Perhaps the most difficult concept for the original hearers of the teachings of Jesus to understand was that of the Kingdom of God. Doubtless because of that fact, and its centrality in his message, Christ gave his disciples more parables on the Kingdom than on any other subject.

Many of those parables are short but full of meaning and today we have uploaded an article by John Birch on one of them: “The Growing Seed: Mark 4:26-34“– which explains an important aspect of how God develops His Kingdom.

As John states in his article, the parable uses a simple analogy with which people who lived close to the earth would be especially able to relate, but no matter where we live it’s an analogy we can understand and by which we can grow. Be sure not to miss this exposition of the parable of the Growing Seed, here.