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3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil,…

- 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…

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,…

Review • Cooking • Fishing • Feasts • Money Parable of the Sower & the Seed 3 PARTS: 1. The Parable itself 2. Explanation of the Style 3. Explanation of the Parable Many refer to this parable as the parable of the soils because it is not really about the sower or the seed - it's really about the different…

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…

2 Thessalonians 3 https://storage.sermon.net/adb837d8ec6776c8a4fde701fc35cca8/63e6cdcc-150f919-1/content/media/113683/JesusRevolution-OfficialTrailer.mp4/vb4000_ab192_fps1920x1080.mp4 Do we have any fans of Boston Sports? Red Sox, Boston Bruins, the New England Patriots, I think they might have a basketball…

Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven as something which starts in our world right now and is available to everyone; how do you see the kingdom in your own backyard?

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…

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…

“A Heart Issue” Today we are going to begin a new series on the Parables. We are going to look specifically at Matthew chapter 13 at the Parable of the Sower. I hope that you would turn with me there as I read not only the parable, but also the meaning of this parable. 1 That same day Jesus went out…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

Countdown Video: Happy New Year 3 Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. We are loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set…

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…

Intro: Nothing is worse than when your body is not at its fullest health. One little detail can throw off everything. (Broken Toe) When you think about it, our spiritual health should be of great concern to us. It can affect a lot when we are not healthy in our faith. Did you know we exist to bring glory…

Introduction We are walking through a series this summer called The Gospel in the Gospels We began this series by looking at a handful of interactions Jesus had with the people around him. How Jesus presented the Gospel is very different than how we present the Gospel in our world. Some of this is because…

Introduction This Torah Portion goes from Numbers 13:1-15:41 So far, we have discussed how God longed to show Himself to Israel. If they had come up to mount Sinai the complete restoration back to God would have been accomplished as the Lord would have tabernacled in them. They could not do it. We have…

VBS (we need volunteers every Wednesday) We also have an online sign up. If you have children or nieces or nephews or neighbor kids please get them signed up. We are hoping to have 25 children INTRODUCTION Chapter 13 is the chapter of Kingdom parables . It contains 7 of Jesus’ parables and all of them…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... Heavenly Father, thank you for this morning and thank you for your church. You are our good shepherd, the perfect protector and for that we worship you this morning. With you as our shepherd and God we lack nothing; we confess that in you we have everything we need.…

Intro: I read a story this week of a family who were involved in a tragic car accident taking the lives of 3 adults and 4 children in 2008 as they traveled from Dallas to Mexico. The Associated Press reported, “A sport utility vehicle carrying eight people from Texas plunged off an unfinished bridge…

Big Idea of the Series: This four-week series explains the nature and purpose of the church. It details the origin of the church; the ordinances of the church; the roles, responsibilities, and gifts of the members of the church; and the overall mission of the church. The series is meant to assist local…

Our Scripture this morning comes from Mark 4 . Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching…

Big Idea of the Series: This four-week series explains the nature and purpose of the church. It details the origin of the church; the ordinances of the church; the roles, responsibilities, and gifts of the members of the church; and the overall mission of the church. The series is meant to assist local…

Welcome... Introduce self... Pray... Heavenly Father, we worship you this morning for you sovereign power and immeasurable goodness. We thank you for being with us through all our hurt and brokenness. Please open our ears and our hearts to your word this morning. Please give me grace as I deliver the…

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…

1 Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. 2 This is what the ancients were commended for. substance, firmness, confidence, collection of documents establishing ownership, guarantee, proof ‘what is set or placed under’ any thing, a foundation, Assurance - proof;…