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Question: Wheat or Tare

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During his earthly ministry, Jesus often used parables when addressing his audiences. He used parables to illustrate important spiritual principles having to do with the kingdom of God and our relationships with God and with one another. He did not often explain the full meaning of the parables to his audiences, but it wasn’t because he wanted to “hide the meaning,” nor because he was “lying,” as some have imagined. It was because of their hardness of heart. But he did explain the meanings to his closest disciples, whom he told to explain it to others (Matthew 10:27). This is explained in more detail in our article “Does God Lie?“

One of the parables of Jesus is the one featuring seeds sown of wheat and tares, lessons from which are explored in this message.

“Question: Wheat or Tare” a message by Rod Reynolds, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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What is the Meaning of “Born Again?” Part 3

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In his last message from a series of three sermons, pastor Rod Reynolds concludes an in-depth study of the biblical concept and use of the term “born again,” and how it’s linked to the stupendous purpose for human existence that few understand.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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 Unless otherwise noted Scripture taken from the New King James VersionTM
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What is the Meaning of “Born Again?” Part 2

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In the second sermon in his series, pastor Rod Reynolds continues his discussion on the meaning of “born again” as the term is used in scripture. It’s important that we understand fully what is meant by the term that we might have a part in God’s Kingdom.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

 Unless otherwise noted Scripture taken from the New King James VersionTM
Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission.

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Wentzville, MO 63385
USA

 

What is the Meaning of “Born Again”? Part 1

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When we see the term “born again” in the Bible, how are we to understand it? There has been a great deal of misunderstanding about this term. In the first of three parts in this series, pastor Rod Reynolds discusses in detail what it means to be born again.

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

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Copyright © 2026 by Messenger Church of God

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

 Unless otherwise noted Scripture taken from the New King James VersionTM
Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission.

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PO Box 619
Wentzville, MO 63385
USA

 

Why God Became Flesh

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Have you ever stopped to think why God–an eternal Being who existed before time began (as we count time)–would become flesh and blood? Does that not seem a bit peculiar, when you think about it, that the very Creator, the Being whose power sustains the entire vast Universe, would be changed into a mere human, infinitely weaker and limited by comparison?

Yet, the Bible tells us not only that such a thing actually happened, but it reveals why it happened. Why did God become flesh?

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