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BENEDICTION

The Parable Of The Sower, Part 3

Luke 8:4-15 | Dan Hendley

Message Outline

Why we believe Thorny represents an unsaved person

1. He is called "Thorny" because that is his primary c_____

2. He bears no f_____

I. Don't be damned by the i_____

II. A thorough repentance is necessary: Deal with sin r_____, at the r_____

III. Guard your heart with all d_____

LUKE 8:4-8

When a large crowd was coming together, and those from the various cities were journeying to Him, He spoke by way of a parable: 5 “The sower went out to sow his seed; and as he sowed, some fell beside the road, and it was trampled under foot and the birds of the air ate it up. 6 Other seed fell on rocky soil, and as soon as it grew up, it withered away, because it had no moisture. 7 Other seed fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up with it and choked it out. 8 Other seed fell into the good soil, and grew up, and produced a crop a hundred times as great.” As He said these things, He would call out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

LUKE 8:11-15

Now the parable is this: the seed is the word of God. 12 Those beside the road are those who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they will not believe and be saved 13 Those on the rocky soil are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no firm root; they believe for a while, and in time of temptation fall away. 14 The seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked with worries and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity. 15 But the seed in the good soil, these are the ones who have heard the word in an honest and good heart, and hold it fast, and bear fruit with perseverance.

MATTHEW 7:19

Others fell on the rocky places, where they did not have much soil; and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of soil.

JOHN 15:5-6

I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing. 6 If anyone does not abide in Me, he is thrown away as a branch and dries up; and they gather them, and cast them into the fire and they are burned.

LUKE 3:9

The axe is already laid at the root of the trees; so every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.

1 TIMOTHY 6:7-11

We have brought nothing into the world, so we cannot take anything out of it either. 8 If we have food and covering, with these we shall be content. 9 But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs. 11 Flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness. 

MATTHEW 10:37

He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me.

LUKE 16:13

No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.

PROVERBS 4:23

Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life.