Seed and Harvest
What Jesus' parables of seed and harvest teach about how God's kingdom grows: sowing widely, waiting patiently, and trusting God for the harvest.
- 6 classes
- About 2 hr
- 12 resources included
What you’ll learn
Jesus often used the language of seed, soil and harvest to describe the Kingdom of God. These simple pictures invite us to think differently about growth, mission and the hidden work of grace.
This course explores the parables of the sower, the soils, the growing seed and the mustard seed, encouraging us not to judge too quickly what God may be doing in someone’s life. With a gentle Wesleyan emphasis on grace already at work before we see the results, it invites us to sow faithfully, trust God with the growth, value small beginnings and recognise when the fields are ready for harvest.
Classes
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Class 1: The Kingdom in Pictures from the Farm
Why Jesus used farm pictures for the kingdom, and what the seed in His parables really is.
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Class 2: The Sower and the Soils
The parable of the sower: a generous sower, four soils, and the question of what kind of soil we are.
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Class 3: Do Not Judge the Soil Too Quickly
Why we keep sowing widely, leave judgement to God, and never write anyone off.
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Class 4: The Seed That Grows by Itself
The seed that grows while the farmer sleeps, and the relief of trusting God with the growth.
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Class 5: Small Beginnings
The mustard seed and the yeast: why God's kingdom starts small, and why we never despise small things.
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Class 6: Fields Ripe for Harvest
Seeing the harvest, praying the Lord of the harvest to send workers, and not giving up.