Parables Archives - Refuge.Church https://refuge.church/category/sermons/parables/ Open and Affirming Sun, 07 Aug 2022 14:17:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://refuge.church/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/title-image.png Parables Archives - Refuge.Church https://refuge.church/category/sermons/parables/ 32 32 244110223 Stories of Jesus // Intimacy https://refuge.church/2022/08/07/stories-of-jesus-intimacy/ Sun, 07 Aug 2022 14:17:05 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9495 John 10:1-15Luke 13:6-9Psalm 19 Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 9495 The Stories of Jesus // What the Hell? https://refuge.church/2022/07/31/the-stories-of-jesus-what-the-hell/ Sun, 31 Jul 2022 13:59:19 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9341 This week Pastor Brian takes us through the Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man from Luke 16:19-31. Unlike the other parables, this one does not stay in the realm of first century life. In fact, it doesn’t stay in the realm of planet earth. It’s a strange one to be sure. One that’s easiest […]

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]]> 9341 The Parables of Jesus // Lamp Under a Bowl https://refuge.church/2022/07/24/the-parables-of-jesus-lamp-under-a-bowl/ Sun, 24 Jul 2022 11:29:58 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9323 Do you let your light shine? or do you keep it hidden? Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 9323 The Stories of Jesus // The Good Samaritan https://refuge.church/2022/07/18/the-stories-of-jesus-the-good-samaritan/ Mon, 18 Jul 2022 16:19:42 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9311 Who is the true good Samaritan? Is the question “Who?” or “How?” Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 9311 The Stories of Jesus // Sign of Jonah & The 7 Spirits https://refuge.church/2022/07/10/the-stories-of-jesus-sign-of-jonah-the-7-spirits/ Sun, 10 Jul 2022 14:15:23 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9300 Matthew 12:38-45. Jesus refuses to give a sign to his opponents other than the sign of Jonah. Why is this? Were the Pharisees trying to make Jesus into something he is not? What do the seven evil spirits symbolize? Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 9300 The Stories of Jesus // The Hidden Treasure and Pearl https://refuge.church/2022/07/03/the-stories-of-jesus-the-hidden-treasure-and-pearl/ Sun, 03 Jul 2022 13:35:47 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9290 Matthew 14:44-45. Becoming a Christian is leaving your native home and entering the Kingdom of God. But entering the Kingdom of God means being willing to sacrifice everything. Is it expensive? Not at all. It’s a bargain. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 9290 The Stories of Jesus // Parable of the Workers https://refuge.church/2022/06/28/the-stories-of-jesus-parable-of-the-workers/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 13:47:17 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9248 The first shall be last and the last shall be first. Whoever wants to be first must become a servant – just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and give his life as a ransom for many. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 9248 The Stories of Jesus // New Wine https://refuge.church/2022/06/19/the-stories-of-jesus-new-wine/ Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:18:32 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9225 No one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine is stored in new wineskins so that both are preserved. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 9225 The Stories of Jesus // Parable of the Sower https://refuge.church/2022/06/15/the-stories-of-jesus-parable-of-the-sower/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 13:33:32 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9215 The imagery Jesus uses in His stories are sketches of everyday life … fishing, farming, women baking bread, merchants buying pearls. Through these parables Jesus is teaching that the Kingdom is resistible. It’s humble. It’s not going to force itself upon you. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 9215 The Stories of Jesus // The Prodigal Son(s) https://refuge.church/2022/06/05/the-stories-of-jesus-the-prodigal-sons/ Sun, 05 Jun 2022 14:49:05 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9200 The parables of Jesus set forth comparisons. “Bad people” are rewarded. “Good people” are scolded. The paradise is shifted. Expectations are flipped upside down. There are two brothers in this story. The visible sinner and the invisible sinner. Both have a place in their father’s house, if they accept it. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 9200 Stories Jesus Told // The Mustard Seed https://refuge.church/2022/05/31/stories-jesus-told-the-mustard-seed/ Tue, 31 May 2022 16:01:16 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9183 This week our Family Pastor Tania Lange will be speaking on the Parable The Mustard Seed. The Kingdom of GOD may have started small, but it is growing and mighty. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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]]> 9183 Stories Jesus Told // The Storm https://refuge.church/2022/05/22/stories-jesus-told-the-storm/ Sun, 22 May 2022 12:13:54 +0000 https://refugechurcdev.wpengine.com/?p=9170 This week we have a Guest Speaker — David Thomas– He will be talking about the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builder and the storms of life. We are all going to become storm chasers. Full Message Audio Livestream Replay

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