Despite all of our attempts to build earthly kingdoms, God continues to establish His kingdom

as the gospel goes forth throughout the world.

Amazingly, God even uses us in His kingdom work, both in receiving and scattering the seed

of His Word.

In this message from Mark, chapter 4, verses 21 through 34, David Platt helps us understand

the parables of the kingdom and how these stories give us hope for the future.

Though we don't always perceive what God is doing with our own eyes, we can rest assured

that the king is establishing His kingdom.

This is the Radical with David Platt podcast.

Here is David with a message titled, A Message from the King.

Well, if you have a Bible and I hope you or somebody around you does that you can look

on with, let me invite you to open with me to Mark chapter 4.

Feel free to use Table of Contents if you need to, Mark chapter 4.

And as you're turning there, I want to welcome those of you in Arlington and Prince William

and Loudon and Moko, as well as others online, it's good to be together around God's Word.

I actually want to start today by taking you on a journey with me for a minute to the

Metropolitan area where I'm originally from, Metro, Atlanta, Georgia.

To travel all the way back with me to 1886 when a pharmacist had come up with a concoction,

a drink that he was convinced would heal various diseases, cure addictions, various disorders.

Basically he had created this syrup and combined it with carbonated water, which many people

in that day thought promoted good health.

And so he walks into a drug store in Atlanta in 1886 with this concoction and he looks

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