Wheat and Tares
Matthew 13:24-43
Matthew 13:24-30
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. 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.” ’ ”
Matthew 13:36-43
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. 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!
1. Jesus Is The Sower
The Field Is The World
The Owner is Who???
Psalms 24:1
The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness,
The world and those who dwell therein.
When We Preach The Gospel We Are Not
Taking Away Something That belongs To The Devil
We Are Not Trying To Force A System, Thought Or
Way of Life On People That Does Not Belong Here
We Want To Bring Everything Under
The Influence of Its Rightful Owner The Lord Jesus
2. Jesus Moves From Sowing The Word, To Sowing The His People
Matthew 13:38
The field is the world, the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom…
God’s People Are Here To Bring Influence and Change
Our Love
Our Prayers
Our Works
Our Lives
Our Giving
Our Sharing The Gospel
We Are The Seeds of God
Your Responsibility Is To Bring The Influence
Of The Kingdom, No Matter Where You Are At!
Lord, “Where Do You Want Me?”
3. Satan Is Sowing His Seed
When God Wants To Bless You, He Sends A Person
When The Enemy Wants To Hinder You, He Sends A Person
John 8:44
You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
1 John 4:4
You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
We Are On The Winning Side
Life is Stronger Than Death
Grace Is Strong Than Sin
Light Is Greater Than Darkness
God Is Greater Than Our Adversary
4. When The Tares Came Up, They Blamed The Land Owner
Matthew 13:27
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?’
‘An enemy has done this.’
Matthew 13:25
but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way.
3 Greatest Tricks of The Devil
Remain Anonymous
Blame God for the Evil He Works
Convince People He Does Not Exist
5. The End of The Age A Separation Is Coming
Matthew 13:40
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!
Why Wait God?
Wheat and Tares Are Distinguished In Their Final Stage of Growth
1 Corinthians 6:9-11
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, 10 nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
2 Peter 3:9
9 The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.
