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Four Conditions
of the Heart
Great Crowds Continue
to Follow Jesus
 A very large crowd has gathered to see
and hear from Jesus again.
 The crowd is so large that Jesus has to
teach from a boat out in the sea.
 Jesus is teaching in parables.
 This is not an invitation to listen , they
are commands to both listen and to
hear.
Four Types of Soil
1st Type of Soil: Hardened Soil
The Outcome of the Seed in
Hardened Soil:
Birds see the seed on the path, fly down
and devour the seed.
Four Types of Soil
2nd Type of Soil: Rock filled Soil
The Outcome of the Seed in
Rock Filled Soil:
The sun scorched the grain seedling
and it withered away.
Four Types of Soil
3rd Type of Soil: Thorn infested soil.
The Outcome of the Seed in
Thorn Infested Soil:
The seed is germinated, and grows but
thorns also grow and choke out the seed
before it can produce fruit.
Four Types of Soil
4th Type of Soil: Prepared, fertile Soil.
The Outcome of Seed in
Prepared, Fertile Soil:
The seed germinated, took deep roots
into the soil and produced abundant fruit
– thirty, sixty, hundred fold.
The Secret of the Kingdom of God
The mystery of a divine truth
remaining hidden until it is revealed by
God - and without divine revelation it
would not be known.
The Parable of the Seed & Soil
 V14 - The sower sows the Word.
 The Seed is the Word of God
 The Soil is the Condition of your
Heart.
Four Conditions of the Heart
1. The Indifferent Hardened Heart – the
hardened soil.
2. The Shallow Heart – the rocky soil.
3. The Divided Heart – the thorny soil.
4. The Yielding - Persevering Heart – the
good, fertile soil.
Defining Marks of the Heart
Yielding Persevering Heart
1) It Perseveres
2) It Bears Abundant Fruit
Hardened, Shallow, Divided Heart
1) Falls away, withers, does not Persevere.
2) No Eternal Fruit
Listen and Hear!
What Is the Condition of
YOUR Heart?