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Revelations From The Seven Parables Of The Kingdom Of Heaven
Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Sep 10, 2006 (message contributor)
Summary: This sermon is about the 7 Parables of the Kingdom of Heaven from Matthew chapter 13 namely the Parables of 1. The Sower 2. The Weeds 3. The Mustard Seed 4. The Yeast 5. The Treasure hidden in the field 6. The Pearl of great value 7. The Net
REVELATIONS FROM THE SEVEN PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
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OUTLINE
1. The Parable of the Sower
2. The Parable of the Weeds
3. The Parables of the Mustard Seed
4. The Parables of the Yeast
5. The Parable of the Treasure hidden in the field
6. The Parable of the Pearl of great value
7. The Parable of the Net
THE MESSAGE
REVELATIONS FROM THE SEVEN PARABLES OF THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
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1. The Parable of the Sower :
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The Parable of the sower teaches us the importance of the condition of our hearts for the word of God to bear fruit in our lives. If our hearts do not understand the word of God , the devil will take away the word of God from our hearts . We must pay close attention when we hear the word of the God so that we can understand clearly what the Lord is saying to us . Otherwise the word of God will not have any effect in our lives. If our hearts are like stony ground , we may receive the word of God with joy , but we will not endure long because we cannot endure trials and tribulations and we will fall away. If our hearts are like thorny ground , the word of God that we receive will be choked by the thorns such as the worries of life and the deceitfulness of wealth and the word of God sown in our hearts will not bear fruit. But if our hearts are like good ground, we will receive the word of God in truth and honesty and we will keep the word in our hearts and bear fruit with patience . We must examine the condition of our hearts if we are not experiencing the power of the word of God . Instead of doubting the faithfulness of the promises of God , we must prepare our hearts to become good soil for the word of God to bear fruit in our lives.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
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Matthew 13: 1-9 , 18-23
" That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake.
Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore.
Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed.
As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow.
But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root.
Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants.
Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown.
He who has ears, let him hear."
"Listen then to what the parable of the sower means:
When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path.
The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.
The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful.
But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown."
" 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. "
2. The Parable of the Weeds :
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The Parable of the weeds teaches us that the enemy may plant weeds in the field of the Lord . We should not be surprised to find evil doers in the midst of the people of God . This is the work of the devil . However the Lord will allow these weeds to remain in the field till the end of the age when he will send his angels to seperate these weeds from the wheat and throw all the weeds into the furnace. We must be patient when evil doers and the wicked are not destroyed immediately.
