Cultivate the Heart Soil

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Cultivate the Heart Soil Luke 8: 4-8 And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable, 5“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. 8 And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called 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. 12The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. 13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away. 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. 15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience. I Corinthians 3: 6-7 “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth…”

We ___________ – but it is clear that God dictates the ________ Luke 8: 4-15 “The Path” “The Rock”

“The Thorns”

“The Good Soil”

Responses to the Seed/Word of God The The The Condition Result Opposition Trampled Birds Devil Steals Underfoot Devoured No Withered Testing & Moisture/ Away Trials No Root Cares, Thorns Choked Riches, Grew Up Out & Too Pleasures Potential Yielded a Lack of Seed Grew HundredPatience to fold Hold Fast

II Timothy 1: 3-14 1. Investing in others begins with GOD’S ____________________ v. 3-4 “I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy.” 2. Investing in others is a response to GOD’S ____________________ v. 6-7 “I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” 3. Investing in others TEACHES THAT GOD IS ____________________ v. 8-9 “Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling…” 4. Investing in others POINTS US TO ____________________ v. 9 – 10 “...not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel…” 5. Investing in others TEACHES US TO _______________ MORE IN JESUS v. 12-13 “But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me. Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 6. Investing in others TEACHES US TO TEACH OTHERS TO ____________ v. 14 “By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.”

Next Steps The Need True Faith Word Take Root

Support Needs Prayers for Protection Support/Truth For Deepening & Endurance

Focus to Produce Mature Fruit

Support/Truth to Protect from Distraction

Fruit Understood & Multiplied

Continual Truth, Training, & Encouragement

“Love God and Love People, Teach Others to Love God and to Love People, so that they will Teach Others to Love God and Love People” 

Sunday: Exodus 40 Monday: Leviticus 1 Tuesday: Leviticus 2 Wednesday: Leviticus 3

BIBLE READING PLAN Thursday: Leviticus 4 Friday: Leviticus 5 Saturday: Leviticus 6 Sunday: Leviticus 7

Alan Budd, Young Adult Ministry Director New Life Church, Gahanna/May 17 & 18, 2014

Cultivate the Heart Soil Luke 8: 4-8 And when a great crowd was gathering and people from town after town came to him, he said in a parable, 5“A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell along the path and was trampled underfoot, and the birds of the air devoured it. 6And some fell on the rock, and as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up with it and choked it. 8 And some fell into good soil and grew and yielded a hundredfold.” As he said these things, he called 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. 12The ones along the path are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. 13 And the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy. But these have no root; they believe for a while, and in time of testing fall away. 14 And as for what fell among the thorns, they are those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and their fruit does not mature. 15 As for that in the good soil, they are those who, hearing the word, hold it fast in an honest and good heart, and bear fruit with patience. I Corinthians 3: 6-7 “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth…”

We ___________ – but it is clear that God dictates the ________ Luke 8: 4-15 “The Path” “The Rock”

“The Thorns”

“The Good Soil”

Responses to the Seed/Word of God The The The Condition Result Opposition Trampled Birds Devil Steals Underfoot Devoured No Withered Testing & Moisture/ Away Trials No Root Cares, Thorns Choked Riches, Grew Up Out & Too Pleasures Potential Yielded a Lack of Seed Grew HundredPatience to fold Hold Fast

II Timothy 1: 3-14 1. Investing in others begins with GOD’S ____________________ v. 3-4 “I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy.” 2. Investing in others is a response to GOD’S ____________________ v. 6-7 “I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands, for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” 3. Investing in others TEACHES THAT GOD IS ____________________ v. 8-9 “Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, nor of me his prisoner, but share in suffering for the gospel by the power of God, who saved us and called us to a holy calling…” 4. Investing in others POINTS US TO ____________________ v. 9 – 10 “...not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, and which now has been manifested through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel…” 5. Investing in others TEACHES US TO _______________ MORE IN JESUS v. 12-13 “But I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me. Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 6. Investing in others TEACHES US TO TEACH OTHERS TO ____________ v. 14 “By the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, guard the good deposit entrusted to you.”

Next Steps The Need True Faith Word Take Root

Support Needs Prayers for Protection Support/Truth For Deepening & Endurance

Focus to Produce Mature Fruit

Support/Truth to Protect from Distraction

Fruit Understood & Multiplied

Continual Truth, Training, & Encouragement

“Love God and Love People, Teach Others to Love God and to Love People, so that they will Teach Others to Love God and Love People” 

Sunday: Exodus 40 Monday: Leviticus 1 Tuesday: Leviticus 2 Wednesday: Leviticus 3

BIBLE READING PLAN Thursday: Leviticus 4 Friday: Leviticus 5 Saturday: Leviticus 6 Sunday: Leviticus 7

Alan Budd, Young Adult Ministry Director New Life Church, Gahanna/May 17 & 18, 2014