The Parable Of The Sower, Part 4

6/27/21 WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE CHILDCARE AVAILABLE Infant Room - children from birth to 18-months Tykes Room - children 18-35-months old Nursery - located to your left of the lobby TEXT PASTOR DAN at (724) 719-1197 with sermon questions or comments. Include your name. ORDER OF SERVICE PRELUDE CHORUS | He Is The Image WELCOME CALL TO WORSHIP | Psalm 135:1-3 WORSHIP | Ye Servants of God; Let Us Adore; Behold Our God PRAYER SCRIPTURE READING | Ephesians 3:14-21 KIDS' MESSAGE & VBS RECAP WORSHIP | O the Deep, Deep, Love of Jesus GREETING SERMON PRAYER WORSHIP | Let Your Kingdom Come BENEDICTION THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER, PART 4 LUKE 8:4-15 | DAN HENDLEY OUTLINE I. The only solid evidence of a saving response to the world of God is p_______________ in a course of f__________-bearing. II. To bear fruit you must have a good h_______________ III. Lessons for sowers a. Do the work. Without the seed nothing grows b. Don't p_______________ c. Don't be d_______________ - focus on G__________ SCRIPTURE REFERENCE North American Standard Bible is used unless otherwise indicated LUKE 8:4-8 When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable: 5“The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up. 6Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7Other seed fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out. 8Other seed fell into the good soil, and grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times as great.” As He said these things, He would call out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.” LUKE 8:11-15 Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God. 12Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved 13Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. 14The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity. 15 But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance. HEBREWS 3:6 Christ was faithful as a Son over His house-whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end. HEBREWS 3:12-14 Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God. 13But encourage one another day after day, as long as it is still called "Today," so that none of you will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin. 14For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end. HEBREWS 4:14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. JEREMIAH 17:9 The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it? MATTHEW 15:19 Out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders. ACTS 16:13-15 On the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to a riverside, where we were supposing that there would be a place of prayer; and we sat down and began speaking to the women who had assembled. 14A woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple fabrics, a worshiper of God, was listening; and the Lord opened her heart to respond to the things spoken by Paul. 15And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay." And she prevailed upon us. EZEKIEL 36:25-26 Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all your filthiness and from all your idols. 26Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. 27I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances. JEREMIAH 23:29 "Is not My word like fire?" declares the LORD, "and like a hammer which shatters a rock?" 1 CORINTHIANS 15:9-10 I am the least of the apostles, and not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me did not prove vain; but I labored even more than all of them, yet not I, but the grace of God with me. JAMES 1:18a In the exercise of His will He brought us forth by the word of truth. 1 PETER 1:23 You have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God. PSALM 16:3 As for the saints who are in the earth, they are the majestic ones in whom is all my delight. PSALM 126:6 He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him. ANNOUNCEMENTS YOUTH GROUP TONIGHT | 6:30 p.m. | MCKINNEY'S HOUSE Grant and Deborah McKinney will host at their house tonight. Questions? Contact Taylor Brown. MUGS & MUFFINS: FREEDOM IN CHRIST WEDNESDAYS | 9:30-11:30 a.m. OR 7:00-8:30 p.m. | ROOM 112 Ladies will fellowship and meditate on truths in Romans 8. Bring your favorite mug to enjoy a coffee/tea with friends. Childcare available for ages 0-11 by signing up (mornings only). See the Thursday Epistle for sign up links. Questions? Contact Amber Stites. SONSHINE MINISTRY VOLUNTEERS EVERY SUNDAY | 2:00 p.m. | STONEBROOK OR CUMBERLAND CROSSING We're in need of 1 or 2 people from our church to go lead a nondenominational worship service. The group of 3 to 10 residents really appreciate us. Volunteers cover 1 week per month. We need 3 more volunteers to fill the schedule. Training by shadowing is available. Questions? Contact Jim Lugwig (jim@blumen.com) OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE 1. GREETER - Welcome all into our building before the service. 2. WELCOME COUNTER - Greet guests and answer questions either before or after the service. Each of these is a 15-minute commitment once a month. If you'd like to serve please contact Laura Osmond. 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION GOLF OUTING | FRIDAY, JULY 23 | 12:00 p.m. PICNIC | SATURDAY, JUL 24 | 3:00-7:00 p.m. Games - BBQ - Music SUNDAY WORSHIP & LUNCH | STARTS AT 9:00 a.m. Gathering with former pastors, preaching by Dan Lacich, and a catered lunch. RSVP for all of these things on the website or at the table in the lobby by July 1! 600 INGOMAR ROAD • WEXFORD, PA 15090 • WWW.NORTHPARKEPC.ORG • (412) 367-5000 OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY-THURSDAY: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. • FRIDAY: CLOSED