Good Seed

Mark 4: 16 – 17

Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word and at once receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time.

When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.

Do you know that there are people like this, who are part of our local churches?

Some come in, and seem to fit in well at first, but at the first sign of any kind of trouble, they quickly fall away.

They are the same kind of people, who hear something they don’t like, and also turn away.

This kind of person also has their feelings hurt easily, and carry a grudge. The joy they often have, quickly goes by the way side.

This should come as no surprise, because Jesus said it would happen.

How deep is your root?

To spring up and produce Kingdom fruit, a person needs to be planted in good soil.

No other soil will do.

Being planted in good soil, reproduces a bumper crop.

If there’s no return, then one can conclude, that the seed or person in this case, has fell among the thorns and rocky places.

Some folks represent good seed. They hear the Word—accept it, and produce a crop……..