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review of weekends activities / Blameless, AWANA, FCA lunch, Indian Night

Review of last week - 4 soils.

Now we focus on the postive.

The fruit producing soil that should be found in our lives.

SLIDE: Major Promise:

Keeping God’s Word will produce fruit in our lives and shape all of our relationships.

Keeping God’s Word (v.15) will produce (v.17) fruit in our lives (v18) and shape all of our relationships.

(v19-21)

Luke 8:15–21 (KJV 1900)

15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

16 No man, when he hath lighted a candle, covereth it with a vessel, or putteth it under a bed; but setteth it on a candlestick, that they which enter in may see the light.

17 For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither any thing hid, that shall not be known and come abroad.

18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

19 Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.

20 And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee.

21 And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

Introduction

Challenging his wife with a riddle, the man began, “You’re the engineer of a train.

There are 36 people on board.

At the first stop, 10 get off and 2 get on.

At the next stop, no one gets off, but 5 get on.

At the third stop, 4 get off and 2 get on.

Now for the question: What is the name of the engineer?”

“How should I know?” snapped the wife.

“See, you never listen!

Right at the start I said, ‘You are the engineer of a train.’”

In this passage we are told to v.18 Take heed therefore how ye hear:

How do you know if someone is listening?

If your husband listened as you asked him to pick up the milk?

If your kids heard you tell them to clean their room?

If the pastor heard you ask him to end on time?

Keeping God’s Word

Luke 8:15 (KJV 1900)

15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

He will bring the fruit, we need to listen and apply.

Elijay Apple Picking.

Genius.

If you pick yourself it costs more.

Really?

How do you prepare your heart to keep it?

Pray that God would give you the good and honest heart described in verse 15

Luke 8:15 (KJV 1900)

15 But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.

Every heard Sunday morning is a Saturday night decision.

Well, hearing from God and keeping His Word is a daily decision.

Just like time is put into a song service you should prepare your heart to Hear God’s Word

Ezra 7:10 (KJV 1900)

10 For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgments.

Good prayer this morning and every morning

Psalm 119:18 (KJV 1900)

18 Open thou mine eyes, That I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.

Homework: Quote this verse everyday this week before reading the Bible.

Prepare your mind by turning away from worldly entertainment and discussions

James 1:21 (KJV 1900)

21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

Good prayer is Psalm 119:37

Psalm 119:37 (KJV 1900)

37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; And quicken thou me in thy way.

You become what you behold!

Behold EMPTINESS and you will feel EMPTY

Worldliness is the enemy of humility

Come in a spirit of meek teachability James 1:21

James 1:21 (KJV 1900)

21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

We all have a diet.

Some of our diets just include many foods.

Couldn’t get enough food from one so I tried them all.

Trust and apply truth that you already have

Luke 8:18 (KJV 1900)

18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.

“Busyness is not the greatest threat to daily Bible reading.

Self-confidence is.”

Consider all the wonderful decisions you have to make to prioritize time in God’s Word

Think about all the things you have time for even while busy.

More will be given: More what?

More desire to hear.

More understanding of what you hear.

Maicon teaches a Zoom meeting for some people in a nursing home.

I told him to take every preaching opportunity he has and make the most of it before asking God for more.

We should do the same with what we hear.

The Word will produce forth fruit with patience

Jeremiah 17:7–8 (KJV 1900)

7 Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is.

8 For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit.

Relationship with one another effects our ability to hear.

Psalm 106:25 (KJV 1900)

25 But murmured in their tents, And hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord.

Desire the truth of God's Word more than you desire riches or food

Psalm 19:10–11 (KJV 1900)

10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: Sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.

11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: And in keeping of them there is great reward.

Jesus gives an object lesson in Matthew

Matthew 21:18–19 (KJV 1900)

18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever.

And presently the fig tree withered away.

Ever hear a story and it makes you think of a song.

Song of the Vineyard

Isaiah 5:1–4 (KJV 1900)