Committing To Cultivated Fields
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Introduction
Introduction
In the book The Ascent of a Leader, Bruce McNicol and Bill Thrall tell of a woman who has a dream where she wanders into a shop at the mall and finds Jesus behind the counter.
Jesus says, “You can anything your heart desires.”
Astounded but pleased, she asks for peace, joy, happiness, wisdom, and freedom from fear. Then she adds, “Not just for me, but for the whole earth.”
Jesus smiles and says, “I think you misunderstand me. We don’t sell fruits only seeds.”
Transition To Body
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Illustration: Ehrenfried Pfeiffer wrote in the 1970 classic Weeds and What They Tell Us: "Weeds are indicators of our failure."
Unfortunately, while I love the idea of weed infestations being a cue toward deciphering soil problems, my own experience has shown that common garden weeds like the ones listed above are almost always linked to gardener neglect.
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Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
And as he was setting out on his journey, a man ran up and knelt before him and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone.
If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
Transition To Body
Transition To Body
Body- We Cultivate Fields When We
Body- We Cultivate Fields When We
8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
8 If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, do not be amazed at the matter, for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them.
The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (). Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles.
See = understand; spy, reveal, look at, examine, inspect; show
Oppression = brutality, extortion
Poor= be in a state of not having enough income or means of livelihood for normal essential needs
Violation = not exist, robbery
Justice = decision, judgment; dispute, case, claim; measure, law
Righteousness = accuracy, what is correct; right thing, what is honest; equity, what is right; communal loyalty; salvation, well-being
Amazed = be astonished, be amazed; freeze with fear, be horrified; stare, be astounded, dumb-founded
Watched = keep, watch over, guard, keep, watch, preserve, keep; be kept; keep oneself; guard; be secured; observe, to watch, guard, keep
English Standard Version Chapter 5
9 But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.
V9- people gain when King is committed to cultivated fields
King=the one set on the throne by the LORD God
Gain = what comes of, result; profit, advantage; advantage, profit; yield; success
King = ruler
Committed = Feeling dedication & loyalty to a cause or job; whole-heartedly dedicated
Cultivated = till; toil, work; serve; accomplish, do; let work, urge to work; make serve, take into service
Fields = pasture, acreage, piece of land; landscape, territory, field
English Standard Version Chapter 5
9 But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.
Share In Our Success
Share In Our Success
Luke
“Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” Peter said to him, “Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death.” Jesus said, “I tell you, Peter, the rooster will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me.”
Provide For The Poor
Provide For The Poor
And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God.
“When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, neither shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. And you shall not strip your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God.
“And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God.”
Leviticus
Fertilize Your Faith
Fertilize Your Faith
And he answered him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure.
All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
Luke
Further Your Faith
Further Your Faith
And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
Transition To Conclusion
Transition To Conclusion
Conclusion- We Serve A King Who Is Committed To Cultivating Fields
Conclusion- We Serve A King Who Is Committed To Cultivating Fields
Matthew 13:36-38
Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples came to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field.” He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
The king that does not need to run for re-election.
His only campaign was for the election of the saints
So All Things Work To The Good
so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Romans 8:28-
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
Philippians 2:
Philippians 2:
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Revelations 19:16
On his robe and on his thigh he has a name written, King of kings and Lord of lords.
For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. And those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified.
Romans 8:22-
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.
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