In this sermon, Dave Peterson explores Jesus's parable of the wheat and tares to understand how God's kingdom operates amid evil and brokenness.

CHAPTERS

[00:00] - Opening Vision of Mercy

[01:24] - Parables and Paradox

[03:35] - A Gardening Lesson

[06:08] - Wheat Among Tares

[07:08] - Kingdom of God Defined

[09:05] - Evil's Infiltration

[13:46] - Zion's Utopian Dream

[15:29] - The Fall of Utopia

[17:25] - Scripture's Warnings

[18:25] - An Apology from the Church

[20:29] - Biblical Examples

[21:52] - The Utopia Trap

[23:27] - Called as Light and Salt

[25:42] - Tares Become Wheat

[26:40] - Do Not Fear

In this sermon, Josh Jewell-Horton challenges our culture's obsession with growth and invites us into Jesus's "big kingdom of smallness."CHAPTERS[00:00] - The Jenny Story[03:19] - Why Jesus Uses Parables[05:38] - Jesus's Kingdom Mission[07:27] - Ezekiel's Cedar Prophecy[09:13] - Our Obsession with Growth[13:05] - Growth in the Church[16:16] - The Mustard Seed Parable[19:30] - Kingdom of Smallness[23:08] - Personal Struggle with Validation[26:22] - A Tuesday Prayer

Today, Rachel Palmbush invites us to consider the Parable of the Sower as a radical story about Jesus, the extravagant sower who generously spreads the seeds of God's kingdom everywhere, even in unlikely places.

CHAPTERS[00:00] - Family of Storytellers

[01:09] - Jesus the Teacher

[03:36] - Introduction to Parables

[04:57] - Understanding Parables Differently

[07:29] - The Parable Explained

[09:55] - Beyond Soil Types

[12:21] - Soil Can't Change Itself

[14:42] - The Generous Sower

[17:02] - Extravagant Grace

[19:52] - Learning to Listen

[23:41] - Kingdom of God

[25:20] - Two Discipleship Questions

[26:37] - Invitation to Silence