The document describes Jesus' parables of the sower and the weeds. It explains that in the parable of the sower, the kingdom of God grows as people understand, internalize, and multiply the message of God's word. It then summarizes the parable of the weeds, noting that in the kingdom of heaven, followers of Jesus will live alongside unbelievers until the final judgment, when unbelievers will be separated from believers. The document urges readers to live freely as children of God's kingdom while in the world, and to share God's message so that unbelievers have a chance to believe.

1. MATTHEW CHAPTER THIRTEEN
THE PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM

2. 3 QUESTIONS
1. What is God saying?
2. What would it look like if it were happening?
3. What do I need to do about it?

4. THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER
1. The kingdom of God
comes as we respond
to the message: even
if that response is a
decision to pursue
understanding.

5. THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER
2. The kingdom of God
comes as we allow the
Word of God to take
root in our lives and
begin to shape the
way we think and what
we do in the face of
the testing
experiences of
ordinary life. (taking
root in our souls)

6. THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER
3. The kingdom of God
comes as the word
becomes the primary
influence in our lives
over all of the things
that influence people
(cares of this word and
the desire for wealth).

7. THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER
4. The real indication
that the kingdom of
God has happened is
when the message not
only changes our lives
but MULTIPLIES
through us. (thirty,
sixty and a hundred
fold)

8. FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD TO COME……
1. You have to make sure you understand what the
word of God means.
2. You have to allow that word to stand up against
the opposition you will experience.
3. You have to make sure you allow that word to
have priority over worldly cares and passions.
4. You have to understand that it is only fulfilled as
it becomes part of you and is then multiplied
through you to others.

9. FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD TO COME……
1. Do you know what it means?
2. Can you deal with the trouble it will cause?
3. Does it have primary influence over cares and
pursuit of wealth?
4. Who have you shared it with?

10. MATTHEW 13:24-30
The parable of the weeds
FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT HOW
THE KINGDOM OF GOD WORKS

11. READ READ TELL/CHECK, TELL/CHECK
FIRST: GET ALL THE INFORMATION

12. READ READ TELL/CHECK, TELL/CHECK
PART ONE: THE STORY ITSELF

13. 24He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of
heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his
field, 25but while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and
sowed weeds among the wheat and went away. 26So when the
plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared also.
27And 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?’ 28He said to them, ‘An enemy has done
this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and
gather them?’ 29But he said, ‘No, lest in gathering the weeds
you root up the wheat along with them. 30Let 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.’”

14. GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION
1. The farmer who sows
the seed
2. The field where the
seed is sown
3. The plants from the
good seed
4. The sower of the weed
seed
5. The weed plants
1. The harvest time

15. READ READ TELL/CHECK, TELL/CHECK
PART TWO: THE EXPLANATION GIVEN BY JESUS
WHEN THE DISCIPLES ASKED TO KNOW WHAT IT
MEANT

16. 36Then 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.” 37He answered, “The
one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. 38The
field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the
kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, 39and
the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is
the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. 40Just as
the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be
at the end of the age. 41The Son of Man will send his
angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes
of sin and all law-breakers, 42and throw them into the
fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and
gnashing of teeth. 43Then the righteous will shine like the
sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let
him hear.

17. GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION
1. The farmer who sows 1. Jesus, the Son of Man
the seed
2. The field where the
seed is sown
3. The plants from the
good seed
4. The sower of the weed
seed
5. The weed plants
1. The harvest time

18. GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION
1. The farmer who sows 1. Jesus, the Son of Man
the seed
2. The field where the 2. The whole world or
seed is sown the whole of the
3. The plants from the community we live in
good seed
4. The sower of the weed
seed
5. The weed plants
1. The harvest time

19. GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION
1. The farmer who sows 1. Jesus, the Son of Man
the seed
2. The field where the 2. Message sown
seed is sown everywhere in the
3. The plants from the world
good seed 3. Followers of Jesus
4. The sower of the weed
seed
5. The weed plants
1. The harvest time

20. GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION
1. The farmer who sows 1. Jesus, the Son of Man
the seed
2. The field where the 2. The whole world or
seed is sown the whole of the
3. The plants from the community we live in
good seed 3. Followers of Jesus
4. The sower of the weed 4. The devil
seed
5. The weed plants
1. The harvest time

21. GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION
1. The farmer who sows 1. Jesus, the Son of Man
the seed
2. The field where the 2. Message sown
seed is sown everywhere in the
3. The plants from the world
good seed 3. Followers of Jesus
4. The sower of the weed 4. The devil
seed
5. The weed plants 1. Unbelievers
1. The harvest time

22. GETTING ALL THE INFORMATION
1. The farmer who sows 1. Jesus, the Son of Man
the seed
2. The field where the seed 2. Message sown
is sown everywhere in the world
3. The plants from the 3. Followers of Jesus
good seed 4. The devil
4. The sower of the weed
seed
1. Unbelievers
5. The weed plants
1. The final judgment at
1. The harvest time the end of the age

23. PUTTING THE REVELATORY
INFORMATION INTO THE STORY

24. 24He put another parable before them, saying, “The kingdom of
heaven may be compared to JESUS CHRIST who shared the
message of the kingdom to everyone living in the world
25but while his men were sleeping, his devil came and shared
the principles of the kingdom of this world among the wheat and
went away.
26So when the different seeds had their effect within the
different people it became obvious that they were living by
different principles and values
27And 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?’

25. 28He said to them, ‘This is the work of the devil. He has come
with a different message and it produces a different plant with
different fruit’
So the servants said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and
separate the believers from the unbelievers?’
29But he said, ‘No, because you will never fully know who is a
believer and who isn’t and you might get it wrong.
30Let both grow together until the end of the age when the final
judgment comes. At that time it will be totally clear as to which
is which. Those who have continued to reject the message of
heaven will be thrown into the fire and those who have
embraced it and followed it to fulfillment will be gathered into
my barn.”

26. 3 QUESTIONS
1. What is God saying?
2. What would it look like if it were happening?
3. What do I need to do about it?

27. WHAT IS GOD SAYING?
1.In any place or sphere there will be people whose lives are
the product of the message and power of the kingdom of
God and people whose live are the product of the message
of the adversary (kingdom of this world).
2.In many cases it will be impossible to tell which kingdom a
person represents just by observation alone or by listening
to what they say.
3.It is part of the nature of the kingdom of God for these two
plants to remain dwelling in the same field alongside one
another. It was never the intention of God that “kingdom
people” should be secluded from “this world”

28. WHAT WOULD THIS LOOK LIKE?
if it were fully happening
1. 1. I/we would understand that we are meant to be IN the
world even though we are called to be separate FROM the
world.
2. I/we would understand that this is a redemptive principle,
not just a pragmatic one. Weeds can’t see wheat if it is
always in some pristine field all on its own.
3. I/we would learn to fully live as servants of God in this
world and not be intimidated or compromised by it.
Learn how to live free while we are among prisoners.
4. Knowing the ultimate outcome I/we would take seriously
the call to bring the message of the kingdom so that we
could see weeds become transformed into wheat.

29. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
so that it will be multiplied through me to others
1. Become aware of how I/we have been
influenced and compromised by the kingdom of
this world so that we would “look like wheat,
not weeds.”
2. Learn how to live freely as sons and daughters of
the kingdom of God while as we live and work
alongside sons and daughters of the kingdom of
this world.
3. Learn how to share the message of the kingdom
so that “weeds” get a chance at becoming
“wheat.”