Matthew 13

• Jesus anticipated church history
• Jesus is engaging us in the historic struggle of the kingdom
• The truth triumphs in the end

• You are good where you are
• The world continues to be influenced by His kingdom
• The Imitation Game is coming to an end

• Parables shade the light so it can be seen
• Parables draw us into truth that we would otherwise reject
• Parables are hard to forget

• Common was His birth
• Simple was His beginnings
• We were His audience

• Matthew 13:1-23

• Striving for morality can blind our eyes to a Savior that simply wants a relationship.
• A relationship with Jesus Christ fills the empty place in our life.  
• Christianity is believing that the will of God is accomplished through a relationship with Christ.

• Matthew 13
• 1 Corinthians 11:23 - 26

• It is evil to seek Christ for the spectacular
• The great sign is His death in our place
• The wisdom that pours out of the redemption is beyond fathomable

• There is a miraculous transformation that takes place when we surrender our hearts to Christ.
• There should evidence of our transformation in the way live every day.
• We have been transformed for a purpose.