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Jesus spent a day at the shore, but people still followed him. There were so many people that Jesus had to get in a boat. Thankfully, sound carries very well across the water. In a sense, Jesus’ pulpit was a boat. Jesus spoke in another parable. Something very familiar to the people of his time. Nearly…

Review • Cooking • Fishing • Feasts • Money Parable of the Sower & the Seed 3 PARTS: 1. The Parable itself 2. Explanation of the Style 3. Explanation of the Parable Many refer to this parable as the parable of the soils because it is not really about the sower or the seed - it's really about the different…

First Sunday of Advent - Hope Opening prayer, dedication Music ministry 563 Count Your Blessings (1,2,4) 564 We Are So Blessed Come Thou Fount (Above All Else) Word of God - Galatians 6:6-10 Message - “Do Your Job” The caption in my Bible for this passage today says “Final warning and Benediction” That…

INTRODUCTION: Farmers possess a skill set that I appreciate, but I don’t possess. A farmer knows how to plant seeds and then nourish it into a bountiful harvest. Farmers are notoriously faithful and patient, because they plant seeds in the spring so that in summer and fall the can reap a harvest. Perhaps…

24 God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” 18 “And you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day. The Golden Rule 12 Therefore, whatever you…

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A Mt 13:1-23 Today we are talking about seeds, soil, and fruits. A priest told me that when he asked the candidates for confirmation a question about what fruits of the Holy Spirit are, some answered that apple, mango, and Kiwi. Some even said, I do not like apples,…

Introduction We see this parable of the Sower and the Seed appear in as well as Luke 8. I. The Parable of the Seed - 1 That day Jesus went out of the house and was sitting by the sea. 2 And large crowds gathered to Him, so He got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd was standing on the beach.…

Intro: Building Announcement Thursday I sent out an email stating that all we needed to do to close escrow on the property was get a third tenant Ten minutes later things started going sideways Coast Hills told us that they would not lease the property without the roof being replaced Since they are our…

Preparation of the soil that is the heart of the believer to optimize spiritual growth and production.

Preparing hearts to be receptive to God's Word

Parables Christ uses parables or short stories to relay deeper truths in Chapter Four. What is a parable? Some have defined the word parable as "A story by which something real in life is used as means of presenting a moral thought." Others have said a parable "Puts the known next to the unknown so that…

Light dispels darkness. Jesus is the light of the world. And He has given His authority to the Church to display and shine His light in the spiritual darkness of this world. The harvest is plentiful with people who are blinded by the god of this age and hopelessly fumbling through the darkness in this life. Without the light of Christ, they will be eternally lost. It is time for the Church to "Turn the Light On" and reach souls for the Kingdom of God. Listen in to this message to discover how you can do your part and "Turn the Light On."

Last week we looked at the conversation between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. We saw Jesus sharing the Gospel even with those who were looked down upon in his culture. This week we will see that his labors were not in vain and indeed there is a great harvest of souls here as many in the…

Competition is birth out of a lack of understanding about who I am. My purpose is not GENERAL ADMISSION! It's RESERVE SEATING!

Intro: As we finish our where we sow series, I want to make sure that we all receive the wholeness of the idea that in order to receive anything you first have to sow. Nothing comes from nothingness, but yield always come from sowing. Sometimes when we and where we sow affects how much we yield. In this…

Text Intro He began to teach again by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a boat in the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land. And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching, “Listen to this! Behold,…

My Harvest Has A Due Season!! 6 The person who is taught God’s word should share all good things with his teacher. 7 Make no mistake about this: You can never make a fool out of God. Whatever you plant is what you’ll harvest. 8 If you plant in ⌊the soil of⌋ your corrupt nature, you will harvest destruction.…

Studies in Mark 1. (NKJV) Parable of the Lamp 21 Also He said to them, “Is a lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not to be set on a lampstand? A.Jesus is making an illustration B. B.His purpose is to reveal the Kingdom to those who are in C.It also implies that the Kingdom of…

KJ 7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting. 9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we…

We must be careful not to allow the harvest to sit too long without reaping it.