Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to welcome you back to “Kingdom Parable Sunday!” Kingdom parables are a particularly interesting beast, and much has been written on them that I’m entirely too tired to even consider referencing here. What I’m struck by this morning is my brain’s desire to deal with the nitty gritty of the Parable of the Seed when it seems pretty obvious that what matters isn’t the details of the story, it is a parable after all, but the arc of the whole story.
We could spend all sorts of time parsing how disciples grow from stalk to head to ripe grain, or we can look on the story and notice that it isn’t about us at all, but instead about God’s provision every step of the way.
- God provides the seed
- God provides the soil
- God provides the ability to sprout
- God provides the rain
- God provides the stalk, the head, and the grain
- God provides the harvester
- God provides our joy
The long arc of this story shows us, once again, that God is ultimately the source of all good things, and that realization is a key to the Kingdom of God.
Draughting Theology 