Seed, Storm, and Sea

Matthew 13:1–53; 8:18–34; 9:18–26

Sitting in a boat just offshore, Jesus teaches the crowds in parable after parable about what the kingdom of heaven is really like — a sower, a mustard seed, a hidden treasure, a net full of fish. When two men offer to follow him, his answers cost them more than they expected. That night, a storm nearly swamps the boat while Jesus sleeps, and on the far shore, two demon-possessed men meet him among the tombs. Back in Galilee, a synagogue ruler begs him to heal his dying daughter, and on the way, a woman who has suffered for twelve years reaches out just to touch the edge of his robe.

We are in a Matthew-John Harmony. Today's episode covers: Matthew 13:1–53; 8:18–34; 9:18–26 (the Parables of the Kingdom, the calming of the storm, the Gadarene demoniacs, and the raising of Jairus' daughter).