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Introduction
WELCOME LIVE STREAM
Kicking off a new series, “Evergreen”
Over the next three weeks we want to talk about:
Growing Deep
Standing Tall
Spreading Wide
Our prayer during this series is that you would be encouraged and inspired as you discover the truth about who you are in Christ and the life you are called to live.
Series idea: “Keeping your grass greener than the other side.”
Jim’s Lawn
Mows grass three times a week.
Rich, deep green color.
Grandkids that help — “FLAG!
Too many men on the field.”
How am I supposed to compete with that?
My grass?
Beautiful shades of light green, yellow, and brown.
Dirt.
Some spots are just dirt.
A couple of years I ago I signed up for TruGreen to try to keep up with Jim’s lawn.
We’ve all heard that the saying that the grass is always greener on the other side.
In my case, this is literally true.
Most of us have probably utilized this phrase.
What are we implying?
That they always catch the breaks?
That we’ll never be as lucky as they are?
Many of us are plagued with frustration.
Life rarely turns out the way we dreamed up as children.
We feel that we should be so much further along.
That life isn’t fair.
The stresses and worries of this life have caused you to wilt and dry out.
Many of us are plagued with frustration.
Life rarely turns out the way we dreamed up as children.
We feel that we should be so much further along.
That life isn’t fair.
The stresses and worries of this life have caused you to wilt and dry out.
Others here would agree that while life certainly isn’t turning out the way they may have envisioned, they recognize God’s faithfulness and provision.
These are the evergreens.
Those who have learned to grow deep, stand tall, and spread wide.
Others here would agree that while life certainly isn’t turning out the way they may have envisioned, they recognize God’s faithfulness and provision.
Along with the Apostle Paul, they would say, “I’ve learned to be content in all things.”
These are the evergreens.
Those who have learned to grow deep, stand tall, and spread wide.
Evergreens
The prophet Isaiah has been laying out God’s plan to restore humanity.
He prophesies about the coming Messiah who was to be pierced for our rebellion and crushed for our sins, yet will be lifted high and greatly exalted.
He then moves on to the future glory of Israel brought about by this Messiah.
And then he extends an invitation, an invitation that extends all the way to you and I, to come to the Lord—to trust in His salvation.
He opens chapter 55 this way:
isa 55:1-
isa 55:6-
Isaiah then concludes the chapter with this proclamation:
What a promise!
God is promising to restore the dry areas of your life.
Where life has brought you thorns, God is promising to grow up Evergreens in their place.
How will this happen?
Isaiah records:
isa 55:
It is the Word of God that produces fruit in our lives.
That allows us to prosper and and grow deep so that our lives our rooted in truth.
Parable of the Sower
Mark, a friend of the Apostle Peter, sets out to record the Good News about Jesus.
Scholars believe Mark sat down with Peter to obtain an eye witness account of Jesus’ life and ministry.
In the fourth chapter of Mark’s Gospel, he records a parable, or short-story, that Jesus shared to large crowd that had gathered to hear Him teach.
Mark 4:3-9
Anyone with hears to ears to hear should listen and understand.
The Lord, through the prophet Isaiah, encouraged humanity to, “Come to me with your ears wide open.”
The disciples, hoping to gain a better understanding of the point Jesus is trying to make, pull him aside later that night to ask for some clarification.
We appreciate the agricultural lesson, but don’t you think we should be talking about world dominance?
We’re trying to start a movement right?
Save the world, take back Israel, maybe help a few widows and orphans?
How are we going to keep attracting crowds if all you do is teach farming principals?
Wouldn’t this material be better suited for a Future Farmers of Israel conference?
We can book a conference room Jerusalem Inn.
Sell tickets.
It’ll be great.
But here?
Jesus’ reply communicates how important understanding this parable is:
mark 4:13-
My prayer this morning is that you will have ears that hear so that you may understand the Good News of the Gospel.
That you would come with your ears wide open that you might receive new life.
Mk 4:14-
Four Responses
Jesus’ parable illustrates four different responses to the Word of God.
1.
People who hear the message, but Satan comes at once and takes it away.
Matthew, in his Gospel, clarifies this and tells us that these individuals failed to understand the message.
2. There are those who hear the message, receive it with joy, but fail to grow deep roots.
Jesus states that as soon as problems and persecution arise, these individuals quickly fall away.
A faulty and incomplete understanding of the Gospel is not enough to sustain you through the trials of life.
We all know people who have gone to church and got all fired up about a message they heard, yet the change is short-lived.
It seems like as soon as someone makes a decision to follow Jesus, they encounter a problem.
Busy schedules, loaded inboxes, etc. are quick to suffocate our faith.
This is where we’re going to camp out today.
3. Others quickly respond to the Gospel but it is quickly crowded out by the worries of life.
We’ll talk about this next week and learn the key to remaining evergreen as we juggle life’s worries and responsibilities.
4. Finally, there are those who hear the message, receive, and produce a harvest.
In week three we’re going to talk about Spreading Wide and bring hope and encouragement to our everyday people.
Growing Deep
Hilltop House
Jeremiah and Grandma Kathe both warned me not to clear out all the plants and trees on the side of the hill.
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