This document outlines Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 which discusses Jesus' parable of the wheat and the weeds. The summary is: 1. Jesus tells a parable about a farmer who sows good seed but an enemy sows weeds among the wheat. Both are allowed to grow together until harvest. 2. Jesus explains that the good seed represents people of the kingdom of heaven, while the weeds represent people of the evil one. 3. At the end, the weeds will be gathered and burned while the wheat is brought safely into the barn, representing the final separation of good and evil at the end times.

1. GOOD
AND
EVIL
CO-
EXIST

2. GRACIOUS JESUS
(MATTHEW’S PERSPECTIVE WITH GOSPEL PARALLELS)
1. Presenting the King (Matt 1-4)
2. True Blessedness (Matt 5:1-12)
3. Kingdom Lifestyle – Part 1 (Matt 5:13-
48)
4. Kingdom Lifestyle – Part 2 (Matt 6)
5. Kingdom Lifestyle – Part 3 (Matt 7)
6. Master Strokes (Matt 8)
7. The King Calls (Matt 9)
8. The King Commissions (Matt 10)
9. Signs, Sinners and the Saviour (Matt
11)
10. Power Games and Names (Matt 12)
11. Hidden Wisdom (Matt 13:1-43)
12. Hidden Treasures (Matt 13:44-14)
13. The Gall and the Glory (Matt 15-17:9)
14. Winning Others Over (Matt 17:10-
18:35)
15. Kingdom Values, Kingdom Wealth
(Matt 20)
16. The King Enters Jerusalem (Matt 21)
17. The Chosen Few (Matt 22)
18. The King’s Glorious Coming (Matt
24:1-44)
19. The Final Countdown (Matt 24:45 –
25:46)
20. The King’s last days (Matt 26)
21. Desertion (Matt 26:36-75)
22. God’s Lamb Sacrificed (Matt 27: 1-50)
23. The King Conquers (Matt 27:51-28)

3. GRACIOUS JESUS
11. HIDDEN WISDOM (MATT 13:1-43)
56. The parable of the sower
57. The visionaries
58. Good and Evil co-exist
59. Growth of God’s Kingdom
60. The parable of the leaven

4. PRESENTATION
OVERVIEW
Bible passages:
Matt 13.24-30; 36-43
Objectives
The Good
The Evil
Based Together
Balanced with each other
Bred Together
Bound Together
Final Separation
Discussion

5. Matt 13.24-30; 36-43
24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a
man who sowed good seed in his field. 25 But while everyone was
sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and
went away. 26 When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the
weeds also appeared.
27 “The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow
good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
28 “‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.
“The servants asked him, ‘Do you want us to go and pull them up?’
29 “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you
may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the
harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and
tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into
my barn.’”
GOOD AND EVIL CO-
EXIST

6. GOOD AND EVIL CO-
EXIST
Matthew 13:36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house.
His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the parable of
the weeds in the field.”
37 He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the Son
of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed stands for
the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the people of the evil
one, 39 and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest
is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
40 “As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so it will
be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send out his
angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that
causes sin and all who do evil. 42 They will throw them into the
blazing furnace, where there will be weeping and gnashing of
teeth. 43 Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the
kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.

7. OBJECTIVES
To understand that:
• Good and evil are closely intermingled
with each other
• Sometimes it is hard to differentiate
between the two
• There will be a final separation and
destruction of evil
• Good will eventually win hands down

8. THE GOOD
Based together– Jesus places us in the
best place for growth
Balanced with each other- growing at the
same rate as Satan’s people
Bred together - We enjoy same
nourishment as satan’s people
Bound together - Eliminating them will hurt
or even destroy us

9. THE EVIL
Based together– Satan places his people
where Jesus’s people are
Balanced with each other - To emerge along
with them unrecognizable,
Bred together -To suck the same
nourishment
Bound together - To leech on to them
seeking to destroy their growth

10. BASED TOGETHER
Matt 13:24 Jesus told them another parable: “The kingdom of
heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field. 25
But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and
sowed weeds among the wheat, and went away.
Matt 13:36 Then he left the crowd and went into the house.
His disciples came to him and said, “Explain to us the
parable of the weeds in the field.”
37 He answered, “The one who sowed the good seed is the
Son of Man. 38 The field is the world, and the good seed
stands for the people of the kingdom. The weeds are the
people of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sows them is
the devil.

11. BASED TOGETHER
Jesus plants his people in the
best place for their growth.
Satan also plants his people in
the best place for damage
No one is here by accident
Satan can harm the body but in
true believers the soul is
thriving amidst external injury/
death

12. BALANCED WITH
EACH OTHER
Matthew 13:26 When the wheat sprouted
and formed heads, then the weeds also
appeared.
27 “The owner’s servants came to him and
said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your
field? Where then did the weeds come
from?’
28 “‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.

13. BALANCED WITH
EACH OTHER
It is when the wheat sprouted the weeds
appeared. As God’s work starts, so does
Satan’s.
Satan can also work through God’s people
(eg. Jesus tells Peter – “get behind me
Satan)
More Satanic activity means more potential
to God’s work

14. BRED TOGETHER
Matthew 13:30
Let both grow
together until the
harvest.

15. BRED TOGETHER
Jesus in ensuring maximum
nourishment and protection
for His people
Keeping Satan’s people where
they are is part of it
Growth is not hindered

16. BOUND TOGETHER
Matthew 13:28 “The
servants asked him, ‘Do
you want us to go and
pull them up?’
29 “‘No,’ he answered,
‘because while you are
pulling the weeds, you
may uproot the wheat
with them.

18. FUNDAMENTALS
REMAIN
Those who belong to God, in spite of sin,
will turn and return to Him. They are
fundamentally His, all along
Those who don’t belong to God, while they
may demonstrate actions very similar to
believers, be members of a church and
temporarily even appear to follow Him,
fundamentally belong to Satan all along.

19. BOUND TOGETHER
There are inseparable connections between
God’s people and Satan’s people…like
Siamese twins drawing from the same
vitals.
Both continue to grow in this environment
and eventually their true colours show.

20. FINAL SEPARATION
Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together
until the harvest. At that time I will tell
the harvesters: First collect the weeds
and tie them in bundles to be burned;
then gather the wheat and bring it into
my barn.’” The harvest is the end of
the age, and the harvesters are
angels.

21. FINAL SEPARATION
Evil will finally be plucked
out from the roots and
destroyed once the good
people are safely gathered
into God’s House.
Both will be judged on their
fruit.
The “righteous will shine
like stars forever”.

22. SOAK IT IN
“Whoever has ears, let
them hear.”
Hard truths, that very few
can understand and even
fewer can digest.
These truths are meant
only for God’s people,
those with ears.

23. DISCUSSION: GOOD
AND EVIL CO-EXIST
1. How does expelling evildoer, immoral in
church differ from weed which should
not be pulled out?
2. What are some occasions we “sleep”
allowing Satan to sow his people
3. What should be the attitude of “wheat” –
God’s people towards evil surrounding
them?
4. What encouragement keeps us going?