12/06/2020 Who is “king” of your life? In Matthew 13, Jesus teaches about “the Kingdom of Heaven” where Jesus is king and those who have surrendered their lives to His rule and reign make up the Kingdom of Heaven. “The Kingdom of Heaven” is both a physical kingdom (because Heaven is a real place) and a spiritual kingdom (because it’s about God ruling not just in a “place” but also in a “person”—our hearts and lives). In Matthew 13 Jesus teaches seven parables, six of which are specifically about

The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:3-23) In this story, Jesus talks about a seed being planted in different types of soil. Some seeds grow quickly but don't last, while others grow slowly and produce good fruit in time. 🌱 In Matthew 13:23, Jesus says, “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝘁. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽.” This reminds us that