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OPEN TO GOD (2 OF 3)
by Central Christian Church of Arizona
Scripture: Matthew 13:1-58
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Open to God (2 of 3)
Series: Easter - Open
Cal Jernigan
Matthew 13
1) Opening Comments
a) Welcome
b) Next Week:
i) Easter
ii) Invite someone!
iii) Our special offering
c) Our current Series: OPEN
i) Last week: Open to People
ii) This week: Open to God
2) A Quick Test
a) Rank the following in order of how likely they are to kill you.
i) Accidents
ii) Suicide
iii) Cancer
iv) AIDS
v) Respiratory diseases
vi) Heart disease
vii) Homicide
b) Correct order: from the least to the most:
i) 7 AIDS
ii) 6 Homicide
iii) 5 Suicide
iv) 4 Accidents
v) 3 Respiratory diseases
vi) 2 Cancer
vii) 1 Heart disease
c) Watch over your heart
i) Proverbs 4:23 ''Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.''
ii) What ''shape'' is your heart in?
(1) Physically?
(a) Is it healthy?
(i) Is it functioning as it was designed to function?
(ii) It is literally a muscle... is it in shape?
(b) There are diseases that can destroy it physically, there are also diseases that can destroy it spiritually.
(2) Spiritually?
(a) Is it weakened?
(b) Is it hardened?
(c) Is it deceived?
(3) The Bible teaches: It can become insensitive
(a) To God
(b) To others
d) Take a moment and get out:
i) Your Bible: Matthew 13
ii) Your Journal:
(1) Week #2
(2) Title: Open to God
(3) Big Idea: As it goes with your heart, it goes with you.
iii) How open to God are you?
(1) If the subject turns to God do you immediately ''shut down?''
(2) Do you think you know all you need to know and are therefore closed?
(3) Do you not believe in God try to respond as he leads?
(4) Are you wide open, literally telling God to ''Bring It!''?
3) Our Text:
a) Matthew 13:3-9 ''Then he told them many things in parables, saying: ''A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up ...
Series: Easter - Open
Cal Jernigan
Matthew 13
1) Opening Comments
a) Welcome
b) Next Week:
i) Easter
ii) Invite someone!
iii) Our special offering
c) Our current Series: OPEN
i) Last week: Open to People
ii) This week: Open to God
2) A Quick Test
a) Rank the following in order of how likely they are to kill you.
i) Accidents
ii) Suicide
iii) Cancer
iv) AIDS
v) Respiratory diseases
vi) Heart disease
vii) Homicide
b) Correct order: from the least to the most:
i) 7 AIDS
ii) 6 Homicide
iii) 5 Suicide
iv) 4 Accidents
v) 3 Respiratory diseases
vi) 2 Cancer
vii) 1 Heart disease
c) Watch over your heart
i) Proverbs 4:23 ''Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.''
ii) What ''shape'' is your heart in?
(1) Physically?
(a) Is it healthy?
(i) Is it functioning as it was designed to function?
(ii) It is literally a muscle... is it in shape?
(b) There are diseases that can destroy it physically, there are also diseases that can destroy it spiritually.
(2) Spiritually?
(a) Is it weakened?
(b) Is it hardened?
(c) Is it deceived?
(3) The Bible teaches: It can become insensitive
(a) To God
(b) To others
d) Take a moment and get out:
i) Your Bible: Matthew 13
ii) Your Journal:
(1) Week #2
(2) Title: Open to God
(3) Big Idea: As it goes with your heart, it goes with you.
iii) How open to God are you?
(1) If the subject turns to God do you immediately ''shut down?''
(2) Do you think you know all you need to know and are therefore closed?
(3) Do you not believe in God try to respond as he leads?
(4) Are you wide open, literally telling God to ''Bring It!''?
3) Our Text:
a) Matthew 13:3-9 ''Then he told them many things in parables, saying: ''A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up ...
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