Episode notes
SCRIPTURE: Mark 4:26-34
Last week’s sermon, “Parable of the Hidden Lamp,” taught us that Jesus’ self-revelation was gradual, not immediate. Similarly, the two parables that follow in Mark 4:26-34 tell us that God’s kingdom — the visible expression of Christ’s rule, primarily through His church — is also gradual, but equally certain to come to fruition.
Based on appearances, we may think the church is weak, a “lost cause” when it comes to investing our time, treasure, and talent. Jesus urges us to be confident in the power of His word and in the hopeful expectation of what His word will accomplish in believers' lives, individually and together.
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