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The Honest and Good Heart
Luke 8:4-15
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Parable of The Sower
Different soils– Only four kinds
– Different heartsReally only two
– Do not receive the Word effectively
– Others will be saved
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Attentive
“Having heard the Word”– Power in the Word
(Romans 1:16; 10:17)
– Need a clear, unprejudiced mind
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Attentive
God speaks; men listen– Old Testament warnings
(1 Samuel 15:22; Jeremiah 6:19)
– Revealed by the apostles and prophets (Ephesians 2:20)
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Discerning
Not gullible– Bereans searched (Acts 17:11)
– Knew its power (Philippians 1:10)
– From God (Matthew 21:25)
– Received as God’s Word (1 Thessalonians 2:13)
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Discerning
Truth shines brightly– “Prove all things”
(1 Thessalonians 5:21)
– “Try the spirits” (1 John 4:1)
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Discerning
Failure to study – Self-condemned
– Don’t we love the Truth (2 Thessalonians 2:10-12)
– Anything worth believing is worth defending (Jude 3)
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Faithful
“Holds fast the Word”– “Fast” means “to hold firmly, to
keep firm possession of, allowing Truth to influence disposition and deportment continually”
– Faithful to the Word (1 Corinthians 15:1, 2)
– Stand firm (2 Thessalonians 2:15)
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Faithful
What are the implications?– Complete control and will not
compromise (2 Timothy 4:1-5)
– Not drifting along (Hebrews 2:1)
– Even when we are “tempted and tried”
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Fruitful
Connected to the Word– Glorifies God (John 15:8)
– The Word works in us (1 Thessalonians 2:13)
– Paul’s prayer (Colossians 1:10)
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Fruitful
Cultivate this heart– “By their fruits, we will know
them” (Matthew 7:20)
– Importance of the heart (Proverbs 4:23; Matthew 12:34-37)
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Conclusion
Have an honest heart?God knows (Hebrews 4:13)