1. No Tares in Heaven or The Sowing, the Growing and the Mowing
Matthew 13:24-25
24Jesus presented another parable to them, saying, The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man who sowed good seed in his field.  25"But while his men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went away.

2. The Kingdom’s Variety Good seed Bad seed
What wheat and Christians have in common
Bad seed
- Phonies

3. The Kingdom’s Dilemma Two types of plants One mean enemy
Wheat and Tares
One mean enemy
A. Skevington Wood in his biography of John Wesley titled The Burning Heart , wrote, “Christianity is optimistic about grace, but pessimistic about human nature.”

4. The Kingdom’s Purity Agricultural wisdom Eagle-eyed reapers
An impatient man named Wait
Eagle-eyed reapers
“Therefore, keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come” (Matthew 24:42)

5. Things to Remember and Do
1. Remember, wheat has shallow roots so we believers won’t get too attached to this world and its ‘stuff’ for in the twinkling of an eye, Jesus may call us away to be with Him.
2. Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour…” I Peter 5:8
3. Be prepared for “…the Righteous will shine forth as the sun in the Kingdom of their Father….”