The Parable of Sower Matthew 13:1–9 Parables: The King’s secrets 40 Blogs of Lent: Day 26: Parable 1 1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood …
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Treasures and pearls
This was what was preached on at Holy Trinity this Sunday. The Parable of the Hidden Treasure The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and covered up. Then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. The Parable of the …
Targetting
The Parable Of The Sower To be efficient in our evangelism churches would do well to target those most likely to respond, Right? Actually no. While it may sound like good business practice the church is not, or at least should not be, a business. Last Sunday, in the first of a series of Sermons …
The parable of the football match
The kingdom of God is like a football match, which ... ... erm... Not a good start... Ten days ago I blogged: So why do we not hear modern day parables? Where is the story of a football match related to God’s will? As I had written that, I thought I may as well …
Parables in the modern world.
Who knows anything about Mediterranean first century agricultural practise, other than what we have heard second hand, third hand or worse in church sermons. Take this: And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow.And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and …
Making an ass of myself 