
- A Parable is a story that teaches a
Jesus Invites us to…
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” - Matthew 7:7
With the promise that…
“For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened” - Matthew 7:8
Luke 8:9-15 “And when his disciples asked him what this parable meant, he said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.’ Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. The 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. 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. 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. 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.”
P*OINT:* So this parable is about ”
“To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that ‘seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.” - v.10
POINT: So what Jesus doing is showing us the “secret” or the
“I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” - John 14:6
POINT: The secret to the “Kingdom of God” is
POINT: And Jesus did this not to HIDE the truth but so that you could
To discover the truth…
You have to have “
You have to have “
“Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of Christ” - Romans 10:17
POINT: It is the “Word of
Q: So how do you receive THAT?
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.” - Matthew 7:7
“For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened” - Matthew 7:8
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To Dig Deeper:
Q: What’s one barrier that seems to keep you from reading the bible?
Q: What’s one thing you might consider doing to change that?
To Consider:
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