God Lights Our Way Red Letter Words of Jesus in Luke
Is it Important Choosing How I Listen? Luke 8: 4 - 21
Parable of Sower— Let’s Farm!
Parable of Sower— Let’s Farm! Is this really what Jesus is talking about?
Did you know Jesus would probably FLUNK Homiletics at Duke? Luke 8: 4 - 10
actually addressing the Jesus was NOT actually addressing the Sower of the Seed but how the LISTENER receives, hears, the Seed
Furthermore, Jesus is really NOT speaking of Seeds but actually the Word of God and the importance of how we HEAR it! Luke 8: 18
Status of our Spiritual Life The Four Types of Soil Equals the Four Ways We Hear which reflect Status of our Spiritual Life
Spiritually Hardened Heart Our thoughts, unbelief, 1. Hardened Soil Equals Spiritually Hardened Heart Our thoughts, unbelief, keeps Word from Penetrating
Air Force “BIG BLU” GBU-57 MOP 30,000 lbs
Spiritually Uncommitted— “CEF” Crowd Initial Reception of Joy 2. Shallow Soil Spiritually Uncommitted— “CEF” Crowd Initial Reception of Joy but no ROOTs
3. Thorny Soil Spiritual Juvenile or Undeveloped Pleasures & cares of world choke Word
Real Story of African Monkeys & Coconut w/Orange
Soft Heart soaking up Word spiritually maturing 4. Rich, Good Soil Soft Heart soaking up Word spiritually maturing seeking constant plowing
status of our Spiritual Life The Four Types of Soil Equals the Four Ways We Hear which reflect status of our Spiritual Life
SO WHAT?
How Am I Listening?