Parable · Mark 4:26-29
The Growing Seed
A farmer scatters seed, then sleeps and rises while it grows without him knowing how.
Also called The Seed Growing Secretly
The point
Only in Mark. The farmer does not make it grow, and he does not understand it either.
26Jesus also said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who scatters seed on the ground.
27Night and day he sleeps and wakes, and the seed sprouts and grows, though he knows not how.
28All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
29And as soon as the grain is ripe, he swings the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
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Using this at church
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- Lectionary 11 Year BGospel, Mark 4:26-34
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The parable of the Growing Seed, explained in plain words. A farmer sleeps and wakes while the seed grows on its own. https://freescripture.org/parables/growing-seed/
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More on what the kingdom is like
The Sower Seed falls on a path, on rock, among thorns, and on good soil. Only one yields.The Mustard Seed The smallest seed grows into a shrub large enough for birds to nest in.The Yeast A woman mixes yeast into a large batch of flour until it works all the way through.The Hidden Treasure A man finds treasure buried in a field, and sells everything he has to buy that field.