“THE PROOF OF YOUR PROFESSION”
Matthew 13.1-9, 18-23; Luke 8.4-15
Proposition: Only those who hear God’s Word and understand it so that their life produces fruit are those who have gotten genuinely saved. 1A. SEEDS BY THE WAYSIDE (Matthew 13.4, 19; Luke 8.5, 12) 1B. The Seed Is The Word Of The Kingdom, And It Gets Trampled On 2B. Understandeth It Not Means Unsaved 3B. Satan Steals The Word Out Of Your Heart Lest You Should Be Saved 2A. SEEDS ON STONY PLACES (Matthew 13.5-6, 20-21; Luke 8.6, 13) 1B. Seed Is Still The Word Of The Kingdom, And It Lands On Shallow Soil 2B. Joyfully Received, But Trouble Causes It To Endure Temporarily, Then Fall Down 3B. Apparent Conversion, But Not Genuine 3A. SEEDS AMONG THORNS (Matthew 13.7, 22, Luke 8.7, 14) 1B. Seed Is Still Word Of The Kingdom, And It Lands Among Thorns, Worldliness 2B. Apparent Growth, But No Fruitfulness 3B. Apparent Conversion, But Not Genuine 4A. SEEDS ONTO GOOD GROUND (Matthew 13.8, 23; Luke 8.8, 15) 1B. Seed Lands On Good Ground, Receptive 2B. Growth That Results In Fruitfulness, Honest And Good Heart, Keep Word, Patient 3B. This One Hears And Understands (Matthew 13.10-13) |