Sermons

July 24, 2023

Traditional – Parables: The Wedding Banquet | Rev. Mike Holly

Sermon Only Full Service https://youtu.be/pOiVOjU2BKkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-3uVoAihQY Scripture Reference: Matthew 22:1-14 (NRSV) 22 Once more Jesus spoke to them in parables, saying: 2 “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his slaves to call those who had been invited to the wedding banquet, but they would not come. 4 Again […]

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July 20, 2023

Modern – Parables: It’s Not Fair | Rev. Robert Mercer

Scripture Reference: Matthew 20:1-16 (CEB) 1 “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 After he agreed with the workers to pay them a denarion, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 “Then he went out around nine in the morning and saw others standing […]

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July 17, 2023

Traditional – Parables: The Laborers In The Vineyard | Rev. Maggie Dunaway

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 […]

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July 10, 2023

Traditional – Parables: The Unforgiving Servant | Rev. Mike Holly

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 […]

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July 5, 2023

Traditional – Parables: The Hidden Treasure, The Pearl, and The Net | Rev. Mike Holly

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 […]

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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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