There is a different emphasis in the second seed story that Jesus tells in Mark 4. The first story is about the importance of good soil, in which the seed of the Gospel can take root and grow. This second story is about seed that is scattered. The seed of the Gospel can surprise us. It can take root years after it was sown, and it can surprise us with joy when we see that we did not sow in vain.
Life in the kingdom: Seeds
13 June 2021 • Pastor Michael Dutschke • Third Sunday after Pentecost
Bible Passage: Mark 4:26-29
+ expand26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.”
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