Weeds - book of matthew - Lesson #46

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Sermon Notes

Date of Sermon: February 24, 2018

Summary: Jesus’ kingdom will be infiltrated by evil.

Key Verse:  “…but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away.”   Matthew 13:25

Bible Reading:  24 He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field, 25 but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. 26 So when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also. 27 And the servants of the master of the house came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then does it have weeds?’ 28 He said to them, ‘An enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ 29 But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds you root up the wheat along with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’   - Matthew 13:24-30

Message Outline:

1. A Kingdom Infiltrated by Evil​  (verses 24-26)
   1. God sows good seed (verse 24)
   2. Satan sows weeds  (verse 25)
   3. Knowing good from evil  (verse 26)
2. A Kingdom Purified of Evil  (verses 27-30)
   1. An enemy has done this (verses 27-28)
   2. Why God permits evil to exist in his kingdom (verse 29)
   3. Gathering the good, destroying the evil (verse 30)

​Important Takeaway:  We need to transform weeds to wheat.

 Reflection Questions:  

• Are we weeds in God's kingdom or are we wheat?
• What can we do to help transform the weeds among us into fruitful wheat for God's kingdom? 

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