Showing posts with label parables. Show all posts
Showing posts with label parables. Show all posts

11 June 2024

Sowing seeds, the Kingdom of Heaven

Revd Roland Barnes, pastoral leader of the C-inW Bro Moelwyn Ministry Area, reflects on the relationship between the Kingdom of Heaven and the world we live in.  

Jesus proclaims God's Kingdom to the crowds

Great to read people’s various comments in response to Ian’s article and subsequent writings. Whether we agree with each other or not, it is so important to “talk.” Sharing thoughts and opinions and having them challenged is such a healthy thing to do. So thanks to everyone who has added their “penny’s worth.”

Parables of the Kingdom


I don’t know about you, but I have read and re-read Jesus’ numerous parables about “The Kingdom of God” (eg Mark 4. 21 – 34) and am still none the wiser.

“This is what the Kingdom of Heaven is like,” Jesus declares, “A seed planted, which grows and then is harvested.”

Ah!, what has that got to do with the Kingdom of Heaven, what does it tell us about the K of H?

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