Christ Church Cambridge Sermons
Aug 2, 2026 · 20 min · 9 segments
Christ Church Cambridge Sunday sermon
There are four things to see from tonight's passage, but first, where are we in the grand Bible story? At first glance, you might think that Jesus is talking about the fall in Genesis chapter three.
The good seed is sown, but then an enemy comes and messes everything up, and weeds appear too, and now we live with the consequences.
But did you notice who it is who sows the seed? Niv, our senior minister here at Christ Church, asked me that question when we were talking about the passage.
Who is it that sows the seed?" And I immediately disregarded his advice and said, "God.
Jesus doesn't say it's God the Father, but it's the Son of Man, a title that Jesus uses for himself.
So rather than talking about the righteous and the unrighteous living together in general, Jesus is specifically talking about the message he's spreading and the reaction he receives.
In the previous chapters of the Book of Matthew, we see Jesus sowing the good seed- gaining followers by teaching the people and performing miracles, including healing the sick, calming the storm, and raising the dead.
But at the same time, we also see opposition ramping up against Jesus, so that by this point of the story, there's a mix of opinions.
And with this context in mind, let's look at the questions that the owner's servants ask: "Didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from? Do you want us to go pull the weeds up?" This is the first thing for us to see.
That's why the servants ask, "Didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?" Maybe you can relate to this question that the servants ask.
Maybe you said to God, "I've told my family about you, and they had no interest at all.
I told my friend about you, and they laughed at me, and I told my coworker, and now they dislike me.
There's nothing wrong with them, but opposition comes because of the Devil's influence.
So we shouldn't be surprised when we tell people about Jesus and they reject him, or if they accept him.
There are four things to see from tonight's passage, but first, where are we in the grand Bible story? At first glance, you might think that Jesus is talking about the fall in Genesis chapter three.
The good seed is sown, but then an enemy comes and messes everything up, and weeds appear too, and now we live with the consequences.
But did you notice who it is who sows the seed? Niv, our senior minister here at Christ Church, asked me that question when we were talking about the passage.
Who is it that sows the seed?" And I immediately disregarded his advice and said, "God.
Jesus doesn't say it's God the Father, but it's the Son of Man, a title that Jesus uses for himself.
So rather than talking about the righteous and the unrighteous living together in general, Jesus is specifically talking about the message he's spreading and the reaction he receives.
In the previous chapters of the Book of Matthew, we see Jesus sowing the good seed- gaining followers by teaching the people and performing miracles, including healing the sick, calming the storm, and raising the dead.
But at the same time, we also see opposition ramping up against Jesus, so that by this point of the story, there's a mix of opinions.
And with this context in mind, let's look at the questions that the owner's servants ask: "Didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from? Do you want us to go pull the weeds up?" This is the first thing for us to see.
That's why the servants ask, "Didn't you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?" Maybe you can relate to this question that the servants ask.
Maybe you said to God, "I've told my family about you, and they had no interest at all.
I told my friend about you, and they laughed at me, and I told my coworker, and now they dislike me.
There's nothing wrong with them, but opposition comes because of the Devil's influence.
So we shouldn't be surprised when we tell people about Jesus and they reject him, or if they accept him.
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