Link to sermons on topic: PARABLES

SERMON TOPIC: The prodigal son

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 16 June 2019

Sermon synopsis: The context leading up to the parable is yet another argument with the Pharisees and teachers of the law. On this occasion their complaint is that Jesus has no sense of propriety about what kind of.....

SERMON TOPIC: The evil eye and good eye

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 15 April 2018

Sermon synopsis: Matt 6:22-23 The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light.....

SERMON TOPIC: The parable of the banquet

BY: Lindsey Parker ON: 4 October 2015

Sermon synopsis: Luke 14:15 When one of those at the table with him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is the one who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.” 16 Jesus replied: “A certain man was preparing.....

SERMON TOPIC: The Parable of the TWO sons – Part 2

BY: Des Burrows ON: 22 September 2013

Sermon synopsis: “What was he listening to that made him decide to do what he did?” And the key for us, Christians, is getting God’s word into our inner being. Because what we listen to enters the mind and give.....

SERMON TOPIC: The parable of the TWO sons

BY: Des Burrows ON: 15 September 2013

Sermon synopsis: This parable is one of the best known stories that Jesus told. It is a story about coming home. - Of repentance and reformation. - Of return and forgiveness. - Of acceptance and restoration. - Of.....

SERMON TOPIC: The evil eye

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 22 November 2010

Sermon synopsis: What does this passage mean? Matt 6:22-23 The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of.....

SERMON TOPIC: The Kingdom of God - Part 7C - Every nation, tribe, people and language

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 23 August 2009

Sermon synopsis: We saw how the Church of the Laodiceans represents the 7th and last Church. However there is a flip side to the coin as well! This study looks at the 20th & 21st Century Church. (A) The Success.....

SERMON TOPIC: The Kingdom of God - Part 7B - Positive Confession and Prosperity

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 5 April 2009

Sermon synopsis: Jesus taught 7 consecutive parables in Matthew 13 about the kingdom. The parables, if understood, reveal the secrets of “the kingdom of heaven” (Matt 13:10-11). The 7 parables refer to 7 church.....

SERMON TOPIC: The kingdom of God - 7A - Self Esteem and Success-based Christianity

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 8 February 2009

Sermon synopsis: Is doctrine important? Is it important to teach about prophecy? Is the current focus on self-esteem Biblical or something borrowed from secular psychology? Jesus taught 7 consecutive parables in.....

SERMON TOPIC: The kingdom of God - 6C - Missions

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 14 December 2008

Sermon synopsis: What are the characteristics of those who keep the "Great Commission" of Jesus? The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. So how will they hear the gospel unless we respond to the call - to.....

SERMON TOPIC: The kingdom of God - 6B - MISSIONS

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 9 November 2008

Sermon synopsis: What is the "Great Commission" that Jesus gave and what are the excuses that Christians use for not keeping it? (1) Calvinist fatalism, (2) It’s a big sacrifice, (3) You might suffer, (4) I’m.....

SERMON TOPIC: The Kingdom of God 6A - Part 2 - Why does God allow suffering

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 21 September 2008

Sermon synopsis: The sixth parable of "The Pearl of Great Price" covers the period from approximately 1700 - 1900 AD or the "Missionary Church" including Wesley, Whitefield & the Methodists. The second half of.....

SERMON TOPIC: The kingdom of God 6A - Part 1 - Who is "The Pearl of Great Price"

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 20 September 2008

SERMON TOPIC: The kingdom of God - 5B - The Radical Reformation and the Five Solas

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 25 May 2008

Sermon synopsis: The fifth parable of "The Hidden Treasure" covers the period from approximately 1500 - 1700 AD or the "Reformation Church". Last time we looked at the Magisterial Reformation. This is a look at.....

SERMON TOPIC: The kingdom of God - 5A - The reformation, doctrine of grace and counter reformation

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 25 April 2008

Sermon synopsis: The fifth parable of "The Hidden Treasure" covers the period from approximately 1500 - 1700 AD or the "Reformation Church". But contrary to popular opinion the treasure in this parable is not Jesus.....

SERMON TOPIC: The kingdom of God - 4B - Tradition and the leaven of the Pharisees

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 17 February 2008

Sermon synopsis: The fourth parable of "The Leaven" covers the period from approximately 600 - 1500 AD or the "Papal Church" where widespread corruption spreads throughout the kingdom. In this study we'll.....

SERMON TOPIC: The kingdom of God - Part 4A - The woman with the leaven and the Great Harlot

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 16 February 2008

SERMON TOPIC: The kingdom of God - Part 3B - Birds in the tree and corruption in the Church

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 6 January 2008

Sermon synopsis: Jesus taught 7 consecutive parables in Matthew 13 about the kingdom. The third parable of "The Mustard Seed" covers the period from approximately 300 - 600 AD or the "State Church" where we see.....

SERMON TOPIC: The kingdom of God - Part 3A - The mustard seed, Constantine and the State Church

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 25 November 2007

Sermon synopsis: Jesus taught 7 consecutive parables in Matthew 13 which refer to 7 church ages. The third parable of "The Mustard Seed" covers the period from approximately 300 - 600 AD or the "State Church".....

SERMON TOPIC: The kingdom of God - Part 2 - Persecution and heresy

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 28 October 2007

SERMON TOPIC: The kingdom of God - Part 1 - The good seed and the inevitability of persecution

BY: Gavin Paynter ON: 7 October 2007

SERMON TOPIC: The kingdom of heaven - The parable of the talents

BY: Leston Blackburn ON: 28 February 1996

Sermon synopsis: Matt 25:14 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. 15 To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to.....

SERMON TOPIC: 4 things lost, 3 things found

BY: Graham Sahling ON: 9 July 1995

Sermon synopsis: In Luke 15 Jesus tells us about a lost sheep, a lost coin and a lost son. 1 out of 100 sheep is a 1% loss. 1 out of 10 coins is a 10% loss. 1 out of 2 sons is a 50% loss. The sheep, the coin.....