5. 13:26 When the plants sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
6. 13:27 So the slaves of the owner came and said to him, 'Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field? Then where did the weeds come from?'
7. Hey wait a minute, where did these come from? How do weeds grow?
8. 13:28 He said, 'An enemy has done this.' So the slaves replied, 'Do you want us to go and gather them?
9. What do you think the workers are feeling right now? Let’s discuss. Are they angry? Would you be?
10. 13:29 But he said, 'No, since in gathering the weeds you may uproot the wheat with them.
11. Why would the Master tell us not to uproot the weeds? What is the master telling us about the importance of the wheat?
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13. TEACHING MOMENT!!! TEACHING MOMENT!!!!!!!! When Jesus talks about gathering the weeds he uses the regular word for gather, when he talks about gathering the wheat he uses the word that is also used for church. What do you make of that?
14. 13:36 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 in the field."
15. 13:37 He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man.
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17. What kind of images do you see with this? How does the soil interact with the weeds and wheat? Do you have any questions? What are we supposed to do with this knowledge?
18. 13:39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels.
20. 13:40 As the weeds are collected and burned with fire, so it will be at the end of the age.
21. What does it mean, “The end of the age”? Who is doing the burning? What are your thoughts?
22. 13:41 The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather from his kingdom everything that causes sin as well as all lawbreakers
23. Teaching Moment!!! Teaching Moment!!!!! The original text says “that will cause one to stumble”? What do you think might cause you to stumble and what do you think stumbling means?
24. 13:42 They will throw them into the fiery furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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26. So, What is up with the slaves in the field? The Master tells them not to worry about the weeds. Is it possible that the Church (big “C”) are the slaves? Could we plant each other and
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