Introduction:
What is God's Kingdom? It is first of all the reign of God over everything. Second, it is the reign of God in the individual. In the New Testament, the Kingdom is also about Jesus coming to reign. Christians debate whether Jesus' Kingdom was established fully when he died and rose again, or if the kingdom won't be fully established until He comes again.
In these parables, the seed is the Word of God, and thus, the place where the Kingdom growth begins. Kingdom growth in the Bible is filled with paradoxes.
1. The sower is not the grower. Mark 4:26-29
2. The smallest seed becomes the largest plant. Mark 4:31-32
- A seed dies in order to give life. (See John 12:24)
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