2. MATTHEW CHAPTER THIRTEEN
THE PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM

3. OR hardness …..?

4. INFORMATION/OPINION
TESTIMONY
OR

5. Check it out: John 3:16
INFORMATION/OPINION
For God so loved the world
That he gave his only-
begotten son
That whoever would believe
in him
Should not perish
But should have everlasting
life
TESTIMONY

6. Matthew 13 The Kingdom Process:
THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER
And he went out of the
house

7. The Kingdom Process:
THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER
and sat beside the sea

8. The Kingdom Process:
THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER
A great crowd gathered
about him

9. The Kingdom Process:
THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER
so that he got into a boat
and sat down.

10. The Kingdom Process:
THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER
and the whole crowd
stood on the beach.

11. The Kingdom Process:
THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER
And he taught them many
things in parables.

12. THE KINGDOM PROCESS
1. Jesus teaches the parable of the sower and
the other parables from a boat.
2. The disciples CAME TO HIM sometime after
and ask him about the parables.
3. Jesus explains that kingdom secrets will only
be known by those who GO AFTER the
understanding (and therefore the meaning
and application).

13. THE PARABLE
“A farmer went out to sow his seed.
4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path,
and the birds came and ate it up. 5Some fell on rocky
places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up
quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6But when the sun
came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered
because they had no root. 7Other seed fell among thorns,
which grew up and choked the plants. 8Still other seed
fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred,
sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9He who has ears,
let him hear.”

14. THE MEANING
When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not
understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in
his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
20The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man
who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21But since he
has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution
comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
22The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the
man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the
deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful.
23But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man
who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a
hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.”

15. Kingdom Ministry Process
ACCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION
ACCESS RESPONSE RESULT

16. Kingdom Ministry Process
ACCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION
ACCESS RESPONSE RESULT
Hears Does not understand and
does nothing.
Hears
Hears
Hears

17. Kingdom Ministry Process
ACCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION
ACCESS RESPONSE RESULT
Hears Does not understand and
does nothing.
Devil snatches the
message from the heart.
Hears
Hears
Hears

18. Kingdom Ministry Process
ACCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION
ACCESS RESPONSE RESULT
Hears Does not understand and
does nothing.
Devil snatches the
message from the heart.
Hears Receives with joy but the
message does not
become a testimony.
Hears
Hears

19. Kingdom Ministry Process
ACCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION
ACCESS RESPONSE RESULT
Hears Does not understand and
does nothing.
Devil snatches the
message from the heart.
Hears Receives with joy but the
message does not
become a testimony.
Falls away when following
the message involves
hardship.
Hears
Hears

20. Kingdom Ministry Process
ACCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION
ACCESS RESPONSE RESULT
Hears Does not understand and
does nothing.
Devil snatches the
message from the heart.
Hears Receives with joy but the
message does not
become a testimony.
Falls away when following
the message involves
hardship.
Hears Cares of this world and
material wealth remain
more important than the
message.
Hears

21. Kingdom Ministry Process
ACCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION
ACCESS RESPONSE RESULT
Hears Does not understand and
does nothing.
Devil snatches the
message from the heart.
Hears Receives with joy but the
message does not
become a testimony.
Falls away when following
the message involves
hardship.
Hears Cares of this world and
material wealth remain
more important than the
message.
Message is cut off and
there is no fruitfulness
Hears

22. Kingdom Ministry Process
ACCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION
ACCESS RESPONSE RESULT
Hears Does not understand and
does nothing.
Devil snatches the
message from the heart.
Hears Receives with joy but the
message does not
become a testimony.
Falls away when following
the message involves
hardship.
Hears Cares of this world and
material wealth remain
more important than the
message.
Message is cut off and
there is no fruitfulness
Hears Understands (embraces)

23. Kingdom Ministry Process
ACCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION
ACCESS RESPONSE RESULT
Hears Does not understand and
does nothing.
Devil snatches the
message from the heart.
Hears Receives with joy but the
message does not
become a testimony.
Falls away when following
the message involves
hardship.
Hears Cares of this world and
material wealth remain
more important than the
message.
Message is cut off and
there is no fruitfulness
Hears Understands (embraces) Bears fruit = seed
multiplies by 100/60/30

24. THE KINGDOM CYCLE
1. Hearing
2. Accessing full understanding (asking)
3. Message becoming part of our own experience
(taking root)
4. Facing the challenges and hardships caused because
we follow after the message.
5. Message changing us.
6. Message being multiplied through our ministry to
others.

25. KINGDOM PROCESS
WHO’S RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT
PROCESS RESPONSIBLITY
Message God only
Hearing Us only
Understanding Us going to God
Taking root in our lives: changing us Us allowing God to do the work
Meeting hardships Our decision and accessing God’s grace
Multiplied through our testimony Mainly us -