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Matthew 13:1-52Matthew 13:1-52

ParablesParables• Two Key PurposesTwo Key Purposes

• For Disciples: they were revealing; gave light For Disciples: they were revealing; gave light regarding what God was doing in the world and regarding what God was doing in the world and in their livesin their lives

• For the world: exposed hard hearts as people For the world: exposed hard hearts as people remained unresponsive to the message and remained unresponsive to the message and person of Jesusperson of Jesus

The Clandestine InvasionThe Clandestine Invasion

• Central Theme in this chapter:Central Theme in this chapter:

THE KINGDOM OF GODTHE KINGDOM OF GOD

• Central Theme in Jesus preaching—It means Central Theme in Jesus preaching—It means the ultimate rule of God that will subjugate the ultimate rule of God that will subjugate all powersall powers

The Clandestine InvasionThe Clandestine Invasion

• The kingdom will not come in a blaze of glory The kingdom will not come in a blaze of glory like they may have expectedlike they may have expected

• It will come like a seed that is planted, takes It will come like a seed that is planted, takes root, and grows (13:3, 8, 23)root, and grows (13:3, 8, 23)

• Evil will continue to resist the kingdom’s Evil will continue to resist the kingdom’s advanceadvance

The Clandestine InvasionThe Clandestine Invasion• The tares will continue alongside of the The tares will continue alongside of the

wheatwheat

• Yet with all the resistance, the advance of Yet with all the resistance, the advance of the kingdom will continuethe kingdom will continue

• (vv. 31-35)(vv. 31-35)

Resistance LivingResistance Living• The two latter parables call us to live in light The two latter parables call us to live in light

of the new realityof the new reality

• Disciples’ eyes have been opened to what is Disciples’ eyes have been opened to what is really valuablereally valuable

• Live in light of what the world is blind to; act Live in light of what the world is blind to; act as a citizen of the new kingdomas a citizen of the new kingdom

New Teachers of What CountsNew Teachers of What Counts

• vv. 51-52vv. 51-52

• We are like householders with treasure we We are like householders with treasure we are to bring out and to use to bless othersare to bring out and to use to bless others

• We are to dispense the truth of the new We are to dispense the truth of the new kingdomkingdom