Take your copy of God’s Word and meet me in Mark 4:26-34…
I’ve noticed in Hollywood that there’s been a trend of thinking that the more you spend on making a film, the more it’ll make at the box office. It even seems that producers don’t put as much time into a good script as they are under the impression that the big and loud will draw a crowd. But this hasn’t been the case. An example would be “Shazam 2,” with a budget of $110 million and another $100 million on marketing costs, which opened at $30.5 million and lost the studio over $150 million. And then other movies have meager budgets, humble beginnings, and then make a massive profit by dominating the box office. A good example of this would be Jordan Peele’s huge hit, “Get Out.” This film cost $4.5 million and grossed $255.5 million worldwide. That’s an insane profit! There’s something beautiful about small beginnings, not much is expected due to the budget, and next thing you know, there’s a global hit. In our text this morning, Jesus teaches his disciples that this is the way of the kingdom of God. Speaking analogously and allegorically here, it starts with a small budget by an unknown and disrespected studio but ends up being a global hit that none can deny.
Following is the transcript. It was initially intended to be heard, not read, so the tone is more conversational than academic. It has only been loosely edited, so forgive any grammatical, syntactical, or spelling errors. If you have questions, don’t hesitate to add a comment.
