Post on 18-Nov-2014
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The Wheat & the Weeds
Matthew 13:24-30
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
The Wheat & the Weeds:
1. A Description of our Enemy
• What he wants to do:
The Wheat & the Weeds:
1. A Description of our Enemy
• What he wants to do:
• What he cannot do:
The Wheat & the Weeds:
1. A Description of our Enemy
• What he wants to do:
• What he cannot do:
• What he can do:
The Wheat & the Weeds
2. A Description of our Savior
• He is the Owner of
the whole earth
The Wheat & the Weeds
2. A Description of our Savior
• He is the Author of
all that is good,
and only what is
good, and He is
continuously doing
good on the earth
The Wheat & the Weeds
2. A Description of our Savior
• He is the Master
of hosts of angels,
and He dispatches
them to care for,
defend, preserve
and vindicate us.
The Wheat & the Weeds
2. A Description of our Savior
• He has the power
to destroy evil
any time He
chooses!
The Wheat & the Weeds
2. A Description of our Savior
• He values the
cultivation of fruit &
maturity in His
sons & daughters
more than the
punishment of the
unrighteous!
The Wheat & the Weeds
2. A Description of our Savior
• He has the wisdom
to know how to
deal with the
enemy’s opposition
in our lives, and
when!
The Wheat & the Weeds
2. A Description of our Savior
• He is the Judge of
the unjust and the
Rewarder of the
righteous
The Wheat and the Weeds
3. A Description of our Experience on Earth
• We will face
opposition in the
world
The Wheat and the Weeds
3. A Description of our Experience on Earth
• In spite of the
opposition, we will
succeed
The Wheat and the Weeds
3. A Description of our Experience on Earth
• God has a purpose
in allowing the
opposition to
remain—my
maturity!
The Wheat and the Weeds
3. A Description of our Experience on Earth
• We win in the end!