(Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12) J G White

10:30 am, Sun, Oct 6, 2024, FBC Amherst

A garden parable, about the Family of God, the Church.

Who belongs? What plants belong in the garden of Christ?

Let me go through the seed packages I found…

Peas - Ah, those will be lovely in the spring!

Pumpkins - Nice! A year from now I will be so happy.

Spinach - Mmm. I could probably plant a fall crop now.

Swiss Chard - Oh yeah, I’ve had that. Very nice.

Sunflowers - I guess that would be OK. Flower and food.

Heirloom Tomatoes - not in a real package? 8 years old?

Spaghetti Squash - what is that? How do you eat it?

German Giant Radish - why not just a normal, red R?

Kale - isn’t that a bit too healthy? Bitter and tough? Too trendy. And they attract a lot of green caterpillars!

Parsley - that’s a decoration, not a real food, eh?

Sage - uh, that isn’t a food either, is it?

Peanuts - what? Good, but they don’t grow around here!

Cape Gooseberry - what on earth are these?

Milkweed - that isn’t a food. And it's a poison weed, right?

unlabelled: Calendula? - why would Jesus plant that?

I think we only have five or six things to plant. Agree?

So it is not in the Kin-dom of God.

For we will reap what we sow

When we include only those we know.