Essential Response

Jesus’ Teaching

Matthew 7:21–24 NKJV

21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’ 24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:

Hear the Word and Obey the Word of God

RECEIVE IT!

Mark 4:9 NKJV

9 And He said to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”

HARD HEART

ENEMY SATAN

HEARS THE WORD

DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE WORD

Matthew 13:19 NKJV

19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.

Mark 4:14–15 NKJV

14 The sower sows the word. 15 And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.

Luke 8:12 NKJV

12 Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.

STONY HEART

ENEMY THE FLESH

Matthew 13:20–21 NKJV

20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.

HEARS THE WORD

RECEIVES IT WITH JOY OR GLADNESS

WORD DOES NOT TAKE ROOT

BELIEVES FOR A WHILE

Mark 4:16 NKJV

16 These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness;

Luke 8:13 NKJV

13 But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.

THORNY HEART

ENEMY THE WORLD

Matthew 13:22 NKJV

22 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.

Mark 4:18 NKJV

18 Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word,

Luke 8:14 NKJV

14 Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.

HEARS THE WORD

GOOD HEART

Matthew 13:23 NKJV

23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

HEAR THE WORD

UNDERSTAND THE WORD

BEARS FRUIT AND PRODUCES

Mark 4:20 NKJV

20 But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”

HEAR THE WORD

ACCEPTS THE WORD

BEAR FRUIT

Luke 8:15 NKJV

15 But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.

HEAR THE WORD WITH A NOBLE AND GOOD HEART

KEEP THE WORD

BEAR FRUIT WITH PATIENCE

COMPLETE LIST

HEAR THE WORD WITH A NOBLE AND GOOD HEART

UNDERSTAND THE WORD

ACCEPTS THE WORD

KEEPS THE WORD

BEAR FRUIT WITH PATIENCE AND PRODUCES

Mark 4:24–25 NKJV

24 Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given. 25 For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”

Luke 6:37–38 NKJV

37 “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”

RECEIVE IT! HOW?

James 1:21–22 NKJV

21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

What is meekness?

An attitude of humble, submissive and expectant trust in God, and a loving, patient and gentle attitude towards others.

God knows what I need

God knows what is best for me

I trust Him in all matters of living

THE RESULTS

Blessed or Happy

Luke 11:27–28 NKJV

27 And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!” 28 But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”

Loved and Revealed

John 14:21 NKJV

21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”

Family Status

Luke 8:21 NKJV

21 But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”

Abides in Christ and Christ in You

1 John 3:23–24 NKJV

23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment. 24 Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.

1 John 2:17 NKJV

17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

The Word is amazing. The Word tells us that our sins can be forgiven through the death and resurrection of Christ.

Hebrews 4:12 NKJV

12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Our sins are exposed through His Word, which is living and active

It judges the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Jeremiah 17:9–10 NKJV

9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? 10 I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.