Matthew 13:24-30 (NLT)
Here is another story Jesus told: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. [25] But that night as everyone slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat. [26] When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew. [27] The farmer’s servants came and told him, ’Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds!’
[28] " ’An enemy has done it!’ the farmer exclaimed.
" ’Shall we pull out the weeds?’ they asked.
[29] "He replied, ’No, you’ll hurt the wheat if you do. [30] Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds and burn them and to put the wheat in the barn.’ "
The Farmer and The Field
The farmer – Matthew 13:36-37
Matthew 13:36-37 (NLT)
Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, "Please explain the story of the weeds in the field."
[37] "All right," he said. "I, the Son of Man, am the farmer who plants the good seed.
The Farmer and The Field
The farmer – Matthew 13:36-37
– Jesus himself
– Planting to bring a harvest of men’s souls
The field
The Farmer and The Field
The farmer – Matthew 13:36-37
– Jesus himself
– Planting to bring a harvest of men’s souls
The field – Matthew 13:38a
Matthew 13:38a
The field is the world...
The Farmer and The Field
The farmer – Matthew 13:36-37
– Jesus himself
– Planting to bring a harvest of men’s souls
The field
– The world
• A fertile environment for spiritual growth
Good Seed...Bad Seed
Good Seed – Matthew 13:38a
Matthew 13:38a (NLT)
The field is the world, and the good seed represents the people of the Kingdom.
Good Seed...Bad Seed
Good Seed – Matthew 13:38a
– Those who have surrendered their lives to Christ and are washed in His blood
Bad Seed – Matthew 13:38b
Matthew 13:38b (NLT)
The weeds are the people who belong to the evil one.
Good Seed...Bad Seed
Good Seed – Matthew 13:38a
– Those who have surrendered their lives to Christ and are washed in His blood
Bad Seed – Matthew 13:38b
– Those who have not surrendered their lives to Christ and are not washed in His blood
Underhanded Tactics
Satan also plants in the field – Matthew 13:39a
Matthew 13:39a (NLT)
The enemy who planted the weeds among the wheat is the Devil.
Underhanded Tactics
Satan also plants in the field – Matthew 13:39a
– Satan plants his seeds among the wheat
• Entangling roots
• Robbing the soil of nutrients
• Suffocating new seed
Why Not Pull The Weeds?
God is patient – Matthew 13:28-29
Matthew 13:28-29 (NLT)
" ’An enemy has done it!’ the farmer exclaimed.
" ’Shall we pull out the weeds?’ they asked.
[29] "He replied, ’No, you’ll hurt the wheat if you do.
Why Not Pull The Weeds?
God is patient – Matthew 13:28-29
– To pull the weeds the roots of the good seed would also be torn out
– God loves His children enough to spare them from His wrath
Time To Separate
A day of judgment is coming – Matthew 13:40-42
Matthew 13:40-42 (NLT)
"Just as the weeds are separated out and burned, so it will be at the end of the world. [41] I, the Son of Man, will send my angels, and they will remove from my Kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil, [42] and they will throw them into the furnace and burn them. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Time To Separate
A day of judgment is coming – Matthew 13:40-42
– Christ will be the judge
– He will determine those who belong and those who do not
– Those who do not belong to Christ will be separated eternally
– Their judgment will be eternal suffering
• Remorse
• Pain
• suffering
Shining Like The Sun
Gathering of the good seed – Matthew 13:43
Matthew 13:43 (NLT)
Then the godly will shine like the sun in their Father’s Kingdom. Anyone who is willing to hear should listen and understand!
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