Examining Our Hearts: Jesus Unfiltered Through Parables
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"So today's episode in Jesus' life is really part of an attempt to help us see that, that discrepancy. Jesus is going to tell us about a secret, as I put it, a not so very secret, that's often missed and misunderstood when we think about Jesus and who he was and why he came." [00:38:01] (26 seconds)
"Parables were a way of creative communication using symbols and ideas and things that people were very familiar with. Most of us don't spend a lot of time planting crops. Am I right? Let them do this look like you can't do it. Thank you." [00:39:59] (20 seconds)
"So Jesus' parables, it's not just taking the images that they knew. He takes them another step, and he starts the parable with this. He says, listen, listen. And he ends the parable with, whoever has ears to hear, let them hear. He starts and ends with the very same idea. Pay attention. Pay attention." [00:41:13] (28 seconds)
"Now, it's not a bad idea, stepping out for a moment. It's not a bad idea when you encounter Jesus, the unfiltered Jesus, to ask yourself, what is he really saying here? Like, this is a story about a farmer. What's he really saying? What is it that's so important?" [00:42:33] (20 seconds)
"The parables were really a way of highlighting the different responses that people would have to Jesus' message. One group is going to turn away and say, I don't believe that. I'm not going to listen to it. The other group would say, I'm not sure I understand, but tell me more." [00:46:28] (20 seconds)
"Some people are like seed along the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word at once, receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time." [00:48:36] (16 seconds)
"Still others, like seed sown among the thorns, hear the word. But the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop." [00:49:09] (19 seconds)
"So what Jesus says, you know, in some soil, the word never gets started. This is the challenge. This is the cosmic conflict the writers of Scripture talk about between God, the creator of all things, and the chaos creature, Satan, the serpent, the demon, on and on and on it goes, right?" [00:50:12] (17 seconds)
"Jesus says, these things are going to come along, and they're going to choke out the seed. Why? Because they get prioritized. They get put at the center of our life. That becomes our defining quality, our identity. This could be any one of us at any moment." [00:52:12] (19 seconds)
"In other words, the harvest is going to reproduce the seed, the kingdom of God, the word of God, the way, and the means of Jesus in our lives. That's the harvest. That's what your life was made for. And that's what Jesus is talking about in this parable." [00:53:31] (23 seconds)
"Parables, they go on to say, help us see the world in a different way. They shake up our status quo, and because they do, listeners may find themselves resisting what they have to say. Gulp. So what kind of soil is your heart?" [00:54:42] (22 seconds)
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"Parables were a way of creative communication using symbols and ideas and things that people were very familiar with. Most of us don't spend a lot of time planting crops. Am I right? Let them do this look like you can't do it. Thank you." [00:39:59] (20 seconds)
"So Jesus' parables, it's not just taking the images that they knew. He takes them another step, and he starts the parable with this. He says, listen, listen. And he ends the parable with, whoever has ears to hear, let them hear. He starts and ends with the very same idea. Pay attention. Pay attention." [00:41:13] (28 seconds)
"Now, it's not a bad idea, stepping out for a moment. It's not a bad idea when you encounter Jesus, the unfiltered Jesus, to ask yourself, what is he really saying here? Like, this is a story about a farmer. What's he really saying? What is it that's so important?" [00:42:33] (20 seconds)
"The parables were really a way of highlighting the different responses that people would have to Jesus' message. One group is going to turn away and say, I don't believe that. I'm not going to listen to it. The other group would say, I'm not sure I understand, but tell me more." [00:46:28] (20 seconds)
"Some people are like seed along the path where the word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the word that was sown. Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the word at once, receive it with joy. But since they have no root, they last only a short time." [00:48:36] (16 seconds)
"Still others, like seed sown among the thorns, hear the word. But the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop." [00:49:09] (19 seconds)
"So what Jesus says, you know, in some soil, the word never gets started. This is the challenge. This is the cosmic conflict the writers of Scripture talk about between God, the creator of all things, and the chaos creature, Satan, the serpent, the demon, on and on and on it goes, right?" [00:50:12] (17 seconds)
"Jesus says, these things are going to come along, and they're going to choke out the seed. Why? Because they get prioritized. They get put at the center of our life. That becomes our defining quality, our identity. This could be any one of us at any moment." [00:52:12] (19 seconds)
"In other words, the harvest is going to reproduce the seed, the kingdom of God, the word of God, the way, and the means of Jesus in our lives. That's the harvest. That's what your life was made for. And that's what Jesus is talking about in this parable." [00:53:31] (23 seconds)
"Parables, they go on to say, help us see the world in a different way. They shake up our status quo, and because they do, listeners may find themselves resisting what they have to say. Gulp. So what kind of soil is your heart?" [00:54:42] (22 seconds)
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