Activate The 100 fold Seed
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3 And he spake many things unto them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4 And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5 Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 8 But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
10 And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: 15 For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 17 For verily I say unto you, That many prophets and righteous men have desired to see those things which ye see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. 18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. 20 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 21 Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. 22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 23 But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.
He That received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it, which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, (fruit) some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty..
Your good ground soil has the capacity to produce 100 times greater, sixty times greater or thirty times greater..
Lord Activate My Soil
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Matthew Various Soils Respond to the Seed (13:3–9)
Various Soils Respond to the Seed (13:3–9) Jesus draws from commonplace agricultural conventions to illustrate his kingdom principles, as one might expect from a teacher sensitive to rural Galilean hearers. Whereas the later rabbinic parables often focus on such settings as royal courts (compare 22:2; see comment on Mt 18:23), Jesus most often told stories about agriculture and the daily life of his common hearers (as in 20:1).
Jesus portrays the present as a time of sowing to prepare for Harvest
39 The enemy who sowed them is the devil, the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are the angels.
Ezra 8:41
And The devil sows seeds into soil as well.
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Matthew Various Soils Respond to the Seed (13:3–9)
The sower must sow widely to ensure a good harvest. It made more sense, in a field like the one in Jesus’ parable, to plow up the ground before sowing; this was a frequent practice in ancient Israel
12 I said, ‘Plant the good seeds of righteousness,
and you will harvest a crop of love.
Plow up the hard ground of your hearts,
for now is the time to seek the Lord,
that he may come
and shower righteousness upon you.’
Hosa 10:12
Fallow Ground has to be broken up before seeds can be sown..
You can always tell how hard your soil is by how hard it is to receive a certain word..
Your good until you hear Love your enemies, forgive etc.
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Matthew Various Soils Respond to the Seed (13:3–9)
Because we cannot know the conditions of given hearers’ hearts before we preach, Jesus uses the second analogy of sowing before plowing; we must sow as widely as possible and let God bring forth the appropriate fruit
Not all ground will yield good fruit..
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Matthew Secrets for Disciples Only (13:10–17)
Secrets for Disciples Only (13:10–17) Jesus reveals special truth to his disciples through parables. Jewish teachers used parables as sermon illustrations to explain a point they were teaching
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Matthew Secrets for Disciples Only (13:10–17)
Jesus spoke in parables because the kingdom involved end-time “mysteries”*
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Matthew Secrets for Disciples Only (13:10–17)
The disciples were more special than the prophets of old only because they lived in a time when they could receive a greater revelation than the prophets, as Jesus’ blessing on them makes clear.* The disciples’ eyes and ears were blessed (v. 16) because of the greater one among them (v. 17). The rest of the hearers, unable to fathom his message, fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah about penal blindness: because of Israel’s sin, they would be unable to truly see, hear and understand God’s message
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Matthew Secrets for Disciples Only (13:10–17)
The disciples alone had pressed close enough to Jesus to understand the rest of what he was giving them. To those who had some revelation, more revelation would be given (Mt 13:11–12). In other words, the disciples alone proved to be good soil (v. 23).*
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Matthew Only Disciples Who Understand Persevere (13:18–23)
Only Disciples Who Understand Persevere (13:18–23) The only conversions that count in the kingdom are those confirmed by a life of discipleship. Jesus sowed the Word widely, but not all his hearers persevered in discipleship. What was true of the crowds that followed Jesus is also true of the crowds who claim to be his disciples today. Many who have raised their hands in evangelistic crusades or even attended church regularly will be surprised on the day of judgment that Jesus never knew them (7:21–22).
Matthew
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?’
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Matthew In One Ear and Out the Other (13:19)
In One Ear and out the Other (13:19) Jewish teachers exhorted students to listen intently and memorize their teachings
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Matthew In One Ear and Out the Other (13:19)
Yet many who listened to Jesus would forget the message of his kingdom. Such neglect, Jesus says, is the devil’s work.
Thats why people can hear the gospel every week in Church and still don’t know whats required for them to be saved..
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Matthew In One Ear and Out the Other (13:19)
Simply hearing the gospel does not guarantee understanding or embracing it.
11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not. 12 To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them. 13 That is why I use these parables,
For they look, but they don’t really see.
They hear, but they don’t really listen or understand.
14 This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says,
‘When you hear what I say,
you will not understand.
When you see what I do,
you will not comprehend.
15 For the hearts of these people are hardened,
and their ears cannot hear,
and they have closed their eyes—
so their eyes cannot see,
and their ears cannot hear,
and their hearts cannot understand,
and they cannot turn to me
and let me heal them.’
Matthew 13:11
Wayside Soil
Matthew 13:18
18 Hear ye therefore the parable of the sower. 19 When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side.
18 “Study this story of the farmer planting seed. 19 When anyone hears news of the kingdom and doesn’t take it in, it just remains on the surface, and so the Evil One comes along and plucks it right out of that person’s heart. This is the seed the farmer scatters on the road.
wayside doesn’t deposit the word its kept on the surface.
The Greenleafs are surface Christians (why would they display Christians this way)
Is it from the writer & Christian relationships (Craig Wright & Oprah Winfrey)
Is this story really about Bishop Earl Paulk Jr. the Pastor of Cathedral at Chapel Hill
The evil One comes along and plucks it right out that persons heart.
Your probably surrounded around more wayside Christians than you care to admit..
Your spouse, Your best friend, tYour parents..
the crazy thing is some times we allow surface Christians to lead the family.
Surface Christians often question if God is real…
Surface Christians Have and hold others to standards they can’t live and don’t practice..
2. Rootless Soil
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.
Matthew 13:20
20 “The seed cast in the gravel—this is the person who hears and instantly responds with enthusiasm. 21 But there is no soil of character, and so when the emotions wear off and some difficulty arrives, there is nothing to show for it.
Matthew 13:20-
Rootless Christians will catch the holy ghost in service and miss-place him once they get in the car..
hear the word with joy but not grounded in the word..(not root in himself)
Temporary endurance
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Matthew Shallow Commitment (13:20–21)
I soberly recall that many friends who became followers of Jesus at the same time I did, including some of my witnessing partners, later abandoned the faith. God is less interested in how quickly we run at the beginning of the race than in whether we truly finish it
The IVP New Testament Commentary Series: Matthew Shallow Commitment (13:20–21)
Some will fall no matter how plainly we preach the truth, but we definitely set people up for failure when we fail to instruct new believers that suffering comes with following Christ
22 strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to continue in the faith, and saying, “We must through many tribulations enter the kingdom of God.”
3 that no one should be shaken by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we are appointed to this. 4 For, in fact, we told you before when we were with you that we would suffer tribulation, just as it happened, and you know.
Persecution or Tribulation
Because of the Word
By and by he is offended. (falls from faith)
12 Then His disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
13 But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted. 14 Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind leads the blind, both will fall into a ditch.”
Offended Pharisees?
consider the unjustified reaction of the
Pharisees. Unjustified, because
here was Jesus Christ, God in the
flesh, teaching them the truth,
and yet they were offended
merely because God's teachings did not
coincide with their personal beliefs.
Keep in mind, these were not atheists. Nor were
they people who merely "believed in God[.]"
These were the Pharisees, the religious leaders
of their time. They were the tithers, the prayer warriors, and the faithful keepers of the law. They worshiped the God of the Old
Testament, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and
Jacob. And yet, they were offended when their
God spoke to them. What does their reaction to
Christ say about their claim to know God?
5 Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?” 6 But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.
7 Philip answered Him, “Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little.”
57 As the living Father sent Me, and I live because of the Father, so he who feeds on Me will live because of Me.
Offended Disciples?
Consider this next passage, where we find Jesus Christ teaching in the synagogue. Jesus told those in attendance that day:
"As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so
he that eateth me, even he shall live by me."
(). In essence, Jesus was equating Himself with the Passover Lamb, to which He experienced the following reaction:
"Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?"
experienced the following reaction: "Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can
hear it? When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said unto them, Doth this offend you?"
Now, you would expect the religious Jews in that synagogue to be offended. Jesus had just equated Himself with one of the most "sacred" sacrifices in Jewish
history--the Passover lamb. To the Jews, the Passover lamb symbolized God's deliverance from Egypt, their very salvation from captivity. Of course, Jesus Christ delivers the soul from the captivity of sin. So, it was not improper for Christ to draw an analogy between Himself and the Passover lamb. Jesus Christ is "the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."
(). And yet, we read that it was His own disciples that were offended. Now, Pharisees getting offended is one thing, but professing Christians?
Of course, Jesus Christ delivers the soul from the captivity of sin. So, it was not improper for Christ to draw an analogy between Himself and
the Passover lamb. Jesus Christ is "the Lamb of
God, which taketh away the sin of the world."
(). And yet, we read that it was His
own disciples that were offended. Now,
Pharisees getting offended is one thing, but
professing Christians?
How is that possible?
First, refer back to a statement Jesus made in our opening verse. He commented that,
"Every plant, which my heavenly Father hath not planted, shall be rooted up."
Remember, He said this in response to the
Pharisees taking offence to His words. In
essence, Christ was equating getting offended at what God says with not being of God in the first place. God didn't "plant" the Pharisees; they were not His children, therefore it was no surprise that they were offended.
Remember, He said this in response to the
Pharisees taking offence to His words. In
essence, Christ was equating getting offended at what God says with not being of God in the first place. God didn't "plant" the Pharisees; they were not His children, therefore it was no surprise that they were offended.
matthew
11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
13 Then He went out again by the sea; and all the multitude came to Him, and He taught them. 14 As He passed by, He saw Levi the son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.
15 Now it happened, as He was dining in Levi’s house, that many tax collectors and sinners also sat together with Jesus and His disciples; for there were many, and they followed Him. 16 And when the scribes and Pharisees saw Him eating with the tax collectors and sinners, they said to His disciples, “How is it that He eats and drinks with tax collectors and sinners?”
17 When Jesus heard it, He said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
11 “I say to you, arise, take up your bed, and go to your house.”
1 Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes complained, saying, “This Man receives sinners and eats with them.”
6 Then Jesus went with them. And when He was already not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to Him, saying to Him, “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy that You should enter under my roof.
Lk
1 Therefore, when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples than John 2 (though Jesus Himself did not baptize, but His disciples), 3 He left Judea and departed again to Galilee.
4 But He needed to go through Samaria.
5 So He came to a city of Samaria which is called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob gave to his son Joseph. 6 Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied from His journey, sat thus by the well. It was about the sixth hour.
7 A woman of Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.”
People Where offended By Jesus ministry.. He had the nerve to be around sinners...
3. The Thorny Soil
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.
matthew 13:
Word Chokers
(cares of this world)
deceit of riches
riches
Unfruitful Christian
Some embrace the gospel, but gradually other interests-wealth, security, family and the like-choke it out of First place
The Bible warns against the dangers os wealth..
24 “No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.
10 “So it shall be, when the Lord your God brings you into the land of which He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give you large and beautiful cities which you did not build, 11 houses full of all good things, which you did not fill, hewn-out wells which you did not dig, vineyards and olive trees which you did not plant—when you have eaten and are full—12 then beware, lest you forget the Lord who brought you out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage.
forgetting God is a choker
The thorny christian are barely committed people who never win a soul for Christ, rarely speak a word on his behalf and always has something more important to do than, Study the word, pray & attend anything that will strengthen the inner man..
And they have the best excuses why they aren’t producing.
4. The Good Ground
heareth the word, and understand it
Beareth fruit: able Carry fruit, able to endure fruit, gives birth too fruit, proceed in a certain direction with fruit, takes responsibility for fruit. Have a visible display or mark..
Produces Fruit: make or manufacture from components or raw materials:
2 cause (a particular result or situation) to happen or come into existence:
16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
Jn 16
16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?
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.”
Your seed has a return yield..
Lets Activate Our Fruit
Hundred Fold Return
Sixty Fold Return
Thirty Fold Return