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Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 “Preparing the Soil”
Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23“Preparing the Soil”
What did these soils have in common?
The seed fell on all of them.
What happened to the seed?
The birds came and ate it up.
It sprang up quickly … but when the sun came up,
the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
What happened to the seed?
The thorns grew up and choked the plants.
What happened to the seed?
It produced a crop – 100, 60, or 30x
what was sown.
What happened to the seed?
Who does this soil represent?
Anyone who hears the message aboutthe kingdom and does not understand it.
Who does this soil represent?
The man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
But … he has no root.
Who does this soil represent?
The man who hears the word, but is preoccupied with
the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth.
The man who hears the wordand understands it.
Who does this soil represent?
What do these people have in common?
They all hear the message about the kingdom.
What happens to the word in his life?
The evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart.
What happens to the word in his life?
He lasts only a short time.When trouble or persecution comes
because of the word, he quickly falls away.
What happens to the word in his life?
The worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth
choke it, making it unfruitful.
What happens to the word in his life?
He produces a crop,yielding 100, 60, or 30x
what was sown.
CROP
FAILURE
CROP
FAILURE
CROP
FAILURE
HARVEST
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
- James 1:22
