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Jesus’ Teaching
Jesus’ Teaching
21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’
23 And then I will declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!’
24 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock:
Hear the Word and Obey the Word of God
Hear the Word and Obey the Word of God
RECEIVE IT!
RECEIVE IT!
9 And He said to them, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear!”
HARD HEART
HARD HEART
ENEMY SATAN
HEARS THE WORD
DOES NOT UNDERSTAND THE WORD
19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside.
14 The sower sows the word.
15 And these are the ones by the wayside where the word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their hearts.
12 Those by the wayside are the ones who hear; then the devil comes and takes away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
STONY HEART
STONY HEART
ENEMY THE FLESH
20 But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy;
21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles.
HEARS THE WORD
RECEIVES IT WITH JOY OR GLADNESS
WORD DOES NOT TAKE ROOT
BELIEVES FOR A WHILE
16 These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
13 But the ones on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who believe for a while and in time of temptation fall away.
THORNY HEART
THORNY HEART
ENEMY THE WORLD
22 Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful.
18 Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they are the ones who hear the word,
14 Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
HEARS THE WORD
GOOD HEART
GOOD HEART
23 But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”
HEAR THE WORD
UNDERSTAND THE WORD
BEARS FRUIT AND PRODUCES
20 But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
HEAR THE WORD
ACCEPTS THE WORD
BEAR FRUIT
15 But the ones that fell on the good ground are those who, having heard the word with a noble and good heart, keep it and bear fruit with patience.
HEAR THE WORD WITH A NOBLE AND GOOD HEART
KEEP THE WORD
BEAR FRUIT WITH PATIENCE
COMPLETE LIST
HEAR THE WORD WITH A NOBLE AND GOOD HEART
UNDERSTAND THE WORD
ACCEPTS THE WORD
KEEPS THE WORD
BEAR FRUIT WITH PATIENCE AND PRODUCES
24 Then He said to them, “Take heed what you hear. With the same measure you use, it will be measured to you; and to you who hear, more will be given.
25 For whoever has, to him more will be given; but whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken away from him.”
37 “Judge not, and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.
38 Give, and it will be given to you: good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be put into your bosom. For with the same measure that you use, it will be measured back to you.”
RECEIVE IT! HOW?
RECEIVE IT! HOW?
21 Therefore lay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
What is meekness?
What is meekness?
An attitude of humble, submissive and expectant trust in God, and a loving, patient and gentle attitude towards others.
God knows what I need
God knows what is best for me
I trust Him in all matters of living
THE RESULTS
THE RESULTS
Blessed or Happy
Blessed or Happy
27 And it happened, as He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”
28 But He said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
Loved and Revealed
Loved and Revealed
21 He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”
Family Status
Family Status
21 But He answered and said to them, “My mother and My brothers are these who hear the word of God and do it.”
Abides in Christ and Christ in You
Abides in Christ and Christ in You
23 And this is His commandment: that we should believe on the name of His Son Jesus Christ and love one another, as He gave us commandment.
24 Now he who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
The Word is amazing. The Word tells us that our sins can be forgiven through the death and resurrection of Christ.
12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Our sins are exposed through His Word, which is living and active
It judges the thoughts and intents of the heart.
9 “The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it?
10 I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.