Matthew 13:24-43 sermon

Matthew 13:24-43 August 30, 2020 “Uproot Not the Wheat” I. Evil Will Not Triumph in the End (24-30. 36-43) a. Final parables to the crowd (34-35) i. Did not speak without one ii. Fulfilled Psalm 78:2) b. Wheat and Tares told (24-30) c. Wheat and Tares Explained (36-43) i. Man/landowner = Son of Man Jesus (24, 37 ii. Field = World/Kingdom (24, 38, 41) iii. Good seed/wheat = sons of the kingdom (24, 38) iv. Tares = sons of the evil one (25, 38) v. Enemy = Devil (25, 39) vi. Harvest = End of the Age (30, 39) vii. Reapers = Angels (30, 39) viii. Undefined details 1. Owner’s men/slaves 2. While they slept d. Evil is allowed to remain for now i. Despite it’s danger (41) ii. Despite our zeal to exterminate it (28) iii. Because destroying it could destroy the “wheat” II. The Kingdom Will Survive and Advance Until the End (31-33) a. Mustard Seed (31) i. Ezekiel 17:23 b. Leaven (32) i. Positive or negative? c. You are not THE mustard seed or THE leaven d. You are a product and an example of the greater power of the kingdom e. The Gospel can transform tares into wheat