Being Rooted: What is the Condition of Your Soul?

Over the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at the concept of being rooted in Christ. We have looked at the process of planting, cultivating, pruning, and reaping. What we have not done until now is talk about the soil.

Watch the full Sunday service and message by Pastor Dennis Jacobson below.

SERMON TEXT

Matthew 13:1-9 (ESV)

That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. He who has ears, let him hear.”

SERMON NOTES

There’s no problem with the seed.

• • The Word of God

There’s no problem with the sower.

• • Jesus

So, the problem must be in the soil. The seed was sown:

• • Along the wayside – path
  • On rocky ground
  • Among the thorns
  • On good soil

Four different kinds of soil represented by:

• • The indifferent heart
  • The impulsive heart
  • The impure heart
  • The heart of the true believer

The title of this message is what is the condition of your soil? You see, the condition of your soil will determine if the seed will take root.