Sermon Tone Analysis

The Secrets of His Kingdom

The little parable tell us some amazing things about God, and His Kingdom.

First it reminds us that there we for the most part are helplessness and that we must live with and accept that.

Second it explains something about the Kingdom of God.

Lastly it tells us about the end of the earthly part of God’s Kingdom and the visible reign for eternity in the future Kingdom to come.

In order to understand this passage we need to look back at the first part of this chapter to the parable of the Sower.

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This evening I want us to look a very short parable given to us by Jesus in the gospel of Mark but before we do that we need to briefly look at the parable of the Sower contained in

and as it is explained in .

The seed is the word of God and we find that the seed falls on 4 different types of soil.

We are blessed here that we are given a very clear description that the seed is the word of God and we find that the seed falls on 4 different types of soil.

The seed is the word of God and we find that the seed falls on 4 different types of soil.

We are blessed here that we are given a very clear description that the seed, is the word of God and the one sowing, is whomever sows God’s word and that the only real fruit will come is when the word falls on someone who has been prepared to receive it.

The way side or path way.

This soil represents the heart of the unrepentant person who is not prepared to hear and understand the word of God.

The words are quickly forgotten and the devil so owns the person that they have no reaction.

We are blessed here that we are given a very clear description that the seed is the word of God and we find that the seed falls on 4 different types of soil.

In the passage we are covering tonight we need to remember that the farmer sowing the word of God is casting onto hearts that are prepared and open to God’s word.

The rocky soil represents the heart of person that has no depth in their heart and only on the surface is there a little soft spot that quickly sprouts joy but as soon as they are criticized or left by their friends or family they lose all their initial enthusiasm for God and his word.

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Then we have the words cast in to the heart that is bound up by weeds and thorns.

These people are the ones that receive the word but as soon as the next best thing comes along the word is forgotten and they turn away from God and no fruit is seen.

Then we have the heart that is prepared by God to receive the word.

These are the ones who hear the word, embrace the word and grow to maturity and fruitfulness.

They produce much fruit for God’s Kingdom.

First it reminds us that we, for the most part are helplessness and that we must live with and accept that helplessness.

First it reminds us that we for the most part are helplessness and that we must live with and accept that helplessness.

Second it explains something about the Kingdom of God.

Second it explains something about the Kingdom of God.

Lastly it tells us about the end of the earthly part of God’s Kingdom and the visible reign for eternity in the future Kingdom to come.

Lastly it tells us about the end of the earthly part of God’s Kingdom and the visible reign for eternity in the future Kingdom to come.

This short 3-verse parable is sort of a continuation of the parable of the sower.

This short 3 verse parable is sort of a continuation of the parable of the sower.

It is only contained in the gospel of Mark and it fits into Mark’s fast paced gospel to get to the story of why Jesus came to us and to the redeeming act of His death on the cross for the forgiveness of man’s sin.

Jesus starts this parable “The Kingdom of God is as if a farmer had thrown seed on the ground.”

and Jesus starts this parable “The Kingdom of God is as if a farmer had thrown scatter seed on the ground.”

It sounds so simple, so easy just throw some seed out and the Kingdom will be born.

This idea seems very uneventful.

When we think of a Kingdom we think of greatness.

We might think of some big bands playing, people cheering, some big fat cats getting up to give speeches and urging people to follow this new leader.

But Jesus isn’t like that.

At this point Jesus was the farmer he was sowing the seed and His way is really that simple.

It is just that unassuming and quite.

Well it is really that simple for us to understand.

If we look back at the beginning of this chapter and see that Jesus taught us about the

But

remember if that ground is not prepared then the seed will not grow to maturity.

Now you might ask how is that ground prepared?

How is that ground prepared?

Is it our decision to prepare our hearts?

Is it someone else’s doing that prepares our hearts?

Or is it God’s work and preparation?

Well this is one of the mysteries of God and our helplessness.

Only God prepares peoples hearts to receive His word.

We know that God hardens the heart for His purposes

We know that that no man ever came to God on his own will.

We might use our free will to follow Gods call but we never do it ourselves.

9 The heart is deceitful above all things,

Jeremia

Our own thoughts make us dark and hard of heart

“The heart is deceitful above all things,

No one can make someone come to Jesus.

and desperately sick;

who can understand it?”

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No one can make someone’s heart soft and come to Jesus.

Only God prepares peoples hearts to receive His word.

People might like to take credit for bring someone to Christ but only God makes the heart ready for receiving Him and the Holy Spirit.

But No one can make someone’s heart soft, we can only simply spread God’s seed

No one can make someone’s heart soft, we can only simply spread God’s seed

Ephei

Ephesians 2:4-

1 Cor

We are helpless to save someone,

As a matter of fact we are even more helpless to save ourselves

We must know and trust God to draw those who he will draw to His son Jesus.

Only then can you be saved, by confessing with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believing in your HEART that God raised Him from the dead, everyone who believes will not be put to shame.

Romans 10

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We are helpless to save ourselves

And only then will you have eternal life.

Jesus came to give us life after death and to give it for all eternity.

We must know and trust God to draw those who he will draw to His son Jesus.

Only then can you be saved, by confessing with you mouth that Jesus is Lord and believing in your HEART that God raised Him from the dead, everyone who believes will not be put to shame.

And only then will you have eternal life.

Jesus came to give us life after death and to give it for all eternity.

Turn to John chapter 17.

John 17:2

In the next verses;

Mark 4:27

We need to look at this with a child's heart.

This is not hard to understand.

When Jesus told this parable men had not cracked the full secrets of the seeds God gave us.

We read in

Genesis 1:11

And I promise you today, we don’t really know what makes a seed grow.

We put it in some dirt or in a dish with water and keep it at a good temperature and it sprouts roots then it shoots a stem toward the sky.

We know that once it is out of the ground photosynthesis feeds the plant to make it grow but really our understanding of what makes it start is no better than the farmer in Jesus’ day.

It is a mystery of God.