THE KINGDOM OF GOD AND THE WORK OF GOD

Word

PSALM 119:105

YOUR WORD IS A LAMP TO MY FEET AND A L IGHT TO MY PATH.

In Acts, the disciples interacted with the “word” and

the Kingdom came.

“Word” in Acts

2:41 So then, those who had received his word were baptized; and that day there were added about three thousand souls.

4:29 "And now, Lord, take note of their threats, and grant that Your bond-servants may speak Your word with all confidence,

4:31 And when they had prayed, the place where they had gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness.

6:2 So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, "It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.

6:4 "But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

6:7 The word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

Basic Foundational Teaching

Mar 4:11-13 NASB 11 And He was saying to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but those who are outside get everything in parables, 12 so that WHILE SEEING, THEY MAY SEE AND NOT PERCEIVE, AND WHILE HEARING, THEY MAY HEAR AND NOT UNDERSTAND, OTHERWISE THEY MIGHT RETURN AND BE FORGIVEN." 13 And He *said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? How will you understand all the parables?

Sower, Seed and Soil

Sower = God, Jesus, Holy Spirit and othersSeed = Word of GodSoil = People

Ways that God sows His word

NatureThrough music,

singing, thankfulness Colossians 3:16

Listening to others 1 Thes. 2:13

ScripturesMeditationAbiding In God

PreachingScience, truthLife experienceStudyDiscipleship, Spiritual

disciplinesProphecyTeachingCounsel

What can you do?

Can we do anything about the soil?Can we do anything to preserve the seed?Can we do anything to get a seed planted in

us?Can we do anything to change our present

condition, our soil or circumstance?

The Ways God is

Speaking

The Soil of My Life

My Intentions to Obey

Mark 4:25

Discipleship

What are the ways God is speaking to you?What are the conditions of the soil of your life?

The soil of our lives varies from day to day and situation to situation.

Think in terms of busyness, personal issues, care of life and obedience to the Lord when you meditate.

Obedience is a condition of the heart that effects God speaking to us. "For whoever has, to him more shall be given; and

whoever does not have, even what he has shall be taken away from him." Mar 4:25 NASB

The Ways God is Speaking

The Soil of My Life

My Intentions to Obey

Soil Conditions

Pathway Packed Soil, busy, Not open

Rocky Hindrances below the surface, hidden Personal issues

Thorny Cares, worries, issues of life growing Matthew 13:25 tares sown by the enemy

Good Fruitful, abiding, productive,

Scriptures to Ponder

Col 3:16 Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

2Ki 20:16 Then Isaiah said to Hezekiah, "Hear the word of the LORD.

Joh 15:7 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

Scriptures to Ponder

Joh 8:31 So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;

Jas 1:21 Therefore, putting aside all filthiness and all that remains of wickedness, in humility receive the word implanted, which is able to save your souls.

2Ti 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a workman who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.

Scriptures to Ponder

Mat 4:4 But He answered and said, "It is written, 'MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.'"

Amo 8:11 "Behold, days are coming," declares the Lord GOD, "When I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water, But rather for hearing the words of the LORD.

Luk 9:26 "For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory, and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.