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One day Jesus taught a parable that would be like a master key that would unlock all the others.

In this message we will learn how to increase in revelation, blessing, and fruitfulness as you apply the principles of the master key.

I want to talk to you about opening the door to revelation, blessing, and fruitfulness in your life.

It’s possible that you have experienced times where it doesn’t seem that the word of God works that no matter what you do, you are not receiving fresh revelation from God or walking in the blessings and favor so clearly promise in the scripture

“Illustration” my desire to bless Ruben.

I told him to come with me and it was going to be good I was going to take him to the store and buy him a game that he had said he want it.

He didn’t feel like going and we didn’t.

My promise was that if he came with me something good would happen.

I had the intention, desire and the means to bless him.

But because he didn’t want to go.

My intention, desire, and means meant nothing.

They didn’t work for him.

In the parable of the soil’s, Jesus taught principles that serve as a master key they unlock the rest of the parables in the blessings and fruitfulness of his teachings.

We need to understand these principles because if we don’t we will discover that superficial and social religion will leave us wanting more.

But when we can learn these principles his word will open up to us in new ways.

And when we apply these principles we get more out of the word of God and experience greater blessings in fruitfulness in our lives.

You can find these parables captured by all three gospel writers in Matthew Mark and Luke

Will be reading out of Luke this morning chapter Luke 8:4-15

The Parable and Our Problem

Jesus answered his disciples questions by sharing with them not to multitudes the interpretation of the parable.

Before we get to the main principles of this parable we are going to examine Jesus exclamation part by part.

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The Seed and the Soil

Right from the beginning we understand now that we are talking about the word of God.

Matthew calls this.

The word of the kingdom.

When we speak of the word of God we have to recognize that the word of God produces faith in those who truly hear, and fruit when it accomplishes its purpose.

Isaiah 55:11

To help us understand the difference soils that the seed encounters, we need to know what the soil represents.

Jesus tells us that the soil represents our heart, soul, mind and strength.

Matthew 13:23, says understanding, Luke 8:15, Points to a good and Noble heart and Mark 4:20 says those Who accept favorable or receive the word.

All three speak of acting upon that word.

The Footpath

The birds are called three different things the devil, the wicked one, and Satan.

The enemy comes to take away or snatches the word from those who hear it.

Matthew Includes that if we don’t understand the word, that is when the enemy comes and snatches it.

Luke’s version also says that the seed on the foot path has been trampled.

Luke further reveals the enemies purpose- so that people won’t believe the word of God, have faith, and be saved by it.

We face an enemy who wants to prevent us from hearing and understanding and receiving by faith the word of God.

If he can, he will snatch away that word.

He will work to make the word confusing to us or he will work to make us reject the word and trampled Under foot.