May 28, 2017
Passage:  Matthew 13:1-23
Speaker:  Rodney DeJager
Main Point:  Your reception of God’s word is determined by the condition of your heart.

I. The path.  (v 19)
         A. The path represents a hard heart.
         B. This heart is filled with confusion.  (Ephesians 5:15-17)

II. The rocky soil. (v 20-21)
         A. The rocky soil represents a shallow heart.
         B. This heart is filled with emotion.  (Colossians 2:6-8)

III. The thorny soil. (v 22)
         A. The thorny soil represents a crowded heart.  (Matthew 6:25-34)
         B. This heart is filled with distractions.  (Matthew 28:18-20)

IV. Enter Bullet #3 Title.  (Enter Reference)
         A. The good soil represents an open heart.  (Colossians 1:10)
         B. This heart is filled with obedience.
                    1.  What we hear we forget.
                    2.  What we see we remember.
                    3.  What we do we understand.


Take Away:  I have a _______________________ heart.
I need to ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_____________________________________.