Forward Motion | Episode 2
Jeremy Brown : lead Pastor
Growth isn't automatic- it's a series of responses
Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seeds. As he scattered them across his field, some seeds fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate them.
Matthew 13:3-4
Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow. But the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since the didn't have deep roots, they died.
Matthew 13:5-6
Other seeds fell among the thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants. 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!
Matthew 13:7-8
CONDITIONS OF THE HEART:
- A CALLOUSED HEART
"SOME OF THEM FELL ON A FOOTPATH AND BIRDS CAME AND THEM"
CONDITIONS OF THE HEART:
- A CALLOUSED HEART
FALSE BELIEF:
EXPOSURE= GROWTH
CONDITIONS OF THE HEART:
- A CALLOUSED HEART
FALSE BELIEF:
EXPOSURE= GROWTH
TRUTH:
OVER- OVEREXPOSURE AND UNDER- RESPONSE LEADS TO A CALLOUSED HEART
CONDITIONS OF THE HEART:
2.A SURFACE- LEVEL HEART
"Other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock. The seeds sprouted quickly because the soil was shallow... but the plants soon wilted under the hot sun, and since they didn't have deep roots, they died"
CONDITIONS OF THE HEART:
2.A SURFACE- LEVEL HEART
False Belief:
Agreement/ Intentions = GROWTH
CONDITIONS OF THE HEART:
2.A SURFACE- LEVEL HEART
False Belief:
Agreement/ Intentions = GROWTH
Truth:
"If your faith only exists when you feel it... it won't last when you don't"
CONDITIONS OF THE HEART:
3.A CROWDED HEART
"Other seeds fell among thorns that grew up and choked out the tender plants"
CONDITIONS OF THE HEART:
3.A CROWDED HEART
False Belief:
Busyness/ Activity = GROWTH
CONDITIONS OF THE HEART:
3.A CROWDED HEART
False Belief:
Busyness/ Activity = GROWTH
Truth:
You don't have to reject God to stop growing- you just have to crowd him out
CONDITIONS OF THE HEART:
4.A RESPONSIVE HEART
"Still other seeds fell on the fertile soil, and they produced a crop that was thirty, sixty, and even a hundred times as much as had been planted"
CONDITIONS OF THE HEART:
4.A RESPONSIVE HEART
Truth:
Growth isn't about what you hear- it's about how you respond
THE REMEDY:
ENGAGE
(RESPOND)
How is your heart?
CALLOUSED
SURFACE LEVEL
CROWDED
RESPONSIVE
