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BIG PICTURE: The kingdom of heaven is meant to impact your life now and in the hereafter. We must actively receive its message to reap the benefits.

TEXT: Matthew 13:1-23

KEY VERSES: “But the seed falling on good soil refers to someone who hears the word and understands it…” - Matthew 13:23

THE KINGDOM OF GOD

Akin to “the

of life.”

The redemptive

of God in Christ.

The kingdom is both

and is to come.

THE POWER OF PARABLES

A parable is a

story, often wrapped in a simile.

They are meant to

the unnoticed framework of our thinking.

Two

: Those who “get it” and those who “reject it.”

from the hearer’s perspective.

for the main point.

the truth change your perception.

THE SOIL

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