SOIL TYPES
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Baby Dedication at 10:30 service
Liana and Leilah Rodriguez
Parents are Hector and Celeste Rodriguez
Isaiah Brock
Matt and Angela Brock
Joshua Blair
Thomas and Angela Blair
INTRO:
What is a seed?
They all look different
The beginning of something that will manifest in the future.
The future life only brings to fruition the seed sown here.
N.G. Wilson
What is the first thing that comes to your mind when I say seed?
Trees
Growth
Fruit or Vegetables
Harvest
Beginnings
Intentional Outcome
Legacy (Seed of man)
Images of seeds, sowing, failure of crops, and fruitful harvest are among the most common metaphors to describe life with its hardship and its prosperity, instruction, and the judgment and blessing of God.
Klyne Snodgrass
Matthew 13:1–23 (NLT)
Jesus sets up the scene in verses 1-3...
1 Later that same day Jesus left the house and sat beside the lake.
2 A large crowd soon gathered around him, so he got into a boat. Then he sat there and taught as the people stood on the shore.
3 He told many stories in the form of parables, such as this one: “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds.
The Parable of the Sower in verses 3-9...
4 As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them.
5 Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow.
6 But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn’t have deep roots, they died.
7 Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants.
8 Still other seeds fell on fertile soil, and they produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted!
9 Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.”
Q & A with Disciples in verses 10-17...
10 His disciples came and asked him, “Why do you use parables when you talk to the people?”
11 He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not.
12 To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge. But for those who are not listening, even what little understanding they have will be taken away from them.
13 That is why I use these parables, For they look, but they don’t really see. They hear, but they don’t really listen or understand.
14 This fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah that says, ‘When you hear what I say, you will not understand. When you see what I do, you will not comprehend.
15 For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’
16 “But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they hear.
17 I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see, but they didn’t see it. And they longed to hear what you hear, but they didn’t hear it.
The Explanation of the Parable in verses 18-23...
18 “Now listen to the explanation of the parable about the farmer planting seeds:
19 The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts.
20 The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.
21 But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.
22 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced.
23 The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
This is a parable of 4 soils or 4 type of people
In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus likens the evangelist to a farmer, the gospel to a seed, and the hearers to soil.
The kingdom comes when the soil and the seed get together. It is a marriage of seed and soil.
The kingdom begins to come to life when the ‘soil’ receives the seed of the word for itself. Then it begins to germinate and shoot.
The Sower is the same. The seed is the same.
The different results depend on the soils, how we respond to the Sower and his seed.
What fruit we produce will depend entirely on that.
Before we can go any further with the series we must identify the type of soil we are and determine the type of soil we want to be.
Footpath
Footpath
vs 19The seed that fell on the footpath represents those who hear the message about the Kingdom and don’t understand it. Then the evil one comes and snatches away the seed that was planted in their hearts.
The footpath was the path the workers used to get back into the fields to work. They hard packed soil between 2 property lines. They didn’t use fences.
The devil will do everything in his power to sow seeds of doubt in your mind as to whether your conversion is a reality or not.
Billy Graham
18 But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
19 They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them.
20 For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.
22 Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.
23 And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.
24 So God abandoned them to do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies.
18 Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him.
Rocky Soil
Rocky Soil
vs 20-21 The seed on the rocky soil represents those who hear the message and immediately receive it with joy.
21 But since they don’t have deep roots, they don’t last long. They fall away as soon as they have problems or are persecuted for believing God’s word.
Fun Christianity
This was bedrock with a little soil on top of it.
The rock warmed the soil very early in the year creating the proper temperature for germination before any other soil in the area.
The bedrock would eventually warm up to a temperature that scorched the root and killed the plant.
Israel is a very rocky place with many places that have just a thin layer of dirt of shale
12 Yes, and everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.
Rubber Meets the Road Christianity
ILLUSTRATION:
The grass over my concrete septic tank
Thorny Soil
Thorny Soil
vs 22 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear God’s word, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the worries of this life and the lure of wealth, so no fruit is produced.
Sow a thought, reap an act.
Sow an act, reap a habit.
Sow a habit, reap a character.
Sow a character, reap a destiny.
Samuel Smiles; David Platt; Tony Merida; Peter Adam; John Stott
16 Then he told them a story: “A rich man had a fertile farm that produced fine crops.
17 He said to himself, ‘What should I do? I don’t have room for all my crops.’
18 Then he said, ‘I know! I’ll tear down my barns and build bigger ones. Then I’ll have room enough to store all my wheat and other goods.
19 And I’ll sit back and say to myself, “My friend, you have enough stored away for years to come. Now take it easy! Eat, drink, and be merry!” ’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool! You will die this very night. Then who will get everything you worked for?’
Materialistic Christian
The love of money
Placing trust in stuff versus in Christ
How much is too much?
It depends on the person: For one it might $10,000 for another it might be $100 million
At what point does your trust shift from Christ to the security of wealth?
Good Soil
Good Soil
vs 23 The seed that fell on good soil represents those who truly hear and understand God’s word and produce a harvest of thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times as much as had been planted!”
It was all the same seed yet...
75% of the seed was unproductive because of the environment of the seed
25% of the Seed Survived
The Soil Represents our Life
The Seed Represents God’s Word
30, 60, 100 times
1. Clear the Land; (Get rid of sin; sin separates from God)
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
Repent and confess your sin to Him
2. Cultivate the ground (growth of your mind)
9 So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.
10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and your lives will produce every kind of good fruit. All the while, you will grow as you learn to know God better and better.
3. Never Give up (Persevere)
12 God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation. Afterward they will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
ILLUSTRATION:
The type of seed, the type of soil and the type of environment determines the type of the fruit we harvest.
Nasty crab? apple tree at Stanley’s farm
CONSLUSION:
What soil are you?
What soil do you desire to be?
Are you planting with a purpose?
The seed that is sown is scattered with an open hand. The sower in order to have a harvest has to turn loose the seed. He can’t grip it in his fist; he can’t hesitate to let it go; he can’t just sprinkle a little bit here and there—he’s got to generously sow it, he’s got to let it go and let it go liberally, if he expects to have a great harvest. If he sows sparingly, that’s the way he’s going to reap; if he sows liberally and bountifully, that’s the way his harvest is going to be.
Charles Spurgeon
NEXT WEEK:
SEED TYPES PT. 2