Finding Jesus is like discovering a hidden treasure, beyond compare. Yet, we can also expect that those closest to us may not appreciate what we've found, and may actually take offense at our faith, just as some did to Jesus... and these were the people of his own hometown!

Jesus scatters good seed into the world, and promises that someday there will be no more sin, no more evil, as his seed is gathered into the barns of his Father. Life in the Kingdom of God awaits and we are called to grow strong as we wait, in order to be a blessing, today.

In this familiar parable, called "The Sower," God scatters the message of God's grace upon one and all, asking US to contemplate which type of soil we are. But, there's good news (of course there is!) We do not have to simply accept the weeds, the rocks, and the misunderstandings that choke our faith. In Christ's church, we've been given everything we need to cultivate the soil in which God's seed can produce a bumper crop.

In this episode, Jesus declares the relationship between himself and all those who believe in him. He declares himself to be the greatest sign ever given to this world of our relational God and the lengths God has gone to show us God's love and make us into family.