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Jesus tells stories which portrays the kingdom of heaven existing in messy places; how do we find the kingdom in the middle of the mess?

Today we continue our study of Matthew 13 . We will be looking at the parable of the weeds. So, last time we were talking about the Kingdom, I mentioned Gospel Growth. Well as we work our way through these parables we will see three things 1) Gospel Growth 2) Gospel Judgment 3) Gospel Gain. As we get…

The Weeds Among the Wheat Last Sunday the readings reminded us that God's word works. It is supernatural; it is efficacious; it accomplishes what God desires and brings forth life and fruit. Today's readings are an interesting contrast. God's Word always works but sometimes not in the way you want it…

Planting Seeds Introduction Chapter 13 is the third of the three major speeches in the book of Matthew The first major speech is the sermon on the mount, the second was in Matthew 10 , the fouth one is Matthew 18 , and the last one takes up chapters 23, 24, and 25 You’ve heard me talk about those five…

Why is the Jesus’ resurrection from the dead so important? In order to understand the importance of the resurrection, you must also understand the doctrine of our union with Christ. Scripture teaches that when a person is born again, when they place their faith in Christ alone to receive God’s free gift…

Salvation, Sanctification, Rewards This is a faithful saying 1 Timothy 1:15 “ This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.” 1 Timothy 3:1 “ This is a faithful saying : If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires…

34 All these things Jesus said to the crowds in parables; indeed, he said nothing to them without a parable. 35 This was to fulfill what was spoken by the prophet: “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.” Jesus continued to speak to the…

Last week we studied the parable of the sower, and Jesus gave reasons for using parables. A parable is a short moral story that was often expressed with imagery and metaphor. It illustrates a truth using examples from life and can show similarity of things we are familiar with. But even when things may…

What was Jesus’ Message Jesus talked about love Jesus talked about peace Jesus talked about charity All these things are important But His message had a larger impact and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.” Jesus introduced the Kingdom…

- Supporting Idea: Many people will reject the truth because of Satanic opposition, their own hard hearts, and because God will blind them further. But some will receive the truth and bear spiritual fruit. Jesus’ first parable might be thought of as a parable about parables. It explained the need for…

“The Work of the Enemy” Pastor James Montgomery Boice once said, “Some sections of the Bible give us Grand Theology, some move us to Grateful Responses to God, the Parables ask us if there has been any Real Difference in our lives.” Is your life different today? In other words, as you pick up God’s Word…

WWJD (What Would Jesus Do)?

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Welcome! Turn with me to Matthew 13 . We are going to be looking at this chapter today. Matthew 13 gives us an interesting concept taught my Jesus… that I think we often miss… You see, we often break it apart… looking just at the parables individually… Honestly… How many of you have read it as one section,…

Intro: There is a word in the English language that is often used, is always negative, and few preachers like to preach about it. Do you know what it is? Hell. Hell is charactered in many comic strips, rolled off the tongue as “light profanity,” screamed as a curse in people’s faces, feared by some,…

Have you ever wanted to write a book? Me neither. Writing books is really hard. Reading books takes a while, I imagine writing one takes a little longer. Now, what’s funny is we’re a church of about 100 people, and we have several authors in our midst! Gene Poppino has helped write a book. Hannah Russell…

If someone were unable to speak for 9 months, and could finally speak, what would they say? You and I could try to imagine this. 9 months of inability to speak would be, for many people, almost like pure torture. If we suddenly became unable to speak, at first we may think of the inability to speak about…

It all starts with an ask Jesus gets out of the boat and heads back to the house. As he walks through the crowd, perhaps Jesus heals some because of his great compassion. Once inside the house, his disciples come to him to explain the parable of the weeds. Notice Jesus does not reprimand his disciples…

A Corrupt Kingdom When I look out into the world and notice things that just are not right, it is difficult to maintain the faith that God will restore that which is good to the world. There was a time in the beginning when all was good and no darkness or evil crept into the land. However, with man’s…

Introduction B’har [ bhar] = translated as on the mountain Fifth word in the Parashah (Torah Portion) and 32nd. weekly Torah portion in the annual cycle of the readings The Parashah tells us the laws of the Sabbatical year: Shmita- and limits the debt service ration REST and FREEDOM Only the FREE can…

Jesus Teaching in Parables Until now, as we have been looking at several passages, we learned that Jesus was teaching in synagogues, and to His disciples. At times, He was teaching people outside of the synagogues. If we read the Gospel of Matthew until chapter 12, we will notice that there was a great…

Parables Describing the Ways of God’s Kingdom Matthew 13 includes a number of parables Jesus used to illustrate how God’s Kingdom is being unveiled in the world in which we live. The parables we will briefly examine today illustrate three ways in which God’s kingdom is being revealed. The Final Outcome…

Why don’t you do something ? A common question asked in our world. It can be asked of: governments, churches, parents, kids, other leaders, ourselves, and at times we ask this of God. We need hearing aids . Jesus says at the beginning of the first parable of the kingdom, to listen up. He also says it…

Jesus told his disciples another parable about the kingdom of heaven. Like a man who sowed good seed in his field. His enemy came and intentionally sowed bad seed with the good seed. The good wheat and the weeds grew up together. (looking the same) The servant asked the master where the weeds came from,…