Planted | Week 2: The Mystery In The Middle | Pastor Jerry West | Mother's Day 2026
About this episode
Pastor Jerry West discusses the importance of the unseen growth in faith as illustrated by the Parable of the Growing Seed.
In The Mystery in the Middle, Pastor Jerry West teaches from Mark 4:26–29 and the Parable of the Growing Seed. Jesus shows us that between the seed and the harvest, there is a middle season — a place where something is happening even when we cannot fully see it, explain it, or control it.The farmer scatters seed, sleeps and rises, and the seed sprouts and grows — “he himself does not know how.”There are parts of the process we are responsible for: we can sow, pray, teach, serve, love, and stay faithful. But only God can give the increase.Don’t misread the middle. Just because it is small does not mean it is finished. Just because it is hidden does not mean nothing is happening. The blade is not the harvest, but it is proof that God is working.📖 Scripture: Mark 4:26–29⛪ Freedom Church DC🌱 Series: Planted🎙️ Message: The Mystery in the MiddleSubscribe for more messages from Freedom Church DC, and share this with someone who needs encouragement to keep sowing, trusting, and believing God for the harvest.
People in this episode
Host: Pastor Jerry West
Topics covered
- spiritual growth
- faith
- trust in God
- parables
- sowing seeds
- harvest
Keywords
- faith
- growth
- parables
- sowing
- harvest
- spirituality
- trust
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Freedom Church DC
Books & works: The Mystery in the Middle, Parable of the Growing Seed, Mark 4:26–29
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