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So first off, just wanna say congrats to our graduated seniors.
Graduation was fun and I enjoyed getting to see all of you afterwards.
Especially the guys with the cigars!
That was hilarious.
But anyways.
Very proud of y’all.
So on May 12, 2017.
I graduated myself.
May 18th, Erin and I, after the long awaited arrival of our moving company, finally moved into our home!
The whole process has been fun and exciting with new experiences and responsibilities.
With the home that Erin and I now live in came the new responsibility, primarily given to me, of looking after our yard!
Our home came with a little bit of a back and front yard which is exciting to me.
However, when Erin and I first got to our home, it was unbelievable the kind of weeds that were growing in our yard!
Our backyard was practically all weeds and the front yard was and still kind of is covered up in them.
Part of our responsibilities to owning our home, alongside taking care of what the Lord has given us, is taking care of our yard and home to be presentable.
Well in order to take care of this yard and to help it be presentable is to understand what kind of soil and seed I need to help the growth.
I’d love for my yard to look just as good as our neighbors, but it’s gonna take work.
Say it with me.
GOOD SOIL IS WORKED SOIL.
Well in the Bible, Jesus talks about the spiritual life of our souls as soil.
He actually compared us to different types of soil in the Bible and it’s fascinating how simple and accurate this parable describes us.
Not only are we heading into another season of summer, but we’re in a new season as a student ministry.
We need help with understanding the spiritual state of our ministry right now and I believe these passages are going to speak to that for us.
They’re gonna give us perspective.
Let’s go ahead and turn to .
First off, what’s a parable?
“Earthly representation of a heavenly meaning.”
Jesus is simplifying things for us by using things we’re familiar with.
This is amazing and a demonstration of his love and desire for us.
Second, lets discuss this passage.
Verses 3-9 describe an individual going out among the ground throwing seed.
The Bible calls this “sowing” the seed.
So let’s imagine we’re at my house and we’re throwing seed around to hope for a good yard because, AGAIN, remember it looks terrible.
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As we’re walking around throwing the seed, you will start to notice that there’s certain parts of my yard that are just struggling.
Like there’s just bare clay, weeds, or just rocks and no grass.
It’s sad I know, but that’s why we’re out throwing seed out to help the growth.
We want to see good growth and a healthy yard.
Jesus describes the types of soil just like we’re seeing in my yard.
Let’s look again.
We got...
seed fell along the path, birds came and got it.
other seeds fell on rocky ground, didn’t have much depth of soil, sprouted up quick, but when the sun came out, notice the text says they had no root , and they withered.
other seeds fell among thorns, thorns grew up, choked them.
Lastly, seed fell on good soil and produced grain!
SAY IT WITH ME…GOOD SOIL IS WORKED SOIL.
JESUS’ EXPLANATION FOR US
Matthew 13:
What’s the significance of good soil?
Any gardener will tell you, the key to having good growth and bearing strong plants, is good soil.
But good soil requires tilling, working, and constant work to keep it soft, moist, and ready for planting.
It’s the first step and certainly the most important step in growing plants.
For us, in order for the Word to take root and produce within us, we must be prepared and worked on.
I believe God’s hand and the Holy Spirit are vital in the tilling of our hearts in preparing us to receive God’s Word implanted into our souls.
We’ve got to be willing and ready people okay to be worked on.
Application
Here’s one of the ways we can begin to work on ourselves and be prepared as vulnerable, ready servants for the Lord.
I’ve been here long enough to start to perceive and see that Alex is sometimes a sore subject or just a flat out disappointment and I understand you.
I get that you are frustrated or upset with previous leadership.
Or, I’ve got to hear the frustration with our ministry and how difficult it’s been enduring in between that gap of Alex leaving and Erin and I arriving.
Look I’m not disregarding your frustrations, opinions, and legitimate concerns.
Lord knows you are probably justified in the mishandling of what God has given us.
Let me shepherd you and share what the Lord has to say about our situation.
Romans 13:
Y’all I love and understand you, but let’s be grateful for what God has brought us through and brought us too.
Let’s remember that we are seasonal people and God has placed leadership over us for a time such as now and he had leaders over us for a time such as then.
Let’s not tear down what the Lord used.
Let’s instead reflect, be grateful, and learn from the previous season.
No more talking bad about Alex.
There’s a reason why Jesus referred to us all the time as sheep and he himself as the shepherd.
We need to be told where to feed, where to lay down, where safety and shelter is, because at a moments notice, we are just like sheep, and can easily get ourselves in danger or hurt.
We are fragile beings.
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