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#193- Matthew 8:18, 23-27

#194- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
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 Memory Verse
• Matthew 13:43
– Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun
in the kingdom of their Father. He who has
ears to hear, let him hear!
Before we begin…
Big Question
Do you understand?
Parable of the Sower
http://www.gotquestions.org/parable-sower.html
Jesus’ explanation of the Parable
of the Sower highlights four
different responses to the gospel.
 The seed is “the word of the
kingdom.” It is God’s Word, also
known as the Bible.
The ground is the response of
the heart to God’s Word.
 Four Different Soils
represent
Four Different Hearts
http://misslink.org/children/biblestories/dirt.html
1) The packed soil
Represents…
 1) A hard heart
• Someone who is
hardened by sin
• They hear but do not
understand the Word,
and Satan plucks the
message away
• The heart does not
receive God’s Word
2) The stony ground
Represents…
 2) A shallow heart
• Someone who seems
to receive the Word
• HOWEVER, God’s
Word does not grow
deep into their heart
• When difficulty and
temptation arises for
believing in the Word,
they fall away from
God
3) The thorny ground
Represents…
 3) A crowded heart
• Someone who seems
to receive the Word
• HOWEVER, their
heart is crowded with
riches, pleasures, and
lusts of this world
• These things take
time and attention
away from God
• Person ends up not
producing good works
for God
4) The good soil
Represents…
 4) A good heart
• Someone who hears,
understands, and
receives the Word
• AND THEN allows the
Word to accomplish
its result in their life
– Produces good works
(good fruit)
Who is saved?
Who is saved?
 Who is saved?
• The person with the heart of “good
ground” is the ONLY ONE of the four who
is truly saved, because salvation’s proof is
fruit, or good works
You are saved by faith alone
in Jesus
Good works will result if you
truly have faith in Jesus
FOR EXAMPLE
Which tree will be chopped down
because it is useless?
Which tree will be chopped down
because it is useless?
Faith and Good Works
• Good fruit comes from
seed growing well in good
soil
• Good works come from
true faith in Jesus
• First
– Believe in Jesus Christ
• Second
– God’s Word will live
through your life and
produce good works
• Will go to heaven
Faith and Good Works
• Some people just do
good works but do not
accept God’s Word
into their hearts
• Good works alone do
not get you to heaven
• Bad tree or fake tree
will be chopped down
• Will not go to heaven
 Point of Parable of Sower
• A man’s reception of God’s Word is
determined by the condition of his heart.
• Someone who is truly saved will go on to
prove it by good works
Do you understand?
#193- Matthew 8:18, 23-27

Jesus Calms a Storm

 #193- Matthew 8:18, 23-27
• 18 And when Jesus saw great multitudes
about Him, He gave a command to depart
to the other side.
• Pay attention to the above verse, it’s
important!!!
 #193- Matthew 8:18, 23-27
• 23 Now when He got into a boat, His disciples followed
Him.
• 24 And suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea, so
that the boat was covered with the waves. But He was
asleep.
• 25 Then His disciples came to Him and awoke Him,
saying, "Lord, save us! We are perishing!"
• 26 But He said to them, "Why are you fearful, O you of
little faith?" Then He arose and rebuked the winds and
the sea, and there was a great calm.
• 27 So the men marveled, saying, "Who can this be, that
even the winds and the sea obey Him?"
Sea of Galilee

http://www.keyway.ca/htm2002/seagal.htm
 Why did Jesus say “Oh you of little
faith?”
• At the Sea of Galilee
– Waves 9 to 10 feet
high
• The disciples were
fishermen
– They were
experienced with
storms
– They understood this
was a dangerous
http://flickr.com/photos/hobbs_images/241620489/ storm
Why did Jesus say “Oh you of little
faith?”
• Jesus said something earlier that the
disciples forgot
• Did Jesus command them to depart into
the waters and drown?
– NO!
• Jesus commanded them to depart to the
other side! (remember verse 18?)
Why did Jesus say “Oh you of little
faith?”
• God’s Word will ALWAYS come true
• The disciples had already heard Jesus’
command, but they did not understand
or they did not pay attention
• Jesus said “Oh you of little faith” because
they did not have faith in the command
that Jesus gave!
Why did Jesus say “Oh you of little
faith?”
• Jesus was sleeping peacefully
– He knew what was going to happen because
He is God
• He knew disciples would face many
difficult times in the future
• Tested the disciples with a storm to train
them to trust in Him and His Word
 Who can this be, that even the
winds and the sea obey Him?
• The disciples asked this question (verse
27)
• Where can we find the answer?
• God’s Word!
 Who can this be, that even the
winds and the sea obey Him?
• Psalm 107:28-30
– 28 Then they cry out to the LORD in their
trouble, And He brings them out of their
distresses.
– 29 He calms the storm, So that its waves are
still.
– 30 Then they are glad because they are quiet;
So He guides them to their desired haven.
• Notice which book and section of the Bible
these verses are in!
 Who can this be, that even the
winds and the sea obey Him?
• In book of Psalm, of the Old Testament!
• Written almost 600 years before Jesus
and the disciples sat in the stormy Sea of
Galilee!
– The Psalmist already prophesied this event
way before it happened
– The disciples probably read this verse before
but did not understand it
 Who can this be, that even the
winds and the sea obey Him?
• The answer to the above question: the
LORD
• Lord vs LORD
– Lord: one having power and authority over
others
– LORD: Translation of YHWH, or name of God
• The person who has power over the winds
and the sea is Jesus, who is God the
Son!
 How does this relate to me?
• You will have many
storms in your life
– Difficult situations
• Jesus has power over the
storms of your life
– He uses difficult situations
to test and see if you trust
in Him and His Word
• Trust in Jesus because
His Word is always true

http://flickr.com/photos/danheller/334470370/
Do you understand?
#194- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43

Parable of Wheat and Tares

And Other Parables
#194- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
• 24 Another parable He put forth to them,
saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a
man who sowed good seed in his field;
• 25 but while men slept, his enemy came
and sowed tares among the wheat and
went his way.
• 26 But when the grain had sprouted and
produced a crop, then the tares also
appeared.
 Wheat field

http://flickr.com/photos/simonemerli/204370085/
 Wheat vs Tares (Weeds)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lolium_temulentum
#194- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
• 27 So the servants of the owner came and said to him,
"Sir, did you not sow good seed in your field? How then
does it have tares?'
• 28 He said to them, "An enemy has done this.' The
servants said to him, "Do you want us then to go and
gather them up?'
• 29 But he said, "No, lest while you gather up the tares
you also uproot the wheat with them.
• 30 Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the
time of harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather
together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn
them, but gather the wheat into my barn.""'
Do you understand?

The disciples did not so they

asked Jesus.
#194- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
• 36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away and
went into the house. And His disciples came to
Him, saying, "Explain to us the parable of the
tares of the field."
• 37 He answered and said to them: "He who
sows the good seed is the Son of Man.
• 38 The field is the world, the good seeds are the
sons of the kingdom, but the tares are the sons
of the wicked one.
• 39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the
harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers
are the angels.
#194- Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43
• 40 Therefore as the tares are gathered and
burned in the fire, so it will be at the end of this
age.
• 41 The Son of Man will send out His angels, and
they will gather out of His kingdom all things that
offend, and those who practice lawlessness,
• 42 and will cast them into the furnace of fire.
There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
• 43 Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun
in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears
to hear, let him hear!
Wheat
• Represents believers
• Produces good fruit
• Placed by Jesus
• Will end up in heaven
Tares
• Represent
nonbelievers
• Do not produce good
fruit
• Placed by Satan
• Will end up in hell
(unless they repent!)
 Video

“Wheat and Weeds”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WlPkelp9KE
Watch out!
Watch out!
• Jesus knows
– Church will not remain pure
– Nonbelievers will mix in
and try to do harm to the
church
• Satan places
nonbelievers in areas
where Jesus places
believers
– In the church!
– Is your church teacher a
“tare”?
 Watch out!
• Jesus told several other parables that relate to
“wheat and tares” in Matthew 13:31-33
• Parable of Mustard Seed
– Church starts off small (like a small mustard seed
bush), but will grow so big it will attract evil (birds)
• Parable of Leaven
– Evil (leaven) will spread throughout the church
(bread)
 Watch out!
• How can you know if your church teacher
is “wheat” planted by Jesus or a “tare”
planted by the devil?
• Answer: Always check with the Bible
• If teacher teaches you against what God’s
Word says, WATCH OUT!
Is the Catholic Church filled
with “tares”?
http://www.gotquestions.org/catholicism.html

Note: The following subject matter is

understandably sensitive.
The purpose is to briefly bring to light
how the teachings of Catholicism do not
correspond to Biblical principles.
 Why question the “Catholic
church”?
• The biggest group of people who “claim”
to be Christians but actually are not
• Largely accepted in today’s politics
• Large evidence of “tares”
• Other groups who “claim” to be Christian
but carefully compare with Bible and will
see they are not
– Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormon
 Saved?
• It is impossible to give a universal statement on
the salvation of all members of any
denomination of Christianity.
– Not ALL Baptists are saved.
– Not ALL Presbyterians are saved.
– Not ALL Lutherans are saved.
– Not ALL Non-denominationals are saved.
• Salvation is determined by personal faith in
Jesus alone for salvation, not by titles or
denominational identification.
 Saved?
• Despite the unbiblical beliefs and practices of
the Roman Catholic Church, there are genuine
believers who attend Roman Catholic churches.
• There are many Roman Catholics who have
genuinely placed their faith in Jesus Christ alone
for salvation.
• However, these Catholic Christians are believers
despite what the Catholic Church teaches, not
because of what it teaches.
 Saved?
• The Bible clearly and consistently states that
receiving Jesus Christ as Savior, by grace
through faith, grants salvation.
• The official position of the Roman Catholic
Church is that a person must believe in Jesus
Christ AND be baptized AND receive the
Eucharist along with the other sacraments AND
obey the decrees of the Roman Catholic Church
AND perform meritorious works AND not die
with any mortal sins AND etc., etc., etc.
 The Catholic church…
• Does not follow the Bible
• Is not the church that Jesus Christ
established
• If a person believes what the Catholic
Church officially teaches, he/she will not
be saved
“Tares”?: Abuse in the
Catholic Church

Catholic priests who abused

children in various ways
http://www.boston.com/globe/spotlight/abuse/
 Tares?
• Read your Bible
• Compare it to what your church teacher
teaches
• If your church teacher is not teaching you
according to the Bible, he is definitely not
placed by Jesus Christ
• The goal here is not to bash anybody, but
to direct our attention to the truth, to God’s
Word
The following scenario is
based on a true story.
Note: There were actually multiple people who
claimed to be Catholic and said similar things
to me. Because they claimed to be Catholic,
they represent the teachings and upbringings
of Catholicism at least from the area where I
am from.
You definitely know they are “tares”
when…
• They tell you to listen to them rather than
the Bible
• They tell you not to read your Bible
• They tell you the Bible has mistakes
Don’t take my word for it…
Take God’s Word!
Do you understand?
Wrapping up the parables
 Matthew 13:44-52
• 44 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like
treasure hidden in a field, which a man
found and hid; and for joy over it he goes
and sells all that he has and buys that
field.
• 45 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a
merchant seeking beautiful pearls,
• 46 who, when he had found one pearl of
great price, went and sold all that he had
and bought it.
 Do you understand?
• Jesus is the man who sold everything
• We are the treasure
• Jesus gave up what He had to buy us
back
– Became a human
– Suffered pain
– Suffered death
 Matthew 13:44-52
• 47 "Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a
dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered
some of every kind,
• 48 which, when it was full, they drew to shore;
and they sat down and gathered the good into
vessels, but threw the bad away.
• 49 So it will be at the end of the age. The angels
will come forth, separate the wicked from among
the just,
• 50 and cast them into the furnace of fire. There
will be wailing and gnashing of teeth."
 Matthew 13:44-52
• 51 Jesus said to them, "Have you
understood all these things?" They said to
Him, "Yes, Lord."
• 52 Then He said to them, "Therefore
every scribe instructed concerning the
kingdom of heaven is like a householder
who brings out of his treasure things new
and old."
 Do you understand?
• Our treasure is the Bible
• Though we read and reread passages so
that they seem like old treasure, there will
always be new treasure found whenever
studying the Bible
 Do you understand?

Jesus wants you to carefully listen and

understand!
“He who has ears to hear, let him
hear!” (verse 43)
 So check the Bible to make sure
Googie Walkthewok is not a “tare”!
Fortunately…
Googie Walkthewok is a “wheat”!
(of course you should still check
your Bible!)
May God richly bless you as you
seek to walk closer to Him!
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