The document contains passages from Matthew 13:24-43 from the Bible that describe several parables told by Jesus. The parables include the parable of the weeds, where Jesus explains that while wheat and weeds grow together now, eventually the weeds will be removed and judged. He also shares parables about the mustard seed and yeast to convey that the kingdom of God will gradually grow from small beginnings. The kingdom will continue to grow until the final judgment when the righteous will be rewarded.

2. Matthew 13:24-26
He put another parable before them,
saying, “The kingdom of heaven may be
compared to a man who sowed good seed
in his field, but while his men were
sleeping, his enemy came and sowed
weeds among the wheat and went away.
So when the plants came up and bore
grain, then the weeds appeared also.
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3. Matthew 13:27-28
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?’ 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?’
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4. Matthew 13:29-30
But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the
weeds you root up the wheat along with
them. 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.”’”
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5. Matthew 13:31-32
He put another parable before them,
saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a
grain of mustard seed that a man took and
sowed in his field. It is the smallest of
seeds, but when it has grown it is larger
than all the garden plants and becomes a
tree, so that the birds of the air come and
make nests in its branches.”
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6. Matthew 13:33
He told them another parable, “The
kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a
woman took and hid in three measures of
flour, till it was all leavened.”
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7. Matthew 13:34-35
All these things Jesus said to the crowds in
parables; indeed, he said nothing to them
without a parable. 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.”
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8. Matthew 13:36-38
Then he left the crowds and went into the
house. And his disciples came to him,
saying, “Explain to us the parable of the
weeds of the field.” He answered, “The
one who sows the good seed is the Son of
Man. The field is the world, and the good
seed is the sons of the kingdom. The
weeds are the sons of the evil one,
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9. Matthew 13:39-41
and the enemy who sowed them is the
devil. The harvest is the end of the age,
and the reapers are angels. Just as the
weeds are gathered and burned with fire,
so will it be at the end of the age. The Son
of Man will send his angels, and they will
gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin
and all law-breakers,
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10. Matthew 13:42-43
and throw them into the fiery furnace. In
that place there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will
shine like the sun in the kingdom of their
Father. He who has ears, let him hear.
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12. Weeds in the crop doesn’t
UNDERMINE the crop as
the real deal.

13. Weeds in the crop doesn’t
UNDERMINE the crop as
the real deal.
HYPOCRISY in the church doesn’t make all
Christians HYPOCRITES, nor is it a viable
argument against GOD.

14. Weeds in the crop doesn’t
UNDERMINE the crop as
the real deal.
HYPOCRISY in the church doesn’t make all
Christians HYPOCRITES, nor is it a viable
argument against GOD.
Jesus assures us of the GRADUAL but
GUARANTEED growth of the kingdom.

15. As people do what they
ROUTINELY do the kingdom
is growing over TIME in
STAGES.

16. As people do what they
ROUTINELY do the kingdom
is growing over TIME in
STAGES.
The parable of the weeds indicates during
this time God permits the EVIL to exist
alongside the RIGHTEOUS.

17. As people do what they
ROUTINELY do the kingdom
is growing over TIME in
STAGES.
The parable of the weeds indicates during
this time God permits the EVIL to exist
alongside the RIGHTEOUS.
This parable addresses the problem of EVIL,
explains HYPOCRISY, and why God DELAYS
judgment.

18. The weed RESEMBLES the wheat
until both reach MATURITY.

19. The weed RESEMBLES the wheat
until both reach MATURITY.
Jesus gives TWIN parables with
no EXPLANATION (Scholars differ).

20. The weed RESEMBLES the wheat
until both reach MATURITY.
Jesus gives TWIN parables with
no EXPLANATION (Scholars differ).
The kingdom will grow until the day will come
when the evil are JUDGED and the righteous
REWARDED.

21. The weed RESEMBLES the wheat
until both reach MATURITY.
Jesus gives TWIN parables with
no EXPLANATION (Scholars differ).
The kingdom will grow until the day will come
when the evil are JUDGED and the righteous
REWARDED.
This time of DELAY is to provide
OPPORTUNITY to become sons of the
kingdom.

22. Please take a moment to fill out your
Communication Card
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( ) Do the home life help (in bulletin)
( ) Reflect on how I represent the kingdom of
God
( ) Trust God has His reasons when life is not
what I expect
( ) Nurture ears to hear God’s word
( ) Meditate Matt. 13:24-43, Mark 4:26-33,
and/or Luke 13:18-21
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