Gracious Jesus 60: The Parable of the Leaven
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The power of the believer is compared to the power of leaven as it influences all the dough. How to be a powerful influence is described here.
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Gracious Jesus 60: The Parable of the Leaven
- 2. GRACIOUS JESUS (MATTHEW’S PERSPECTIVE WITH GOSPEL PARALLELS) 1. Presenting the King (Matt 1-4) 2. True Blessedness (Matt 5:1-12) 3. Kingdom Lifestyle – Part 1 (Matt 5:13- 48) 4. Kingdom Lifestyle – Part 2 (Matt 6) 5. Kingdom Lifestyle – Part 3 (Matt 7) 6. Master Strokes (Matt 8) 7. The King Calls (Matt 9) 8. The King Commissions (Matt 10) 9. Signs, Sinners and the Saviour (Matt 11) 10. Power Games and Names (Matt 12) 11. Hidden Wisdom (Matt 13:1-43) 12. Hidden Treasures (Matt 13:44-14) 13. The Gall and the Glory (Matt 15-17:9) 14. Winning Others Over (Matt 17:10- 18:35) 15. Kingdom Values, Kingdom Wealth (Matt 20) 16. The King Enters Jerusalem (Matt 21) 17. The Chosen Few (Matt 22) 18. The King’s Glorious Coming (Matt 24:1-44) 19. The Final Countdown (Matt 24:45 – 25:46) 20. The King’s last days (Matt 26) 21. Desertion (Matt 26:36-75) 22. God’s Lamb Sacrificed (Matt 27: 1-50) 23. The King Conquers (Matt 27:51-28)
- 3. GRACIOUS JESUS 11. HIDDEN WISDOM (MATT 13:1-43) 56. The parable of the sower 57. The visionaries 58. Good and Evil co-exist 59. Growth of God’s Kingdom 60. The parable of the leaven
- 4. Matthew 13:33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.” Luke 13:20 Again he asked, “What shall I compare the kingdom of God to? 21 It is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour until it worked all through the dough.” THE PARABLE OF THE LEAVEN
- 5. INTRODUCTION Leaven is like yeast. It is a noun and a verb - It is and it does. It’s characteristic impacts and acts everything around. The Kingdom of God silently is, and acts.
- 6. THE PARABLE OF THE LEAVEN A little for a lot. It is: • Smoothly distributed • Silently effective • Supremely impactful
- 7. A LITTLE FOR A LOT Matthew 13:33 He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour .. The kingdom of heaven appears little and inconsequential but, like yeast has a powerful impact nevertheless. Never underestimate the power within us to change the world around.
- 8. INFLUENCES Jesus uses leaven as both a positive and negative influence. As a negative influence, ironically it was the religious leaders brining on the corrupting influence Luke 12:1 beware of the leaven of the Pharisees. As a positive influence, the kingdom people work together to change the world – the dough.
- 9. SMOOTHLY DISTRIBUTED “a woman took and mixed into about sixty pounds of flour” The mixing process is essential for best effect. The more the spread the greater the influence They need to spread out, not clump together for better influence.
- 10. SMOOTHLY DISTRIBUTED We, as Christians are to mix with the world around being “not of but in the world” Influencing without getting influenced Leaven has a negative connotation as well.. There are bad influences at work as well polluting the positive effect. We need to counter those and over come them.
- 11. SILENTLY EFFECTIVE “until it worked all through the dough.” We are influencial for Christ. Just demonstrating the character of Christ is enough to bear influence. In addition talking, sharing, as Christ did adds to that influence. Everyday… we live that influence with everyone we meet.
- 12. SUPREMELY IMPACTFUL “all through the dough“ It transforms the entire dough irreversibly. This transformation takes time and the right environment.. It is happening It will eventually happen. The world will be irreversibly changed for the best.
- 13. DISCUSSION Share some examples of how we can be: 1. A little for a lot 2. Silently effective 3. Smoothly distributed 4. Supremely impactful.
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- Godliness vs goodness Godliness, goodness and
- 58. The parable of the sower 13:1-9; 18-23; 4:1-9; 13-20; 8:4-8; 11-15 P 59. Why parables? 13:10-17, 34-35; Mark 4:10-12, 25, 33-34; Luke 8:9-10; 10:23-24 B 60. The parable of the tares13.24-30; 36-43 P 61. The parable of the mustard seed13.31-32; Mark 4.30-32; Luke13.18-19 B 62. The parable of the leaven13.33; Luke 13.20-21 P
- 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.” Mark 4 18 Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to? 19 It is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds perched in its branches.” Luke 13
- Noun Any agent used to make dough rise or to have a similar effect on baked goods. (figurative) Anything that makes a general assimilating (especially a corrupting) change in the mass. * Bible, Luke 12: 1 Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Derived terms * leavenless * natural leaven Verb To add a leavening agent. To cause to rise by fermentation. To temper an action or decision.
- Just a little makes a huge difference - A little is a lot Even spread is best – Evenly distributed Hidden yet Effective – Effective though hidden- Invisibly, inaudibly silently effective Effervescently transformational – irreversible Enduring impact Spread – Steadily distributed, smoothly, systematically Smoothly distributed Silent – silently effective Indelibly supreme – supremely impactful
- Christians love to stick together..