The Sermon on the GROW

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The Sermon on the Grow Matthew 13:1-

Transcript of The Sermon on the GROW

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The Sermon on the Grow

Matthew 13:1-

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5 Teaching Sermons in Matthew

• The Sermon on the Mount, Mt 5-7

“Life under the leadership of Jesus Christ”

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5 Teaching Sermons in Matthew

• The Sermon on the Mount, Mt 5-7

“Life under the leadership of Jesus Christ”

• The Sermon on the Go, Mt 10

“Extending the leadership of Jesus Christ”

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5 Teaching Sermons in Matthew

• The Sermon on the Mount, Mt 5-7

“Life under the leadership of Jesus Christ”

• The Sermon on the Go, Mt 10

“Extending the leadership of Jesus Christ”

• The Sermon on the Grow, Mt 13

“The secret growth of Jesus’ leadership in the world”

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Parables are:

• Vehicles of revelation

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Parables are:

• Vehicles of revelation

• About the KOH

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Parables are:

• Vehicles of revelation

• About the KOH

– Vivid descriptions– The ways of the KOH– The opposition to KOH– The triumph of the KOH

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Three Pictures in the POS:

1. A Picture of the Kingdom of Heaven

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Three Pictures in the POS:

1. A Picture of the Kingdom of Heaven

• The KOH has

come to earth in

the unique Person

of Jesus

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Three Pictures in the POS:

1. A Picture of the Kingdom of Heaven

• The KOH spreads

on earth through

broadcasting the

message of Jesus

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Three Pictures in the POS:

1. A Picture of the Kingdom of Heaven

• Right now, the

KOH is a

grassroots

movement on

earth

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Three Pictures in the POS:

2. A Picture of the Human Heart

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Three Pictures in the POS:

2. A Picture of the Human Heart

• I condition my own

heart either for or

against Jesus

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Three Pictures in the POS:

2. A Picture of the Human Heart

Where does a hard heart

come from?

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Three Pictures in the POS:

2. A Picture of the Human Heart

Where does a hard heart

come from?

• My daily patterns of living

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Three Pictures in the POS:

2. A Picture of the Human Heart

Where does a hard heart

come from?

• My daily patterns of living

• People who’ve crossed

my path

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Three Pictures in the POS:

2. A Picture of the Human Heart

Where does a hard heart

come from?

• My daily patterns of living

• People who’ve crossed

my path

• The enemy’s activity

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Three Pictures in the POS:

2. A Picture of the Human Heart

• Once the trajectory

of my heart has been

established, it is

subject to the first

law of motion

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Three Pictures in the POS:

2. A Picture of the Human Heart

• Whatever is hidden

in my heart will

eventually surface

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Three Pictures in the POS:

3. A Picture of True Christian Discipleship

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Three Pictures in the POS:

3. A Picture of True Christian Discipleship

• True discipleship

is to receive

Jesus entirely

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Three Pictures in the POS:

3. A Picture of True Christian Discipleship

• True discipleship

is to embrace

Jesus exclusively

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Three Pictures in the POS:

3. A Picture of True Christian Discipleship

• True discipleship

is to cling to

Jesus enduringly

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