Matthew 13-15 - Lord, Save Me!

The Parable of the Sower

Mat 13:10-11 LSB - [10] And the disciples came and said to Him, "Why do You speak to them in parables?" [11] And Jesus answered and said to them, "To you it has been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.

Mat 13:13 LSB - [13] "Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

Mat 13:16-17 LSB - [16] "But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear. [17] "For truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see what you see, and did not see [it], and to hear what you hear, and did not hear [it].

Mat 13:23 LSB - [23] "And the one on whom seed was sown on the good soil, this is the man who hears the word and understands it; who indeed bears fruit and brings forth, some a hundredfold, some sixty, and some thirty."

GOD, AS WE STAND AMID YOUR WORLD by Richard Adams

God, as we stand amid Your world,

Gazing on wait­ing lands,

Lord of the har­vest, seize our hearts,

Employ our idle hands.

Show us the fields of great­est need,

Bless and pre­pare the soil;

Give us Your seed to sow abroad,

Guide and di­rect our toil.

Strengthen our arm to sow to­day,

Equip us for the hour;

Shield us from beast and sword alike,

Protect us by Your pow­er.

Bless now the ho­ly Word we sow—

May it find fer­tile ground;

Keep it from thorns and scorch­ing sun,

Make the green blade abound.

“Shun hard, smooth paths and way­sides bright,

Through and around the field;

For work and la­bor light­ly done

Return but lit­tle yield.

Fret not when nox­ious weeds arise

Among the grow­ing grain;

They will be burned at har­vest time,

And gold­en wheat re­main.

 

The Parable of Tares Among Wheat

Mat 13:30 LSB - [30] 'Allow both to grow together until the harvest; and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, "First gather up the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them up; but gather the wheat into my barn."'"

Parables of the Mustard Seed and Leaven

Mat 13:31-32 LSB - [31] He presented another parable to them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; [32] and this is the smallest of all seeds, but when it is fully grown, it is the largest of the garden plants and becomes a tree, so that THE BIRDS OF THE AIR come and NEST IN ITS BRANCHES."

The Parable of Tares Explained

Mat 13:43 LSB - [43] "Then THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SHINE FORTH AS THE SUN in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear.

Dan 12:2-3 LSB - [2] "And many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, these to everlasting life, but the others to reproach [and] everlasting contempt. [3] "And those who have insight will shine brightly like the brightness of the expanse [of heaven], and those who lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever.

 

A Hidden Treasure

A Costly Pearl

A Dragnet

Mat 13:49-50 LSB - [49] "So it will be at the end of the age; the angels will come forth and take out the wicked from among the righteous, [50] and will throw them into the fiery furnace; in that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

Jesus Rejected at Nazareth

Mat 13:57-58 LSB - [57] And they were taking offense at Him. But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his [own] household." [58] And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

Mat 11:6 LSB - [6] "And blessed is he who does not take offense at Me."

 

John the Baptist Beheaded

Mat 14:13 LSB - [13] Now when Jesus heard [about John], He withdrew from there in a boat to a desolate place by Himself; and when the crowds heard [of this], they followed Him on foot from the cities.

Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

Mat 14:16 LSB - [16] But Jesus said to them, "They do not need to go away; you give them [something] to eat!"

Jesus Walks on the Sea

Mat 14:29-31 LSB - [29] And He said, "Come!" And getting out of the boat, Peter walked on the water and came toward Jesus. [30] But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, saying, "Lord, save me!" [31] And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and took hold of him, and said to him, "You of little faith, why did you doubt?"

DRAW ME TO THEE (Crosby)

1. Out on the mid­night deep

Hear Thou my cry;

Come to my res­cue, Lord,

Save or I die.

Let not the stor­my waves

Break over me;

Reach out Thy lov­ing arm,

Draw me to Thee.

Refrain

Draw me to Thee, Sav­ior,

Draw me to Thee;

Reach out Thy lov­ing arm,

Draw me to Thee.

2. Hope of the de­so­late,

Light of my soul,

Now of my lone­ly bark,

Take Thou con­trol.

Yonder the ark of grace

Dimly I see;

Reach out Thy lov­ing arm,

Draw me to Thee.

Refrain

3. Lord, at the op­en door,

Let me come in,

Heal Thou my brok­en heart,

Weary of sin.

Close to Thy bleed­ing side

Still would I be;

Reach out Thy lov­ing arm,

Draw me to Thee.

Refrain

Mat 14:34-36 LSB - [34] And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. [35] And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent [word] into all that surrounding district and brought to Him all who were sick; [36] and they were pleading [with] Him that they might just touch the fringe of His garment; and as many as touched [it] were cured.

God’s Commandments, Man’s Traditions

Mat 15:13-14 LSB - [13] But He answered and said, "Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted. [14] "Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit."

The Heart of Man

Mat 15:18-19 LSB - [18] "But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man. [19] "For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false witness, slanders.

The Canaanite Woman

Mat 15:26-27 LSB - [26] And He answered and said, "It is not good to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs." [27] But she said, "Yes, Lord; but even the dogs feed on the crumbs which fall from their masters' table."

NOT WORTHY, LORD, TO GATHER UP THE CRUMBS by Ed­ward H. Bick­er­steth

Not wor­thy, Lord, to ga­ther up the crumbs

With trem­bling hand that from Thy ta­ble fall,

A wea­ry, hea­vy la­den sin­ner comes

To plead Thy pro­mise and ob­ey Thy call.

I am not wor­thy to be thought Thy child,

Nor sit the last and low­est at Thy board;

Too long a wan­der­er and too oft be­guiled;

I on­ly ask one re­con­cil­ing word.

One word from Thee, my Lord, one smile, one look,

And I could face the cold, rough world again;

And with that trea­sure in my heart could brook

The wrath of de­vils and the scorn of men.

And is not mer­cy Thy pre­ro­ga­tive—

Free mer­cy, bound­less, fa­thom­less, di­vine?

Me, Lord, the chief of sin­ners, me for­give,

And Thine the great­er glo­ry, on­ly Thine.

I hear Thy voice; Thou bidd’st me come and rest;

I come, I kneel, I clasp Thy pierc­èd feet;

Thou bidd’st me take my place, a wel­come guest

Among Thy saints, and of Thy ban­quet eat.

My praise can on­ly breathe it­self in pray­er,

My pray­er can on­ly lose it­self in Thee;

Dwell Thou for­ev­er in my heart, and there,

Lord, let me sup with Thee; sup Thou with me.

Jesus Heals the Crowds

Mat 15:31 LSB - [31] So the crowd marveled as they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing; and they glorified the God of Israel.

Jesus Feeds Four Thousand

Mat 15:36 LSB - [36] and He took the seven loaves and the fish; and giving thanks, He broke them and kept giving them to the disciples, and the disciples [gave them] to the crowds.