August 10, 2010 Sowing Seeds

"A farmer went out to sow his seed, as he was scattering the seed, some fell on rock, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture."

Good Tuesday Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. Tuesday and now the day we pray for those who have cancer, kidney failure, heart problems, lupus, arthritis, diabetes, and all those other things that man, working under God with talent lent to them from God, are trying to find a cure for. So as we pray for those who have those things we on Tuesday now pray for the cures to be found. One of these fine days Jesus will be sent back for us and we will not need to care as it will be all made right. None of this junk in heaven, folks, none of them. Please pray for Tom and Kathleen (Kathleen has cancer really bad) but today we are praying for them and others as they start a church service in a retirement home in Clemons, NC, with members from River Oaks Community Church. Here is a good example, for as tired as Kathleen is, she is still going working for the Lord... Thank you Jesus.

Sowing Seeds 2: Luke 8:5 - "A farmer went out to sow his seed, as he was scattering the seed, (skip to 6) some fell on rock, and when it came up, the plants withered because they had no moisture." (NIV)

As you can see this week I am going to be cutting the scripture up a tad so I can keep reusing the lead in part of a verse. Now lets go to Luke 8:10 and then skip from there to 8:13.

Luke 8:10 - He said, "This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is the word of God. 13 Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it, but they have no root. They believe for a while, but in the time of testing they fall away." (NIV)

Now what else that God is telling me here is those that fell on the rock, when they came up they had no moisture and although they received the word with joy they fell away. Sort of like going to a concert where the word in song is strong and the spoken word is strong and even though all were instructed to find a good church many did not. They were so excited at first, but the hot for Jesus soon became cold. It is sad when we see theses things happen. I know that when people come forward pastors will watch to see who comes and try and get their names and good pastors will follow up on them. This is why I tell you this... You need a good church to keep watered, keep receiving food to keep you going, and I am not talking about those church dinner parties or church socials. I am talking here on feeding on the word of God.

Dear Lord, as we get nearer and nearer to You, help us all to have our roots deep by keeping involved with good Christian brothers and sisters and a good church where the Bible is used for fact. Help us stay away from those churches where they are saying same sex marriage is ok, or abortion is ok. Help us to locate and get involved in a church where everything that is taught can be backed up by the word of God found in the Bible. And Lord, give us strength to ask questions of people who teach the classes, questions like this... Could you please tell me where you find that in the Bible? Lord, we need Your help so when it is necessary we can be very bold. Lord, please bless those who are looking for cures for all those things we mentioned and more. Lord, bring an end to cancer in everyone, and the same with kidney failure. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

Now go forth sharing your blessings and sharing the word of God with each other, that will help you stay strong in Jesus and get those roots in deeper and deeper. Love ya, Pastor Danny (Did that one for my high school class mates on the line. )