Sermons on parables
Good Soil
Click on the SAVE button for a printable PDF of the full sermon notes. Over the last few weeks we talked about the strategies Satan uses to keep us from bearing much fruit. This week we are going to talk about the kind of heart that receives. “But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.” Mark 4:8 NKJV The first thing I want…
Thorny Ground
Today we will talk about thorny ground. “And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them.” Matthew 13:7 NKJV Matthew 13:22 NKJV “Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.” First we have to understand the meaning of cares. Cares means anxiety, worry, or preoccupation that divides the mind. A “Divided Mind”:…
Choose to Believe and Receive
As Jesus begins to teach the parable of the sower; he makes this profound statement. “And He said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?” Mark 4:13 NKJV Jesus said that this parable was the key to understanding every parable. There is a second part that we can’t miss. For sermon notes click on the SAVE button.