Month: June 2023

June 28, 2023

Traditional – Parables: The Mustard Seed and The Yeast | Rev. Mike Holly

Sermon Only Full Service https://youtu.be/uYc-oEwORwUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzgCN8oeetY Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:31-33 (NRSV) 31 He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and sowed in his field; 32 it is the smallest of all the seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree, […]

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June 22, 2023

Modern – Parables: The Wheat and The Weeds | Rev. Robert Mercer

https://youtu.be/_4UUbNyQeSk Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:24-30 (CEB) 24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like someone who planted good seed in his field. 25 While people were sleeping, an enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat and went away. 26 When the stalks sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared. 27 “The servants of the landowner […]

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June 21, 2023

Living with Kingdom Priorities

Throughout Matthew’s gospel, we see Jesus teaching in parables to show us what life is like in His kingdom. Parables were everyday examples of how faith interacts with real life. Those early disciples would never look at sowers and seeds, treasures and riches, or lost things the same way again. Everything around them became reminders […]

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June 20, 2023

Traditional – Parables: The Wheat and Weeds | Rev. Michael Bowman

Sermon Only Full Service https://youtu.be/pv9E1ElEBJ4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cj4RIH4Byg Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:24-30 (NIV) 24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then […]

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June 15, 2023

Modern – Parables: The Kingdom of Heaven | Rev. Robert Mercer

Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:1-9 (CEB) 13 That day Jesus went out of the house and sat down beside the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he climbed into a boat and sat down. The whole crowd was standing on the shore. 3 He said many things to them in parables: “A farmer went out to […]

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June 12, 2023

Traditional – Parables: The Sower | Rev. Maggie Dunaway

Sermon Only Full Service https://youtu.be/mqRyfVtkZFkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doVdruFAg84 Scripture Reference: Matthew 13-1-9 (NRSV) 13 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “Listen! […]

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June 6, 2023

Traditional – One Spirit to Empower Us All | Rev. Mike Holly

Sermon Only Full Service https://youtu.be/Q1kNKwwUkbIhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DZvUdA7u-0 Scripture Reference: 1 Corinthians 12:4-13 (NRSV) 4 Now there are varieties of gifts but the same Spirit, 5 and there are varieties of services but the same Lord, 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7 To each is given the […]

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