July 17, 2023
Sermon Only Full Service https://youtu.be/o2fRMkgSmcghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XI2mQpma4o Scripture Reference: Matthew 20:1-16 (NRSV) 1 “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 When he went out about nine o’clock, he […]
Read MoreJuly 12, 2023
Scripture Reference: Matthew 18:23-35 (CEB) 23 “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. 24 When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him, 25 and, as he could not pay, the lord ordered him to be sold, together with […]
Read MoreJuly 10, 2023
Sermon Only Full Service https://youtu.be/4Od7He44L_Ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGITYd1vmis Scripture Reference: Matthew 18:23-35 (NRSV) 23 “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. 24 When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him, 25 and, as he could not pay, the lord […]
Read MoreJuly 5, 2023
Sermon Only Full Service https://youtu.be/_NXklfbKsoQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5C_Es4IorE Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:44-50 (NRSV) 44 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and reburied; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of […]
Read MoreJuly 2, 2023
Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:44-52 (CEB) 44 “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure that somebody hid in a field, which someone else found and covered up. Full of joy, the finder sold everything and bought that field. 45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls. 46 When he found one very […]
Read MoreJune 28, 2023
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, […]
Read MoreJune 28, 2023
Scripture Reference: Matthew 13:31-34 (CEB) 31 He told another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in his field. 32 It’s the smallest of all seeds. But when it’s grown, it’s the largest of all vegetable plants. It becomes a tree so that the birds in the […]
Read MoreJune 22, 2023
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 […]
Read MoreJune 21, 2023
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 […]
Read MoreJune 20, 2023
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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