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[59.16 --> 64.74] But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went
[64.74 --> 66.26] away.
[66.26 --> 71.26] When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.
[71.26 --> 77.38] The owner's servants came to him and said, Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field?
[77.38 --> 80.50] Where then did the weeds come from?
[80.50 --> 83.04] An enemy did this, he replied.
[83.04 --> 87.04] The servants asked him, Do you want us to go and pull them up?
[87.04 --> 92.62] No, he answered, because while you are pulling the weeds, you might uproot the wheat with them.
[92.62 --> 95.28] Let both grow together until the harvest.
[95.28 --> 102.28] At that time I will tell the harvesters, First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned, and then gather the
[102.28 --> 106.74] wheat and bring it into my barn.
[106.74 --> 111.28] And then a bit later, also in chapter 13, we have this.
[111.28 --> 116.16] When Jesus left a crowd and went into the house, his disciples came to him and said, Explain
[116.16 --> 120.58] to us the parable of the weeds in the field.
[120.58 --> 125.56] And Jesus answered, The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of God.
[125.56 --> 131.16] The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom.
[131.16 --> 134.12] The weeds are the people of the evil one.
[134.12 --> 136.96] And the enemy who sows them is the devil.
[136.96 --> 142.34] The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are the angels.
[142.34 --> 147.14] As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
[147.14 --> 151.12] The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything
[151.12 --> 154.90] that causes sin and all who do evil.
[154.90 --> 160.04] They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where they will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
[160.04 --> 165.42] And then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of the Father.
[165.42 --> 169.42] Whoever has ears, let him hear.
[169.42 --> 176.36] Okay, we have a familiar story here, and I would guess that most of you can kind of identify
[176.36 --> 181.76] with it a little bit, even if you may not be into farming much.
[181.76 --> 185.32] So we have this farmer who sows his field.
[185.32 --> 193.24] He uses very good seed, and when his seeding is done, he sends his farm hands home, and
[193.24 --> 200.64] then he goes home himself and lies down for a night of sweet dreams.
[200.64 --> 208.14] But while he is having those sweet dreams, a shadow moves into that field, and the shadow
[208.14 --> 212.56] moves back and forth and back and forth.
[212.56 --> 218.48] I can imagine a neighbor waking up with a dog barking, and he looks out to see why, and
[218.48 --> 220.62] he can't really see anything.
[220.62 --> 222.32] Maybe something there.
[222.32 --> 223.32] Not to be sure.
[223.32 --> 225.32] Maybe a wild animal.
[225.32 --> 228.36] And in the morning, everything looks fine.
[228.36 --> 230.68] But it's not.
[230.68 --> 236.44] And in a few weeks, the field is full of wheat, like it should be.
[236.44 --> 239.56] But there are also weeds, lots of weeds.
[239.56 --> 243.20] It's a total infestation.
[243.20 --> 247.16] It is so terribly disappointing.
[247.16 --> 249.60] It is infuriating.
[249.60 --> 252.28] It is heartbreaking.
[252.28 --> 254.86] It is so terribly sad.
[254.86 --> 256.78] It is heartbreaking.
[256.78 --> 262.82] Now, I imagine you can connect with that kind of experience, even if you've not been on
[262.82 --> 266.24] a farm or done a garden for a long time.
[266.24 --> 274.64] But I'm sure you have at some point the experience of starting something new and starting with,
[274.64 --> 279.94] you know, high hopes and great goals.
[279.94 --> 287.64] And then the weeds come in and they spoil that great beginning.
[287.64 --> 296.02] A marriage begins in a day filled with flowers and candles and sweet music.
[296.02 --> 301.62] And it could very well be that the glow of that day stays with you for the rest of your
[301.62 --> 304.70] life.
[304.70 --> 307.42] Or maybe it doesn't.
[307.42 --> 314.96] Maybe over time you begin to notice those habits that you didn't notice before or the
[314.96 --> 317.00] ones you ignored before.
[317.00 --> 322.42] And now you find them irritating, very irritating.
[322.42 --> 327.52] Maybe there is a buildup of tension in the house.
[327.52 --> 333.98] Maybe you begin arguing about things, about money and about all his nights out and all
[333.98 --> 341.58] her habits of, you know, talking with her girly friends and telling them way too much.
[341.58 --> 346.96] There are weeds in this field.
[346.96 --> 350.00] You have a new baby born, and he is perfect.
[350.00 --> 353.24] He is totally perfect.
[353.24 --> 360.92] Until the colic and the chicken pox and the fussy eating and the lessons he refuses to
[360.92 --> 366.30] learn and the report cards that tell you he's not even trying and those new friends he's
[366.30 --> 369.00] got that you just don't like.
[369.00 --> 371.16] They're not a good influence on him.
[371.16 --> 375.00] There are weeds in the field.
[375.00 --> 377.10] Think about a new semester at school.
[377.10 --> 379.60] Think about a new job you just started.
[379.60 --> 384.64] Think about a house you finally could afford and you're just moving in.
[384.64 --> 390.54] And you are so hopeful that this will be everything you wanted it to be.
[390.54 --> 395.98] And then weeds come into the field.
[395.98 --> 400.50] This story of the farmer and his field is so ordinary.
[400.50 --> 401.50] So human.
[401.50 --> 404.58] This is the human condition.
[404.58 --> 409.04] This tug of war between the ideal and the real.
[409.04 --> 413.22] Between sweet dreams and messy realities.
[413.22 --> 414.74] We've been there.
[414.74 --> 415.74] We've done that.
[415.74 --> 425.46] Now I should point out though that there is more to this story than just disappointment.
[425.46 --> 431.50] We have to listen to that meeting between the farmer and those farm hands.
[431.50 --> 436.80] The farm hands are confused and they say, sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field?
[436.80 --> 438.40] Where then did the weeds come from?
[438.40 --> 439.40] They don't know.
[439.40 --> 440.40] They don't know.
[440.40 --> 441.40] And the farmer?
[441.40 --> 444.40] He does know.
[444.40 --> 448.40] He says, an enemy did this.
[448.40 --> 453.34] In other words, this was on purpose.
[453.34 --> 456.96] This was a deliberate act of sabotage.
[456.96 --> 463.76] The farmer knew that someone out there did not like him and wanted to cause him harm.
[463.76 --> 464.76] And he did.
[464.76 --> 474.94] Now, of course, this being a parable, the farmer is not just a farmer and the field is not just
[474.94 --> 475.94] a field.
[475.94 --> 483.76] I mean, the farmer stands for God and the field stands for his kingdom.
[483.76 --> 487.70] And God wants a kingdom that is perfect.
[487.70 --> 493.08] He wants a kingdom where we will beat our swords into plowshares and our spears into pruning

[59.16 --> 64.74] But while everyone was sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat and went

[64.74 --> 66.26] away.

[66.26 --> 71.26] When the wheat sprouted and formed heads, then the weeds also appeared.

[71.26 --> 77.38] The owner's servants came to him and said, Sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field?

[77.38 --> 80.50] Where then did the weeds come from?

[80.50 --> 83.04] An enemy did this, he replied.

[83.04 --> 87.04] The servants asked him, Do you want us to go and pull them up?

[87.04 --> 92.62] No, he answered, because while you are pulling the weeds, you might uproot the wheat with them.

[92.62 --> 95.28] Let both grow together until the harvest.

[95.28 --> 102.28] At that time I will tell the harvesters, First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned, and then gather the

[102.28 --> 106.74] wheat and bring it into my barn.

[106.74 --> 111.28] And then a bit later, also in chapter 13, we have this.

[111.28 --> 116.16] When Jesus left a crowd and went into the house, his disciples came to him and said, Explain

[116.16 --> 120.58] to us the parable of the weeds in the field.

[120.58 --> 125.56] And Jesus answered, The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of God.

[125.56 --> 131.16] The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the people of the kingdom.

[131.16 --> 134.12] The weeds are the people of the evil one.

[134.12 --> 136.96] And the enemy who sows them is the devil.

[136.96 --> 142.34] The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are the angels.

[142.34 --> 147.14] As the weeds are pulled up and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.

[147.14 --> 151.12] The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything

[151.12 --> 154.90] that causes sin and all who do evil.

[154.90 --> 160.04] They will throw them into the blazing furnace, where they will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

[160.04 --> 165.42] And then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of the Father.

[165.42 --> 169.42] Whoever has ears, let him hear.

[169.42 --> 176.36] Okay, we have a familiar story here, and I would guess that most of you can kind of identify

[176.36 --> 181.76] with it a little bit, even if you may not be into farming much.

[181.76 --> 185.32] So we have this farmer who sows his field.

[185.32 --> 193.24] He uses very good seed, and when his seeding is done, he sends his farm hands home, and

[193.24 --> 200.64] then he goes home himself and lies down for a night of sweet dreams.

[200.64 --> 208.14] But while he is having those sweet dreams, a shadow moves into that field, and the shadow

[208.14 --> 212.56] moves back and forth and back and forth.

[212.56 --> 218.48] I can imagine a neighbor waking up with a dog barking, and he looks out to see why, and

[218.48 --> 220.62] he can't really see anything.

[220.62 --> 222.32] Maybe something there.

[222.32 --> 223.32] Not to be sure.

[223.32 --> 225.32] Maybe a wild animal.

[225.32 --> 228.36] And in the morning, everything looks fine.

[228.36 --> 230.68] But it's not.

[230.68 --> 236.44] And in a few weeks, the field is full of wheat, like it should be.

[236.44 --> 239.56] But there are also weeds, lots of weeds.

[239.56 --> 243.20] It's a total infestation.

[243.20 --> 247.16] It is so terribly disappointing.

[247.16 --> 249.60] It is infuriating.

[249.60 --> 252.28] It is heartbreaking.

[252.28 --> 254.86] It is so terribly sad.

[254.86 --> 256.78] It is heartbreaking.

[256.78 --> 262.82] Now, I imagine you can connect with that kind of experience, even if you've not been on

[262.82 --> 266.24] a farm or done a garden for a long time.

[266.24 --> 274.64] But I'm sure you have at some point the experience of starting something new and starting with,

[274.64 --> 279.94] you know, high hopes and great goals.

[279.94 --> 287.64] And then the weeds come in and they spoil that great beginning.

[287.64 --> 296.02] A marriage begins in a day filled with flowers and candles and sweet music.

[296.02 --> 301.62] And it could very well be that the glow of that day stays with you for the rest of your

[301.62 --> 304.70] life.

[304.70 --> 307.42] Or maybe it doesn't.

[307.42 --> 314.96] Maybe over time you begin to notice those habits that you didn't notice before or the

[314.96 --> 317.00] ones you ignored before.

[317.00 --> 322.42] And now you find them irritating, very irritating.

[322.42 --> 327.52] Maybe there is a buildup of tension in the house.

[327.52 --> 333.98] Maybe you begin arguing about things, about money and about all his nights out and all

[333.98 --> 341.58] her habits of, you know, talking with her girly friends and telling them way too much.

[341.58 --> 346.96] There are weeds in this field.

[346.96 --> 350.00] You have a new baby born, and he is perfect.

[350.00 --> 353.24] He is totally perfect.

[353.24 --> 360.92] Until the colic and the chicken pox and the fussy eating and the lessons he refuses to

[360.92 --> 366.30] learn and the report cards that tell you he's not even trying and those new friends he's

[366.30 --> 369.00] got that you just don't like.

[369.00 --> 371.16] They're not a good influence on him.

[371.16 --> 375.00] There are weeds in the field.

[375.00 --> 377.10] Think about a new semester at school.

[377.10 --> 379.60] Think about a new job you just started.

[379.60 --> 384.64] Think about a house you finally could afford and you're just moving in.

[384.64 --> 390.54] And you are so hopeful that this will be everything you wanted it to be.

[390.54 --> 395.98] And then weeds come into the field.

[395.98 --> 400.50] This story of the farmer and his field is so ordinary.

[400.50 --> 401.50] So human.

[401.50 --> 404.58] This is the human condition.

[404.58 --> 409.04] This tug of war between the ideal and the real.

[409.04 --> 413.22] Between sweet dreams and messy realities.

[413.22 --> 414.74] We've been there.

[414.74 --> 415.74] We've done that.

[415.74 --> 425.46] Now I should point out though that there is more to this story than just disappointment.

[425.46 --> 431.50] We have to listen to that meeting between the farmer and those farm hands.

[431.50 --> 436.80] The farm hands are confused and they say, sir, didn't you sow good seed in your field?

[436.80 --> 438.40] Where then did the weeds come from?

[438.40 --> 439.40] They don't know.

[439.40 --> 440.40] They don't know.

[440.40 --> 441.40] And the farmer?

[441.40 --> 444.40] He does know.

[444.40 --> 448.40] He says, an enemy did this.

[448.40 --> 453.34] In other words, this was on purpose.

[453.34 --> 456.96] This was a deliberate act of sabotage.

[456.96 --> 463.76] The farmer knew that someone out there did not like him and wanted to cause him harm.

[463.76 --> 464.76] And he did.

[464.76 --> 474.94] Now, of course, this being a parable, the farmer is not just a farmer and the field is not just

[474.94 --> 475.94] a field.

[475.94 --> 483.76] I mean, the farmer stands for God and the field stands for his kingdom.

[483.76 --> 487.70] And God wants a kingdom that is perfect.

[487.70 --> 493.08] He wants a kingdom where we will beat our swords into plowshares and our spears into pruning