parables part 1 the sermon on the grow
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The Sermon on the Grow
Matthew 13:1-
5 Teaching Sermons in Matthew
• The Sermon on the Mount, Mt 5-7
“Life under the leadership of Jesus Christ”
5 Teaching Sermons in Matthew
• The Sermon on the Mount, Mt 5-7
“Life under the leadership of Jesus Christ”
• The Sermon on the Go, Mt 10
“Extending the leadership of Jesus Christ”
5 Teaching Sermons in Matthew
• The Sermon on the Mount, Mt 5-7
“Life under the leadership of Jesus Christ”
• The Sermon on the Go, Mt 10
“Extending the leadership of Jesus Christ”
• The Sermon on the Grow, Mt 13
“The secret growth of Jesus’ leadership in the world”
Parables are:
• Vehicles of revelation
Parables are:
• Vehicles of revelation
• About the KOH
Parables are:
• Vehicles of revelation
• About the KOH
– Vivid descriptions– The ways of the KOH– The opposition to KOH– The triumph of the KOH
Three Pictures in the POS:
1. A Picture of the Kingdom of Heaven
Three Pictures in the POS:
1. A Picture of the Kingdom of Heaven
• The KOH has
come to earth in
the unique Person
of Jesus
Three Pictures in the POS:
1. A Picture of the Kingdom of Heaven
• The KOH spreads
on earth through
broadcasting the
message of Jesus
Three Pictures in the POS:
1. A Picture of the Kingdom of Heaven
• Right now, the
KOH is a
grassroots
movement on
earth
Three Pictures in the POS:
2. A Picture of the Human Heart
Three Pictures in the POS:
2. A Picture of the Human Heart
• I condition my own
heart either for or
against Jesus
Three Pictures in the POS:
2. A Picture of the Human Heart
Where does a hard heart
come from?
Three Pictures in the POS:
2. A Picture of the Human Heart
Where does a hard heart
come from?
• My daily patterns of living
Three Pictures in the POS:
2. A Picture of the Human Heart
Where does a hard heart
come from?
• My daily patterns of living
• People who’ve crossed
my path
Three Pictures in the POS:
2. A Picture of the Human Heart
Where does a hard heart
come from?
• My daily patterns of living
• People who’ve crossed
my path
• The enemy’s activity
Three Pictures in the POS:
2. A Picture of the Human Heart
• Once the trajectory
of my heart has been
established, it is
subject to the first
law of motion
Three Pictures in the POS:
2. A Picture of the Human Heart
• Whatever is hidden
in my heart will
eventually surface
Three Pictures in the POS:
3. A Picture of True Christian Discipleship
Three Pictures in the POS:
3. A Picture of True Christian Discipleship
• True discipleship
is to receive
Jesus entirely
Three Pictures in the POS:
3. A Picture of True Christian Discipleship
• True discipleship
is to embrace
Jesus exclusively
Three Pictures in the POS:
3. A Picture of True Christian Discipleship
• True discipleship
is to cling to
Jesus enduringly
