Great Misunderstanding
Life Giving Lessons in Luke • Sermon • Submitted
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Have you ever been misunderstood?
Have you ever been misunderstood?
After this, Jesus traveled about from one town and village to another, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom of God. The Twelve were with him, and also some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases: Mary (called Magdalene) from whom seven demons had come out; Joanna the wife of Chuza, the manager of Herod’s household; Susanna; and many others. These women were helping to support them out of their own means.
While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, he told this parable: “A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up. Some fell on rocky ground, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.”
When he said this, he called out, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
His disciples asked him what this parable meant. He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that,
“ ‘though seeing, they may not see;
though hearing, they may not understand.’
“This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. Those along the path are the ones who hear, and then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved. Those on the rocky ground are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away. The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life’s worries, riches and pleasures, and they do not mature. But the seed on good soil stands for those with a noble and good heart, who hear the word, retain it, and by persevering produce a crop.
If you ever garden anything, you recognize their is a lot of considerations that you have to plan for.
You consider the light, and the shade, the season, and the temperature.
and all of these things will tell you what to plant and when.
Then you get to plant...
But that isn’t all, you must ensure proper growth, you monitor the watering, the trimming, the amount of light, and the bugs or vermin
In the same way, we must the consideration in how we plant and tend to the word of God.
We needn’t throw it around recklessly but rather with great care and consideration.
We must not forget where we planted it, lest we never care for the seed again.
We must not get wrapped up in the desire for fruit or else we may do more harm than good, none amongst us can rush time.
We need to pray for consideration of the proper time and place to express the gospel, we need to pray for the patience and the steadfastness to come alongside others, tending to their growth in the most tangible ways that we are able.
We pray for the chance to play the long game in the lives of those around us.