Lesson 9

Context

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How many stories are there in Matthew 13:31-33?

Two stories.Two stories.

What is the What is the main point of main point of each story?each story?

verse main idea detailsverse main idea detailsMt. 13:31-33Mt. 13:31-33

13:33 Kingdom starts small and gets big.

Kingdom is like yeast in flour.

13:31-32 Kingdom starts small and gets big.

Kingdom is like a mustard plant.

First StoryFirst Story

Second Second StoryStory

Both talk of the kingdom starting Both talk of the kingdom starting small and growing very, very big.small and growing very, very big.

One story is for men and the other One story is for men and the other is for women.is for women.

How are the ideas in the stories How are the ideas in the stories related?related?

The kingdom of God starts small.The kingdom of God starts small.

Write down three principles Write down three principles from the stories.from the stories.

The kingdom of God will grow very, The kingdom of God will grow very, very big.very big.

The kingdom of God will steadily The kingdom of God will steadily increase.increase.

Read Matthew 13:24-30?

What is the What is the main idea?main idea?

The good and the The good and the bad are allowed to bad are allowed to grow together grow together until the end of the until the end of the age.age.

All talk of the kingdom of God, but All talk of the kingdom of God, but the weed story is very different from the weed story is very different from the seed story and the yeast story.the seed story and the yeast story.

How is the story of the weeds How is the story of the weeds related to the story of the related to the story of the mustard seed and the story of the mustard seed and the story of the yeast?yeast?

Analyze Luke 15:8-10 Analyze Luke 15:8-10 by looking at the by looking at the

context.context.

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verse main idea detailsverse main idea detailsLuke 15Luke 15

15:8-10

15:4-7First StoryFirst Story

Second Second StoryStory

Third StoryThird Story15:11-31

Explain how are the ideas in the Explain how are the ideas in the stories related?stories related?

Write down five principles from Write down five principles from the stories.the stories.