THE KING’S EMPHASIS

MATTHEW 13:1-23                                          

THAT’S MY KING                                              

Pastor Rick Jackson

I. THE REACTION TO THE REJECTION [v. 1-3]

1. The Master Continues [v. 1]

2. The Multitudes Followed [v. 2]

3. The Method Tweaked [v. 3]

II. THE PARABLE OF THE SOWER [v. 3-8, 18-23]

1. Some Lost are Way Sided by the Devil [v. 3-4, 18-19]

2. Some Lost are Skin Deep by the Flesh [v. 5-6, 20-21]

3. Some Saved are Choked by the World [v. 7, 22]

4. Some Saved are Fruitful Followers [v. 8, 23]

III. THE PURPOSE OF THE PARABLES [v. 9-17]

1. God Rewards Faith [v. 9-12]

2. God Resists Pride [v. 13-15] “Attitude determines altitude”

3. God Grants Privilege [v. 16-17] [we have the whole Bible]