Rocky Soil
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Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land.
Again he began to teach beside the sea. And a very large crowd gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat in it on the sea, and the whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. And he was teaching them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: “Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it. Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil. And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away. Other seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no grain. And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” And he said, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Jesus spoke in Parables
used everyday life things to relate to spiritual things
And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? The sower sows the word. And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them. And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy. And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away. And others are the ones sown among thorns. They are those who hear the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. But those that were sown on the good soil are the ones who hear the word and accept it and bear fruit, thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.”
“Listen! Behold, a sower went out to sow.
And he said to them, “Do you not understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? The sower sows the word.
And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
And these are the ones along the path, where the word is sown: when they hear, Satan immediately comes and takes away the word that is sown in them.
The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
This reminds me of
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.
seed laying out on the wide road will be devoured by lies & manipulation
So this is talking about people who hear the word but do not come to faith
What is the solution to this problem?
Listen to me;
listen, and pay close attention.
Does a farmer always plow and never sow?
Is he forever cultivating the soil and never planting?
Does he not finally plant his seeds—
black cumin, cumin, wheat, barley, and emmer wheat—
each in its proper way,
and each in its proper place?
The farmer knows just what to do,
for God has given him understanding.
A heavy sledge is never used to thresh black cumin;
rather, it is beaten with a light stick.
A threshing wheel is never rolled on cumin;
instead, it is beaten lightly with a flail.
Grain for bread is easily crushed,
so he doesn’t keep on pounding it.
He threshes it under the wheels of a cart,
but he doesn’t pulverize it.
The Lord of Heaven’s Armies is a wonderful teacher,
and he gives the farmer great wisdom.
Give ear, and hear my voice;
give attention, and hear my speech.
Does he who plows for sowing plow continually?
Does he continually open and harrow his ground?
Isaiah 28:
breaking up the soil
if you have a place that you want to plant seed in what’s the first thing that you must do?
preparing the soil is the hardest part of planting
that’s why it’s important for believers to invest in non-believers to build a relationship and cultivate the soil prior to sharing the seed
Over the next few weeks I’d like to spend some time talking about believers and our growth
This week I would like to focus on one portion of this parable
Mark 4:
Other seed fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and immediately it sprang up, since it had no depth of soil. And when the sun rose, it was scorched, and since it had no root, it withered away.
Mark 4:
And these are the ones sown on rocky ground: the ones who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with joy. And they have no root in themselves, but endure for a while; then, when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately they fall away.
listen to what paul says about growing proper roots
rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
why is this important?
tough questions come
not able to give adequite answers
trials come
not able to withstand the difficult times
Start with faith and joy
but don’t dig in deep
it will wear off after a while if we don’t have deep roots
Marysville grass on concrete story
Our roots are our commitment to our faith
rocks are things that are keeping us from being commited
Committed to holiness
but sinful lifestyle that you never let go of is keeping you from commiting
Committed with your time
but your time is too precious to give to Him
that’s why you don’t read and meditate on His Word day and night
That’s why you aren’t plugged in to a biblical community more that what you feel is the minimum (Sunday morning)
That’s why you aren’t able to serve in a church ministry or do the work of the Lord in your everyday life
Commited financially
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
That’s why it’s more important to have the new Nike’s then to give your tithes
If you are not commited then you don’t have roots
If you don’t have roots then you will burn up in the heat
What area of your life may need to have the rocks dug up?
digging up rocks will disrupt everything
the soil will be turned and the surface growth will probably die
your heart will be turned and the fruit of your life will look different
BUT even though this is tough
it’s the only way to grow deep in our faith