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4. This Sermon on the Plain challenged my and the conservative belief of how to get into the kingdom of God. During this time, Jesus left his followers bewildered by saying that salvation and the kingdom of God is for the poor.
5. The W questions that is answered by this parable is... "Who the kingdom of God is meant for?"

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The Sower and the Seed
While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds of the air ate it up.” (Luke 8:4-5)

Q4:  This leaves a person in active thought because it intrigues them to think about doing more good in their life.

Q5: Who: Jesus. Jesus was preaching this parable to his people so they could see the options of paths that they have and what brings eternal life and what brings eternal damnation

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This reading in Luke leads people in actie thought of how many times we have failed to believe in Christ despite him always coming through. This causes us to understand that we never have to question God as we should always believe in our Lord and Savior.  This answers the W's of Who, When, Why, and How. The readings answers these questions by describing who God is and how he will always be there no matter what. We learn this, so that we never underestimate his greatness for the community. We learn this through the experience of seeing God resurrect from the dead.

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It leaves us thinking about how those in harsher circumstances can come to flourish as well. Those surrounded by good will be good so it helps us answer how to prepare ourself for God's kingdom

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Jack Mills, Griffin Fanger,  Dominic Jerome

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Jack Mills, Griffin Fanger,  Dominic Jerome

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Parable of the Sower (Luke 8:1-8)
- Seeds were spread on different ground. Most failed to grow, but the one with good soil and good moisture grew and produced one hundred fruit.

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The smallest people can make an impact. It answers questions about the vastness of God's kingdom and its intricacy.

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Parable of the Mustard Seed (Mark 4: 30-32)

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Parable of the Mustard Seed (Mark 4: 30-32)

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This gives the reader an active thought on whether to take the words Jesus said literally or not. Parables are meant for us to understand easier, but this leaves the reader wondering if there is one clear cut definition of the Kingdom of Heaven. If we were to take this literally, the Kingdom of Heaven would have started out small and grew larger. If we take this figuratively, we can say that the Kingdom of God has takes everyone, evident by the line "so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade." The questions of the Kingdom it answers is "who?". The reason this parable answers "who?" is because the mustard seed is able to encompass even the birds in the sky.

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HEALING OF THE MAN WITH THE WITHERED HAND (3:1-6)

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HEALING OF THE MAN WITH THE WITHERED HAND (3:1-6)

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In this event in Mark’s gospel, Jesus healed a man with a withered hand on the sabbath, a day in which no work is allowed at all according to Jewish law. This story shows us what the kingdom of God stands for; God stands for love and mercy, not rules and regulations.

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it leaves us thinking how we can better ourselves to be prepared for god. We see the scribe come to simple understanding of Jesus and Jesus and Jesus tells him "You are not far from the kingdom of God" hence this answers the question of how to find God's kingdom? the answer is through Jesus

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The Feeding of the Five Thousand (Mark 6: 34-44)

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The Feeding of the Five Thousand (Mark 6: 34-44)

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In this story, Jesus is able to feed 5,000 faithful with only 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish. As far as active thought, it really allows the reader to consider how much we can overcome as long as we stay loyal to our faith. it really helps to answer the question of to what extent is the kingdom able to help others.

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This teases that if we all follow God's will, then everyone who does is considered brothers and sisters of each other. The questions of the Kingdom that this answers is who is in the Kingdom of God and what the Kingdom of God is made of.

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The Purpose of the Parable (Mark 4:10-20) 

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The Purpose of the Parable (Mark 4:10-20) 

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This gives the reader an understanding of how Jesus teaches us how we must pay full attention to the parables to deeply understand the meaning of them and be able to expand and improve the readers faith.

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People are the different types of seeds in different places and the soil and weeds that grow are like the experience of life. God brought them to this world, but on their way to grow, some become corrupt and lose their connection with God spiritually.

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4.The active thought of "The blessing of Children'" is that God is only accepting of children in heaven. The reader think of how we can be the best child of God to have the ability to go to heaven.
5. Mark 10:13-16 answers what we have to be to go into heaven. This what is a serving child of God.

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Parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11-31)
- Here Jesus is saying that everyone is welcome. He is using the father i believe it represent God who is known as a forgiving father. In this case the Son represents humanity, who is willing to come back to his father and repent. The second Son represents greed and lust because he is the one who is mad that the son is returning. In turn, we can see WHAT the kingdom of god is again... forgiving.

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Parable of the Mustard Seed (Matthew 13: 31-32)

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Parable of the Mustard Seed (Matthew 13: 31-32)

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This parable keeps you in active thought about how something so small can grow into something so large. This is like our faith, when we begin we start with minimal knowledge but as we grow and learn more about the Kingdom we grow deeper and larger in our faith. This parable answers the question of where the kingdom of God is rooted in us as we grow and learn more about our faith.

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Parable of Tax collector and the Pharisee. (Luke 9-14)

This should make us try and humble ourselves and think about how we can go to God and ask for help, forgiveness and mercy. This answered who and what, it shows who shall be exalted in the kingdom of God, and what they will be exalted for.

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This passage talks about how the blessed is poor and how the kingdom is his. This shows that the kingdom of God is diverse and allows other types of people to come into the kingdom regardless of being poor. This shows poor people are part of the kingdom.

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Explains who is accepted into the kingdom of heaven.  Though the faithful servant was not rejoiced, however the one who spent his fortune is rejoiced, and it shows God's forgiveness, and the nature of the kingdom of heaven.

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Parable of the Lost Son - Luke 15:11–32.
- Explains who is accepted into the kingdom of heaven.  Though the faithful servant was not rejoiced, however the one who spent his fortune

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This parable tells us how God’s kingdom is a merciful one, not one that casts people out or values them less. It tells us that we can’t be mad at God being generous to everyone. Which means that a person who believed in God for a long time cannot try to tell God that they earned more than the newly converted person.

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Parable of the Treasure (Matthew 13:44-50)

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Parable of the Treasure (Matthew 13:44-50)

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The kingdom of heaven is something so great, it makes one give up their possessions to live a life to achieve it. Its children on earth sell what they have and give it all to God, so they may be admitted to His kingdom. The angels refer to Judgement Day where some will be admitted to paradise and the rest will be thrown to the lake of fire in hell.

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The parable of the yeast leaves us thinking about the growth of the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God grows through the inside just like how yeast works in dough. Through the gospel and Christ the kingdom of God exerts its influence through within. Within our belief and hearts. Like yeast the kingdom of God works in our hearts invisibly as we cannot see the kingdom as of now.

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This parable leaves us in thought because the third servant gets in trouble for not doing anything with the money he had been given even though he lost none of it and returned it all. This parable answers "who?" about the people who serve the Kingdom of God.

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The Pharisees were a group of people that believed in a lot of Jesus’s teachings, but since they disagreed on key points and Jesus poked holes in their logic there was a lot of tension. This is an example here because the Pharisees are so sure the Kingdom of God has not arrived yet Jesus assures them that it is in fact here, they just cannot see it because they do not believe they can see it. I am struck by this because Pharisees were an intelligent Jewish Sect, but Jesus often found ways to contradict their main teachings like the one about that the Kingdom of God will come to them, when in reality you have to find it yourself. Back to Lohfink, it just requires prayer and mercy to truly find the Kingdom of God because it is here, we are just too narrow-minded to see it.

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Parable of the Lost Son

It’s significant because it explicates repentance and embracing a “sinner.”  The just brother has enjoyed the privilege of life with his father while the unjust brother has fallen into a path of sin. This leaves the reader in active thought because it makes us consider how we can embrace the most rejected of society. Accepting them and showing them the kingdom of God is vital. It answers the "W" question: Why should we care for sinners who repent? This parable shows envy and confusion from the morally just brother, which is then answered with the father’s response that those who have sinned require more love and embracing than those who have been with him all the way.

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The parable of the Tax collector and the Pharisee (Luke 9-14)

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The parable of the Tax collector and the Pharisee (Luke 9-14)

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This passage shows us that those who are going to be praised and exalted in the kingdom of heaven are those who asked for forgiveness and guidance and acknowledged their mistakes, sins, and shortcomings in life and those who are humbled and taught of their shortcomings and mistakes in the kingdom of God are those who exalted themselves in life.

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It answers the question of what? Like what is the Kingdom of God like? The kingdom of God is like a seed, the mustard just means that it is greater than all other seeds, and it's something that grows and spreads to others. You plan a seed of the kingdom and it grows and spreads its own seeds of the kingdom.

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This parable tells us who is welcomed into the Kingdom of God. That "who" is everybody. We see people who are had a little less effort be put on the same pedestal as those who work harder. This is because God doesn't choose who is more worthy of going to heaven through your work ethic or wealth or anything like that. In a sentence, nobody is favored more in the eyes of God, we are all first in line for his Kingdom.

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We see jesus tell a scribe that he is not far from the kingdom of heaven after the scribe comes to an understanding about Jesus. so it answers the question of: How to search for the kingdom of god? the answer is through the study of Jesus.

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The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:18-23)

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The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:18-23)

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This parable talks about how there is a wide variety of people on this planet, despite our diversity there is one person that gets into the Kingdom of God, the good person. The person that lives like Jesus regardless of anything else is welcome in the Kingdom of God

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This answers who is allowed in the Kingdom of God because it says whoever follows God's will, are brothers and sisters of everyone, in God's Kingdom.

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This parable brings me to ask who is allowed and rejoiced in the kingdom of God? Because of the lost son being celebrated with a feast, after he had sinned. I believe it is sinners who are invited into the kingdom of heaven, and they are rejoiced and accepted.

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The Parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11-31)

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The Parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11-31)

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This parable answers the question of WHAT the the kingdom of God is because of the forgiving nature of the Father in the story. The Father represents a loving and forgiving father, or God, who welcomes us with open arms when we reach the gates of heaven. The example of the Father saying, "My son has been lost, but is now found" can represent humanity on its road to repentance; and therefore emphasizes the overwhelming LOVE and MERCY that God has for us.

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This passage shows us the differences between really absorbing the faith and all that it entails versus not absorbing or being led astray. The difference is that the absorber grows into a great tree that bears many fruits, and the others wither and die.

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The Parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11-31)

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The Parable of the Lost Son (Luke 15:11-31)

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This relates to who by how it shows who Jesus welcomes to the kingdom of God. It also shows who represents the greed and lust and it is the Second Son.

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This parable tells us who the kingdom of God is meant for. Jesus literally says that the kingdom of God is for the poor. Jesus is also giving us an example of which characteristics we should replicate in order to achieve salvation in the kingdom of God.

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The kingdom of God is everywhere around us

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It was put in this section because it answers why we must understand and pay attention to the Parables that Jesus taught us. If you try and understand the parables and put all your effort, yo will find the way to the kingdom of God but if you don't, it will be hard to follow along the parables and understand future references.

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Jesus shows how we can get into heaven by being a child of God. We also have to be a child that serves and looks up to the lord. Jesus goes on to say that the kingdom of heaven belongs to children of God.

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This parable tells us that the Kingdom of God is for the poor. This tells us that the people who will be accepted into the Kingdom of God are those in need of salvation.

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The Parable of the Yeast(Matthew 13:33) 

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The Parable of the Yeast(Matthew 13:33) 

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This parable answers the question of how the kingdom of God works in our lives. Much like how yeast works inside of bread the kingdom of God works in our minds and in our hearts in order for us to become more in touch with our faith. Like yeast, the kingdom works invisibly but still has a very formative and lasting change on us.

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This parable answers the question of what the Kingdom of God is. The Kingdom of God is like a large tree with roots in Jesus and the gospel, this tree formed from something small which is the people's faith. As the people grow in faith like the tree does the Kingdom of God grows, the Kingdom of God is the people of God.

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This refers to the what because it is saying how the smallest people can make the kingdom of God great and beautiful and great.

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The Parable of the Treasure (Matthew 13:44-50)

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The Parable of the Treasure (Matthew 13:44-50)

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This parable answers of what. It tells us how much the Kingdom of Heaven is worth to us. That is, it is worth more than all of one's possessions. It is worth, everything.

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(Luke 8:4-5)

Jesus proclaimed this Bible parable because he wanted to enlighten his followers on what would happen if they turned against God and about what would happen if they were truly faithful to him.

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It answers the question of what. As in to what extent is the kingdom of God able to spread healing and aid to others.

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This parable is saying that the poor and outcast are the ones who will make it into heaven. It is most likely not literally what Jesus means but rather is a way Jesus conveyed how the Kingdom of God doesn't see class or social ranking.

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This brings about the question as to why even the most righteous people are overlooked in the kingdom of heaven? The dishonest judge was overcome with annoyance, so he decided to give a fair trial because of the persistent widow, but why is the dishonest judge forgiven?

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The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10: 29-37)

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The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10: 29-37)

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This parable tells us who will receive salvation.

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This parable shows anyone can flourish anywhere

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this shows how people are to act to bee seen favorably in God's eyes and how they can achieve salvation with God in heaven.

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The Parable of the Mustard Seed (Mark 4: 30-32)

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The Parable of the Mustard Seed (Mark 4: 30-32)

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It answers the question of "what?" because Jesus describes of what we can imagine the Kingdom of God as. We are able to imagine it as this massive tree that grew from the smallest of seeds, and many can be encompassed by its shade.

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The Kingdom is here we have to strive to have it grow in our life. LOHFINK.

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In this passage, Jesus says that "I tell you, among those born of women, no one is greater than John; yet the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” Here, Jesus says that the kingdom of God is "better" than John, one of the most holiest people on Earth.

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This Parable tells us of Jesus' resurrection. This answers what the people in the Kingdom of God are being offered: salvation.

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This shows that anything is possible with God's will.

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Whoever has ears ought to hear.

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This answers the question, why don't all people go to the kingdom of God?

The answer I believe it gives is that there is corruption in the world that we are planted in. There are different types of soils, so that can mean experiences of life. Different experiences lead to different outcomes, so we need to hope we are going on the right path and not get led astray.