Kim May, Sr. Pastor April 20, 2014
Dec 17, 2015
The Gospel
Jesus died as a substitutionary sacrifice.
Jesus was buried in a tomb.
Jesus came out of the grave.
A parable was a story spontaneously created by Jesus to convey a spiritual truth. It was wrapped in
culturally relevant terms to gain the listeners’ attention
and maximize their understanding.
Person #1
Their hearts harden, impenetrable to the truth. Satan
then steals away the message which merely grazed the surface
of their heart.
Person #1
Their hearts harden, impenetrable to the truth. Satan
then steals away the message which merely grazed the surface
of their heart.
“You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that…” (James 2:19)
Intellectual faith is vain. It’s believing like demons believe.
Person #2
People who embrace the gospel with great joy, yet soon fall away
spiritually because of times of testing.
Person #2
People who embrace the gospel with great joy, yet soon fall away
spiritually because of times of testing.
“fall away” = SKANDALON = scandal
Person #2
People who embrace the gospel with great joy, yet soon fall away
spiritually because of times of testing.
“fall away” = SKANDALON = scandal
Skandalon = the arm of a trap on which bait was attached
They consider it scandalous that they must go through times of testing. They feel offended by God and therefore fall away.
“Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also … No one can serve two masters. Either he
will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the
one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and
money.” (Matthew 6:21,24)
Person #3
Three Thorns
Worries
Riches
Pleasures
Whatever brings us pleasure to the expense of a growing relationship with Christ