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Intro Turn to Matt 13 Jesus = Prophesied Messiah = Davidic King !! 2 “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 20 For I…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, we come before you today ready, ready to join back together in a physical space, ready to be in fellowship with one another, and so ready to see the faces of those we love and greet each Sunday morning. We are ready but we are not ready. There is much holding us back…

I had two friends who decided to join the army at the same time… in fact they were going to be attending boot camp together as well! Both prepared differently… One decided to begin to run, workout, do push-ups, and be ready when the day came for them to go. The other decided that the Army always gears…

“Never meet your hero, because you will always be disappointed.” We usually have some great expectations for who these people are and what they do, so it is a let down when we find out that they aren’t that different from us. I wonder if the Greek followers in this passage, had that same thought when…

Today we are continuing our study through Peter’s 1st letter. Peter wrote this letter to encourage believers in His day. However, the words the Holy Spirit inspired Him to write, are just as needed today. We face the same struggles of various kinds. God allows trials in our lives to test us. Not so that…

When I was a kid, I had to plant a seed for some sort of VBS craft. Every kid got a styrofoam cup, some dirt, and a seed. I have no idea what the overall purpose was for the craft. But, hey, I was excited to plant that seed. I took the styrofoam cup home. Proudly placed it on our front stoop. And promptly…

Jesus explains to His disciples how to be a fruit-bearing disciple through the parable of the sower and the seed.

The Sower 4 Soils Hardened Hearer “You, then, listen to the parable of the sower: When anyone hears the word about the kingdom and doesn’t understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the one sown along the path. Shallow Hearer And the one sown on rocky ground—this…

Intro Concept vs Context Context Brings Clarity Revelation has to Bring on Revelation You can Amen it ALL Day LONG if it’s not CHANGING YOU! It’s JUST entertainment! I want to make a declaration today… Christianity is not a MARKET! It’s not a demographic. I’m a sower I’M A SOWER i’M A sowere And He was…

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time A Mt 13:1-23 Today the Gospel is talking about seeds, soil, and fruits. A priest told me that when he asked the candidates for confirmation what fruits of the Holy Spirit are, some answered that apple, mango, and Kiwi . Some even said, I do not like apples, so I will…

Theme: The facts and future of the seed. Purpose: To reveal the last days worldly church so they can repent, plus warn a good church it could happen to them.

Grace Fellowship in Rusk, Texas Sunday, May 29, 2022 at 10:30 AM

Start: Entice: By the time we get to Mark 4 Jesus has been teaching and healing and preaching. He has gathered disciples and there is the beginning of jealousy and opposition. Can you smell the fish in the air? Do you sense the rustle of the crowd? As we open the scripture today, we find Jesus set the…

Intro scripture reading Another parable He put forth to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field, which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air…

Text Intro He began to teach again by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a boat in the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land. And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching, “Listen to this! Behold,…

Introduction We are in a series studying parables that introduce the kingdom of heaven. Remember, the kingdom of heaven is God’s reign (perfect will) coming to earth as it already is in heaven. Right now in our first messages we’re looking at the kingdom taking root - basic ideas about the kingdom. Last…

Today we will begin a brief sermon series and plan to pick up Colossians again in a few weeks. I want to do a three part series entitled “ A Mustard Seed Christmas .” My plan is to look at the Parable of the Mustard Seed today, and then talk about a couple of aspects of the Mustard Seed Parable that…

We discover what is the truth of the mustard seed.

During our waiting, God is working. Despite discouragement, God is growing his movement.