. – They were, in fact, black-eyed Susans – Nobody likes weeds – dig, spray, fertilize – still there. – Sometimes it appears there are more weeds than seeds in our ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Ron Hietsch avatar

    The Parable Of The Weeds

    Contributed by Ron Hietsch on Jul 17, 2005
    based on 24 ratings
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    We are the sons of the kingdom even though we at times act like the weeds. The reverse is also true. There are weeds that act like Christians but are really weeds

    July 17, 2005 Matthew 13: 24-30, 36-43 9Th Sunday after Pentecost Series A The Parable of the Weeds Grace Mercy and Peace from God The Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ One of my favorite persons in the Bible is the Apostle Peter. I can easily identify with him. Artists have depicted ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    The Curse Of The Weeds

    Contributed by Charles Bruner on Jul 19, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,989 views

    Exploring the nature of evil as a spiritual reality which impacts all of us while affirming the sovereignty of God.

    Title: The Curse of the Weeds Before loading up the van with kids and luggage for vacation, I quickly looked through the lectionary reading for today. I noticed that the parable in Matthew was familiar—I had tackled it once before, a fresh perspective was in order. This fresh perspective hit me ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. avatar

    Smoking Weeds

    Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on Jul 21, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,256 views

    A sermon on the parable of the wheat and the weeds. God calls us to be wheat in a field full of weeds rather than judges of one another.

    “Smoking Weeds” Sermon on Matthew 13:24-30 Ninth Sunday After Pentecost-Year A July 17, 2005 Rev. J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. While serving as a Methodist minister in England, I was privileged to know a man named Bernard who was on fire with the gospel, burning with the desire to tell people about ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

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    The Mustard Seed

    Contributed by Revd. Martin Dale on Jul 22, 2005
    based on 18 ratings
     | 7,843 views

    In the parable of the Mustard Seed, Jesus predicts the growth of the Church from small beginnings - from Israel to Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the world

    NR 24-07-05 Story: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson went on a camping trip. They set up their tent and fell asleep. Some hours later, Holmes woke his faithful friend. "Watson, look up at the sky and tell me what you see." Watson replied, "I see millions of stars." "What does that tell you?" ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • W F avatar

    His Story, Our Story, Your Story

    Contributed by W F on Aug 27, 2005
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,587 views

    Jesus told this story of the wheat and the weeds so that you could see that the course of your own personal history can be changed.

    As we look at the life of Jesus, we discover that he knows and understands history like no human ever could. In this story about the wheat and the weeds Jesus gives us an insight into history. 1. JESUS KNOWS THE COURSE OF HISTORY (v24-26) Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is ...read more

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    A Balancing Act

    Contributed by Michael Hollinger on Nov 9, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,284 views

    The parable of the Wheat and the Tares forces us to balance three principles: Toleration, Patience, and Discernment

    1/2/05 Text: Matthew 13:24-30, 36-42 (Parable of the Wheat & the Weeds) Main Point of the Text: God didn’t call us to be his weeders, but he doesn’t want us to be weeds either. FCF: The only way we can avoid being a weed is to learn to discern what the Master wants. SO: I want people to realize ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Victor Yap avatar

    In The Presence Of The Enemy Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Oct 14, 2004
    based on 28 ratings
     | 3,651 views

    Parables for Christian Living, Pt. 1

    THE HARVEST AT THE END OF THE AGE (MATTHEW 13:24-30, 36-43) The Internet was a good idea gone bad and fully exploited. When computer scientists sent the first electronic-mail messages over the Internet more than 30 years go, they urge users to adopt the philosophy to “be liberal in what they accept ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Wheat And Tare Believers Series

    Contributed by Bubot Parago on Apr 27, 2006
    based on 59 ratings
     | 11,556 views

    Wheat and Tare believers were both grown in God’s Kingdom but can be differentiated as they grow, as they mature and as they bear fruits.

    "...who hath ears to hear,let him hear." is the conclusion of Our LORD regarding this message, and this is also the words imparted to our churches nowadays. Many supposedly Christians are attending our Services every Sunday but why is it that they do not live enough to the power of God’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. avatar

    From Redneck To Riches

    Contributed by J. Curtis Goforth, O.s.l. on May 19, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 3,830 views

    This sermon describes our need to assess our earthly possessions from a heavenly perspective.

    “From Redneck to Riches” Sermon on Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52 Pentecost +10-Year A July 24, 2005 Rev. J. Curtis Goforth, O.S.L. “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field.” I don’t know about you, but I can’t help but read this passage from Matthew’s gospel and not think of the ...read more

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    Denomination: United Methodist

  • Michael Hopkins avatar

    Church Anniversary Sermon

    Contributed by Michael Hopkins on Oct 17, 2005
    based on 139 ratings
     | 130,297 views

    A sermon for Church Anniversary

    Jesus said, ‘every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like a householder who brings out of his treasure-store both the new and the old.’ This rather odd little verse is probably a kind of signature from the writer of the Gospel. It’s as though he was giving us a hint about ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Gary Regazzoli avatar

    Parable Of The Tares - 2 Series

    Contributed by Gary Regazzoli on Mar 2, 2005
    based on 11 ratings
     | 4,187 views

    What is the source of Evil in the world? Jesus gives His answer in the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares

    Living Under Grace – 4 – Parable of the Tares - 2 Recently visiting my mother’s congregation • I was asked this question about the tsunami tragedy by an older member of the congregation • Do you think because of the high number of casualties in Ache that God had singled out the Moslems for ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church