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A stream can flow to everyone and everywhere but often gets stopped by things that come in the way. A stream can be strong and it can also be fruitful and give life to things.

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Make your own parable. Reflecting on Mark 4, come up with your own modern metaphor/analogy for the kingdom of God.

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A man who invested in Apple in 1980. He bought a large number of shares for a relatively small amount of money, which many years later became worth millions of dollars.

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A single tree that drops its seeds on the ground to make more trees and with those trees it makes a beautiful forest filled with new trees, now the forest is stronger than ever before.

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The kingdom of God is like grass. It is almost everywhere you go and if properly taken care of, it can grow and be bigger than ever imagined.

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A stream can flow to everyone and everywhere but often gets stopped by things that come in the way. A stream can be strong and it can also be fruitful and give life to things.

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the kingdom of god is like the sun, the sun is an extremely powerful and bright star and, thes sun is always there, even if we cant see it, its there.

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The kingdom of God is likened unto a man who sowed a good seed in his field. But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.

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the sun. It is always there you may not always see it but it is always not that far away.

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the ocean, because it is always there and extremely powerful. It can be strong and needs respect. No matter what the ocean will always be there

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The kingdom of God is like a plant because it is another living thing in our world that we don't usually notice.

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a seed growing into a plant. A seed can be planted but it need to have sunlight and water for it grow and flourish. God is our sun and water that helps us to grow.

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 ryan barbour the kingdom of god is like

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light because whenever we cant see light will always be there, like if you are going through a rough part of your life, the kingdom of god will always be there

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Mason Weaver-The Kingdom of God is like... 

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The Kingdom of God is like a journey because you meet with other people that can accompany you to the end point, which is heaven.

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A bird joining a flock because one thing growing into something larger and forming different things.

-Ethan

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The Kingdom of god is like a Hotel, it got all the beds and couches so you can rest and has the food and water so you can survive

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The kingdom of god is like a dream, because none of us have actually been in a dream but we know it's a place that defies what we think is possible.

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The kingdom of God is like resting, because at some point we will need rest.

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The Kingdom of God is like sleep because the Kingdom of God is a place of great peace and stability.

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The Kingdom of God is like winning a great game. You feel amazing and accomplished in all that you have done, and loved by others. The game may be harder than you expected and there may have been ups and downs, but in the end, once you win, you are overcome with indescribable happiness with your friends and family. Most of all God is proud of us like how a coach feels looking at his winning team. (Marin)

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a river flowing into a lake. A river begins in a crevice of land where water gathers and begins to flow, soon more land erodes with it and it grows into a large river flowing into a lake where aquatic life can grow and thrive.

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Our Earth, everyone knows it's there and ageists, but we don't know exactly know how it came to be.

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sleep, because we all need it and it is a break from the trials of life.

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The Kingdom of God is like the stars. It doesn't photograph well without the right tools and is often drowned out by streetlights. You can't see all the stars until you take the time and effort to focus on them. To see them at their fullest you have to make a sacrifice and sit out in the cold of high altitudes.