Grace Lutheran Church

Life is like an unweeded field

Sermon notes: Life is like an unweeded field (Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43) I. Why the opposition to Jesus? A. Not all ______________ is good (Matthew 13:4-7). B. Not all ______________ is good (v.25). 1. Darnel is poisonous and resembles wheat. 2. In literature, it symbolizes subversion and treachery. C. “Wherever the Lord plants His church, the devil builds a _________________” (Martin Luther) II. The response of the church. A. Our vocation is not: ___________________ those who commit lawlessness (vv.28b-29a; John 18:11). B. Our vocation is: _______________________________ (v.30; 1 Samuel 17:47). III. The response of the Master. A. He ________________ the wheat (v.29). B. He ________________ the darnel (vv.30; 2 Peter 3:9). IV. Takeaways: A. The inevitable question: _________________________________________? B. We are sons of the kingdom, not _________________ (v.38). C. We will outlast this unweeded world because we have ______________________________ (v.41; Jeremiah 23:5; 29:11).