Some fell on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow.Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn’t have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth:and others fell upon the rocky places, where they had not much earth: and straightway they sprang up, because they had no deepness of earth:
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… As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly because the soil was shallow, but when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants so that they did not bear grain. Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew, and produced a crop, multiplying 30, 60, or even 100 times. Then Jesus said, he who has ears to hear, let him hear. Sounds careless, doesn't it? Sowing seed on the road and on an outcrop of rocks? My friend Louie is a farmer. He tells me that when a farmer is ready to plant, he programs into the computer exactly where he wants the seeds planted. For example, he programs in 24 rows with 30 inches between the rows. The computer and the GPS make sure that no seed is wasted. …
… grateful for the gospel today. I'm so grateful for the gospel because Jesus makes it very clear, this parable in Matthew chapter 13, that here's the seed that's sown. And immediately what happens, immediately the seed is challenged. This is the great news for us. Here's the sower, right? Who's the Lord himself, who sows his grace on the world. Immediately as that seed is sown, it is challenged. Number one, the enemy comes along, steals it. Number two, you have this rocky ground. There's a persecution that happens. There's tribulation that happens and it just withers it. Number three, there's thorns that choke it. Worldly anxiety, lure of riches. Basically, Jesus is letting us know, like, okay, you have to get ready for this. You have to get ready for this. It's Sirach chapter two, verse one, which is one of my favorite verses in the entire Bible. My son, when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for trial. when you come to serve the Lord, prepare yourself for trial. …
… If this church did not exist, if he could have snatched the seed, Matthew chapter 3, verse 3, if he could have taken the seed and scorched it with the sun, Matthew chapter 13, verse 5, if he could have taken the seed and choked it out with the worries of this life, it would not be spreading to the earth today. I would not be able to look into this camera and tell you that Jesus saves and Jesus cleanses and God does dirt and the cross is God saying, I came for this. The battle was for the branches. Is that not true of you? Did God not know what was in you when he put you in the situation? You've got to trust that it's worth the dirt. See, because I've seen God move mountains. I've seen God make ways. And now that I've seen what a tree can be, I understand what I am fighting for. I understand that the battle is for your branches. You've got to get free. …