Main Thought
The condition of our world is alarming. We’re searching for answers to some of the greatest problems we have ever faced. Does God have a plan to change things? The answer is yes! God’s plan to change the world starts when God changes us. Then, He can use an upgraded version of us to change the world around us. Change happens over time when we love people and endure evil. Positive change might feel like it takes a long time, but this kind of change is long-lasting.
Main Passages
23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty fold!
- Matthew 13:2324 And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, 25 in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, 26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.
- 2 Timothy 2:24-2629 “‘No,’ he answered, ‘because while you are pulling the weeds, you may uproot the wheat with them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.’”
- Matthew 13:24-30
Discussion Questions
What’s one thing in the world or personal life that’s alarming you right now?
What can you learn in this situation? Is there a way for you to grow or improve through this situation?
Is there someone (or a group of people) you can love, or a way in which you can endure evil in order to create change?
Family Question
How can you help solve a problem around you?