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Slide #1
I know what this is like.
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This is God’s Word for God’s people, hear it and believe.
Pray
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As we are reaching out to people in Chair 1 and helping them move to Chair 2 and then Chair 3 and hopefully to Chair 4 we need to be aware of the sticking points and where trouble may arise.
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Like a rally car driver, we must study the course that we are going to take and be aware of the most dangerous obstacles that are before us.
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This parable from the addresses several of these sticky points that we will face as we make disciples.
Seed Sown Along the Path
The path is hard and rocky.
There is little hope for a fruitful harvest.
The soil is hard, uncultivated, and does not receive the outside seed.
Because of the condition of the path, the birds come along and steal the seed.
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There are people in the world who are carrying around a hard heart.
Nothing can penetrate it
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This is a Chair 1 person who hears the Word but their heart is so hard it will not receive it.
We have all experienced this type of person, many times they are family members.
As a result of their hardened hearts, they are stuck in Chair 1 and will never move beyond it.
So what do we do?
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Like any hard soil, it must be cultivated.
It must be broken up.
This is hard work.
It takes time and energy.
Breaking up the hard soil takes building friendships and relationships.
It takes a lot of prayer.
It takes removing the the rocks and carefully sowing the seed.
Jesus became a “friend of sinners” and we need to do the same.
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Jesus became a “friend of sinners” and we need to do the same.
Sometimes the birds will come and take away the seed, but we need to be persistent and replant the seed.
Sometimes the birds will come and take away the seed, but we need to be persistent and replant the seed.
And keep praying!
This will take time, effort, and a lot of prayer to move people from Chair 1 to Chair 2.
Seed Sown on Rocky Places
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In order for seed to germinate it needs to put its roots down in order to gather nutrients from the soil.
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Many people will receive the word with joy and seemingly accept Christ, but when the going gets tough, they will quickly fall away.
Or when the truth of Christ brings them temporary blessings or relief, they are content to stay in Chair 2 and not seek more truth.
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Trouble and persecution will come; it is not a matter of “if” but “when.”
But their roots are not sufficient for continued growth.
They have stopped looking for the truth that develops deeper roots.
For those in Chair 2, trouble and persecution will come; it is not a matter of “if” but “when”
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If a person does not have sufficient roots they will never reach the fruit-bearing stage.
And this is what we need to help them do, get deep rooted in Jesus.
They need to keep seeking the truth.
If they seek it, they will find it.
At this point we are trying to help the new believer bear fruit within themselves.
And what is that fruit?
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How do we help new believers develop deep roots.
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When Beth and I plant a new plant we many times will use a root stimulator to help the roots “take root.”
We need to be a
Spiritual Root Stimulator
Spiritual Root Stimulator
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Discuss
Take your new Christ-follower and study this parable of the soils.
Ask them how much fruit they want to bear.
Discuss what keeps people from growing deep roots.
Share some of the issues you faced as you began to grow in the Word and began to share your faith.
Allow your disciple to learn from you.
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Study
Spend time looking at who they are in Christ and what Jesus has done for them.
Look at and .
Help your disciples put their roots down deep
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Trust
Teach them what it means to live by the power of the Spirit, and how if we try to live by our own strength we will fail.
Teach them to know how to deal with sin immediately and to walk by the Spirit’s power.
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Allow
Allow them the freedom to fail.
Don’t push them too hard or expect maturity too soon.
As Spiritual parents we need to allow our Spiritual children to mature in their own appropriate time fram.
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Pray
Just like Paul, we must pray for new Christians to
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Knowing Christ and what He has done for us should always be the basis of our identity.
As we mature, the reality of our identity in Christ will be revealed to us and set into us.
It is this root system that will sustain us.
Seed Sown Among Thorns
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When we make it to Chair 3 we will encounter at least three sticking points.
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In the parable we see that Jesus gives names to these sticking points....worries, deceitful wealth, and desire for other things.
The seed of the Gospel has germinated and it begins to grow.
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