May 23, 2021

Mark 4:26-29 | The Mystery of Kingdom Growth

47 minutes

Preacher: Jeremiah Fyffe

Scripture: Mark 4:26-29

WHAT KIND OF KINGDOM?

THE MIRACLE OF GROWTH

GO TO SLEEP

Isaiah 40:9–10

Go on up to a high mountain,

O Zion, herald of good news;

lift up your voice with strength,

O Jerusalem, herald of good news;

lift it up, fear not;

say to the cities of Judah,

“Behold your God!”

Behold, the Lord GOD comes with might,

and his arm rules for him;

behold, his reward is with him,

and his recompense before him.

Revelation 11:15

The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he shall reign forever and ever.

Acts 12:24

But the word of God increased and multiplied.

Steve Timmis

I think success [in ministry] is … seeing the Word of God taken by the Spirit of God in the lives of the people of God and just changing them, making them more like Christ, and [non-believers] being attracted by the kind of corporate life [of the church] and seeing the Gospel as the only explanation for what is going on and them responding in repentance and faith.

David Head

Here’s the challenge: Apart from some very careful, intentional thoughtfulness, the evangelical church and the gospel message may become just another item on the buffet of products and services spread for suburban people. In the pile of mail on the kitchen table, there is an announcement of openings in a new Pilates class, a discount on teeth whitening from the dentist, the community college adult education schedule for the fall-and an invitation to the church down the street. And inevitably, the church ad uses much of the same language as the others — “New! Exciting! For the whole family! Quality!– and my favorite – “relevant!”.

Psalm 127:1–2

Unless the LORD builds the house,

those who build it labor in vain.

Unless the LORD watches over the city,

the watchman stays awake in vain.

It is in vain that you rise up early

and go late to rest,

eating the bread of anxious toil;

for he gives to his beloved sleep.

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