HOW TO GROW IN LIFE-A WORD CLINIC TEACHING

How to grow-an exposition 
Outline:

Mt 13:3-8 parable
Mt 13:18-23 explanations

other references
Luke 8
Mark 4

There is a sower-(who ?-Jesus; preacher; you; bizman/woman; Husband or Wife...then compare to seed released from man)
There is one seed(a seed vs 3)
Seeds-verse 19 or the word in Mk verse 4:14) or Lk 8:11)

But seed can be corruptible or incorruptible:
1 Peter 1:23...
What is a corruptible or incorruptible seed in
-word in church 
-marriage/relationship
-biz

Some seed are corrupted before they are planted or the soil corrupts them
Examples...

What is the nature of seed.

(John 12:24-
(Ps 92:12-

 There are four kinds of soil
Spots of planting:
1.      Road side -birds attack
2.      Rocky places-Sun attack
3.      Thorny places-choke hold attack
4.      Good ground places-fruitful result 

Four kinds of people (vs 18-23)
1.      People who do not understand -ignorant
In what instances in marriage, relationship, business or ministry would we have these.
We fail because we do not know how to succeed and succeed because we know how to pass.
My people perish for lack of understanding. -verse 19 people. 
1b. Heart failure - wicked one comes to take it from their heart. Examples in the three areas 
Guard your heart with diligence. 
Condition of their heart is compared to the soil. Heart is as hard as the road side. See Mark 4:15. 
Example- comes to church but heart is hardened. Unconverted to tithe or Trinity nature of God etc
Logical people 

2. Heart like soil that is not deep. (Stony place) Mt 13:5-6(verse 20-21). Lk 8:13. Shallow amount of earth but underneath is rock. They received it with joy but have no root. Verse 20, no root Lk 8:13) not the right way to receive Christ. We should receive with seriousness. There should be godly sorrow for sin(2 Cor 7:10), real conviction of sin. Not an emotional decision for Christ. You need a genuine conversion. Before you go ahead with that idea, marriage or relationship. Because trouble tribulations and temptations will come. See one who builds on the rock/sand(Mt 7:24). Sun scorches them in verse 6. Luke calls it temptation Matthew calls it persecution . Enter though the strait gate-Lk 13:24. One thing is to seek to enter but not strive to enter .

3. Thorny-Mt 13:7 explained in verse 22.-choked by deceitfulness of riches and worry of this world. Everyday worry in life , money. Jesus taught us not to worry. Mt 6:25). Especially after marriage and children. No fruit to perfection Lk 8:14. The worlds crowd out the word of God. The devil got the wayside, the flesh got the rocky ones and the world chokes the word for these ones. They were never converted. They are not types of believers , they were never believers. Mt 13:7. 
There are discussions of difference between carnal xtians and spiritual xtians. Decisionism from time of C J Finney 1792-1875. But they are unfruitful see John 15:2;6

4. Good soil. Honest and good heart. What does it mean to have a honest and good heart...in ministry ; biz and relationship . It's a heart that has truly been renewed by the new birth. Old things passed away, all things become new(2Cor 5:17). Faith comes by hearing....Rm 10:17. Understands, receives, retains and keeps and uses and brings fruit. The proof of salvation is fruit, the proof of business is profit and legacy , if relationship is eternal togetherness. You shall know them by their fruits(Mt 7:16-20) -





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