How do the parables reveal the nature of God's Kingdom?
Today we look at the nature of God's Kingdom through the lens of various parables and explore why it was such a big theme in Jesus' teaching. We discuss its countercultural nature and how the reality of the Kingdom was different to the expectations of the original Jewish audience for these parables.

We explore the parables of the sower, the mustard seed and the growing seed, and discuss how these examples reveal the nature of God’s Kingdom. We consider how they would have been understood in Jesus’ day and how we can see the reality of God's Kingdom in our lives now.
Timestamps
00:00 - The nature of God's Kingdom
02:45 - Why is this a theme in the parables?
05:00 - The interior nature of God's Kingdom
07:30 - The parable of the sower: Matthew 13
09:20 - The context of the parable of the sower
10:20 - What is Jesus saying in this parable?
22:11 - The parable of the mustard seed
25:16 - The pervasive nature of God's Kingdom
32:16 - The parable of the growing seed
33:01 - God is always working
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Episode 2, Season 4
October 11, 2024

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