Jesus Lived Out The Parable Of Luke 10: 1-23
Jesus lived out the parable of the sower in Matthew 5:1-23. Jesus sowed the seed of the Word of God with many and some of the seed fell on the pathway, some on rocky ground, some on thorn infested ground and some on good soil. In Luke 10:2 Jesus told the 70 seed sowers “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field” Luke 10:2. The parable of the sower can be defined with five “S” words.
1. Sowers – men and women willing to cast the seed.
2. Seed – the word of God cast from the hand of the sower.
3. Soil – the hearts of the lost in which seed is cast.
4. Season – commitment to the harvest.
5. Sickle – mobilized labor in the harvest field.
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Enter and engage new fields – Soil.
2. Sow the Gospel seed – Seed.
3. Depend on the Holy Spirit for increase – Holy Spirit.
4. Nurture the new growth in the form of new believers – Season.
5. Cut and bundle the harvest in the form of kingdom community – Sickle.
6. Multiply Christ’s efforts through committed, faithful followers – Multiplying …show more content…
Jesus focus is on the heart that is open to receiving the kingdom of grace. The home that is open is a gateway to the community. When we discover an open home and open heart we have discovered where the Holy Spirit is leading for harvest.
Field #2 – Reproducible Gospel Presentation – Seeding the Field
What do I say and who is qualified to share. As previously stated we will use 411 discipleship to answer what do I say and use the 222 principle to qualify. The only way to discover effective evangelists is to train everyone and allow faithfulness to reveal fruitfulness. We hold the priesthood of believers accountable for their natural duty. The Samaritan women at the well show us four essentials of discipleship:
1. Immediate obedience to Jesus Christ. “Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people,” John 4:28.
2. Her personal testimony as a believer in Jesus Christ. “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did” John 4:29
3. Her Gospel presentation “Could this be the Christ?” John 4:29
4. Introduction to Jesus Christ. “Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did” John
1. Sowers – men and women willing to cast the seed.
2. Seed – the word of God cast from the hand of the sower.
3. Soil – the hearts of the lost in which seed is cast.
4. Season – commitment to the harvest.
5. Sickle – mobilized labor in the harvest field.
Hope for the …show more content…
Enter and engage new fields – Soil.
2. Sow the Gospel seed – Seed.
3. Depend on the Holy Spirit for increase – Holy Spirit.
4. Nurture the new growth in the form of new believers – Season.
5. Cut and bundle the harvest in the form of kingdom community – Sickle.
6. Multiply Christ’s efforts through committed, faithful followers – Multiplying …show more content…
Jesus focus is on the heart that is open to receiving the kingdom of grace. The home that is open is a gateway to the community. When we discover an open home and open heart we have discovered where the Holy Spirit is leading for harvest.
Field #2 – Reproducible Gospel Presentation – Seeding the Field
What do I say and who is qualified to share. As previously stated we will use 411 discipleship to answer what do I say and use the 222 principle to qualify. The only way to discover effective evangelists is to train everyone and allow faithfulness to reveal fruitfulness. We hold the priesthood of believers accountable for their natural duty. The Samaritan women at the well show us four essentials of discipleship:
1. Immediate obedience to Jesus Christ. “Then, leaving her water jar, the woman went back to the town and said to the people,” John 4:28.
2. Her personal testimony as a believer in Jesus Christ. “Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did” John 4:29
3. Her Gospel presentation “Could this be the Christ?” John 4:29
4. Introduction to Jesus Christ. “Many of the Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me everything I ever did” John