"How Do You Define A Kingdom?"
What is the kingdom of God like? This is a question Jesus addresses often in the gospels, yet he uses parables as his answers. In this episode of Into The Gray, we are going to look at Jesus' parables of the growing seed and the mustered seed and then ponder what he is trying to cause us to think about here. Something that will challenge how we define the kingdoms of this world. Scripture (Mark 4:26-34): 26 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.” The Parable of the Mustard Seed 30 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. 32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.” 33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything. Support this project here: https://benjamin-cremer.ck.page/products/into-the-gray-podcast Join my weekly newsletter here: https://benjamin-cremer.ck.page/profile